Coachella Review
Heat in the high ’90s, 47 bands and lots and lots of skin greeted the 30 thousand-plus revelers at last Saturday’s Coachella festival.
Police Hunt For Male Offender Connected to Solvang Bank Heist
Sheriff’s deputies received a 911 call at approximately 11:57 a.m. Wednesday regarding an armed robbery at Solvang Mid-State Bank.
A Tale of Two Cities
The birth of a new city is before us. No doubt the gestation has been long and the labor arduous, but the real pain is being inflicted upon those of us waiting expectantly for the Local Agency Formation Commission to announce whether it will deliver “Option 1” or “Option 2” to voters in the November election.
UCSB Baseball Jams Beach With 12th Inning Single
Some teams have talent, others have heart. Tuesday night at Long Beach, the #25 UCSB baseball team proved it has both.
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I was studying at the library yesterday when a delightful young man asked if he could sit at my table. Not feeling particularly threatened, I said yes. He sat down and unpacked his backpack, carefully laying its contents on the table: a pen, a highlighter, a notebook and some gum. Pretty standard. Then he pulled […]
Interview: Rocket From the Crypt
Rocket From the Crypt has been touted as “the band that will save rock ‘n’ roll.”
Local Motel Clerk Held at Gunpoint; Police Search for Suspect
The Carpinteria Motel 6, located at 4200 Via Real Ave., was robbed Tuesday night.
Nexus, University Fail Lecturers
Never believe the old saw that bad news coverage is better than no news coverage at all.
UCSB Men’s Tennis Finishes Tough Year on Strong Note After Win Over Cal Poly
A season that began with high expectations and excitement for the UCSB men’s tennis team in January turned into frustrating setbacks in February and March, before finally ending the last weekend of April at the Big West Conference Tournament in Ojai, California.
Column: Dreamworks Movie Screening
Hallowed Hollywood studio Dreamworks was going to put me and a bunch of other college journalists up at the Brentwood Holiday Inn and pamper us with movie screenings, celebrity interviews, free beer, free food and the like.