Lecturers Fight For Children’s Rights, World Peace
Marc Kielburger, director from Free the Children International, and Nuclear Age Peace Foundation’s Youth Outreach Coordinator Michael Coffey will speak in Broida Hall 1610 today from 2-3:15 p.m. as part of the “Global Forces in the Post-Cold War Lecture Series.”
USFWS Abuses Authority
I am a member of Concerned Taxpayers I.N.C. We oppose the closure of any portion of the beaches on Vandenberg Air Force Base to public access in order to protect the Snowy Plovers.
Victorino and the Mighty Fish Taco
I made a new friend last week. I purchased two fish tacos and a Coca-Cola Classic for a small Mexican boy named Victorino, who was trying to sell me friendship bracelets. Unfortunately, he was out of “Weatherhuman,” as it is not a popular Mexican name.
The Color of Money
After nearly five years of filibusters and political wrangling, the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform Bill finally managed to clear the United States Senate on Monday. Like any piece of legislation coming off Capitol Hill, this one must be taken with a grain of salt.
Gaucho Baseball Best in Big West
If winning is contagious, then the UCSB baseball team definitely has the fever.
Arrest Brings UCSB Student’s Robbing Spree to a Quick End
Twenty-year-old UCSB student Gregory Ayala Jr. was arrested Thursday, March 15, for allegedly committing three armed robberies and two attempted robberies in a 20-minute period in Isla Vista.
History Reveals Society’s Adoration of the Common Idiot
Ahh, April Fools’ Day – an international holiday to celebrate the existence of the common idiot. To think that this glorious day of days owes itself to a rubber duck, a keg of beer and 33 half-eaten raccoons. God bless April 1st.
Men’s Tennis Splits Four-Game Homestead
The Gauchos overwhelmed Hawai’i 6-1 last Wednesday, but Santa Barbara would go on to lose matches against #35 Harvard 5-2 on Thursday and #8 Southern Methodist University 7-0 on Friday. UCSB then defeated Idaho 5-2 in a crucial Big West conference matchup Saturday.
UCSB Professor Dies in Car Accident
Forty-two-year-old Lex Murray, a member of UCSB’s Physical Activities Dept., was killed in an auto accident along Highway 154 on March 20.