Santa Barbara Wins, Fails in Bid for Postseason

Despite a 1-0 victory against Cal Poly on Nov. 9 to seal second place in the Big West Conference, the NCAA selection committee overlooked the UCSB women’s soccer team when considering which schools would compete in the postseason.

People of the Book Not All on the Same Page

People shouldn’t confuse tolerance with pluralism. Just because I don’t shut you up doesn’t mean that I have to tell you you’re right.

Police Arrest Suspected Pickpocket

Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Dept. detectives arrested a Santa Barbara resident last week who they believe is involved in a number of cross-country wallet theft and fraud crimes.

Sports Feature Photo: Getting Full on the High Road

Loser Lefties Need To Stop Whining, Chalking

I’m pretty much sick of hearing all the liberals on our campus talk about how we shouldn’t be bombing the shit out of Afghanistan. Maybe all you hypocrites should think about what your reactions would be if one of your family members were killed.

Feature Photo: Timber!

High winds caused a huge tree (along with other natural debris) to fall on this truck Monday at about 3 p.m. on the 6700 block of Pasado.

Weather: 128 Doodles per Lecture and Rising

A short explanation of Weather Relativity: We are at the end of week seven and Fall Quarter has been a speedy blur of drinking and dancing. Yet, each one of my shitty-shit-shit-boring-as-hell-shoot-me-in-the-back-of-the-head-I-beg-you classes stretches on for millenia. Friday’s Forecast: Thequartergoesfast and the lectures go ssssooooooo sssssllllloooooowwwwww.

Tibetan Chair Talks on Culture

The Tibetans are often considered a people who have suffered under Chinese occupation and as exiles, but Tibetans have also been misrepresented by Western ideals that still consider them as “enlightened barbarians,” the recently-hired XIV Dalai Lama Chair of Tibetan Buddhism and Cultural Studies said Thursday evening.

UCSB To Battle Mustangs

When the UCSB men’s soccer team battled Cal Poly on Oct. 19, it allowed an early goal and went into the locker room deflated and off-key. But the Gauchos exploded in the second half, scoring three and shutting down the Poly offense for what would be their second Big West win.

Bush’s Economic Plan Is a Blank Check for Greed

With all the anthrax and military action, the media is paying minimal attention to the state of our economy and what’s being done to soften the blow of recession. Let’s take this moment to examine the situation.