I Imagine Turning Parasitic Slugs Loose on Their Bureaucratic Equivalents

The bucket of slimy, hungry leeches I dumped on President Healton’s duct-taped lap is stinking up her ritzy Washington D.C. office.

Santa Barbara Loses in Three Games to Hawaii

Monday night the Gauchos (13-11, 10-3 Big West) squared off against #12 Hawaii and lost in three tough games.

Waking Life: Brownia Motion

A 99-minute fully animated dream sequence containing numerous dream subplots, false awakenings, philosophical brainteasers and, yet, no clear story line – sounds like the perfect recipe for a Hollywood bomb.

Slithering Out of Stoplights for Old Town Goleta

The road to hell is paved with good intentions, but the road to UCSB is paved with committees. It’s a wonder it’s paved at all, and who knows if it’ll ever get to Old Town Goleta.

Runoff Pollutants Cause Ocean Health Hazard

The first storm after a dry period contains a collection and buildup of pollutants, resulting in hazardous water runoff. Last week, Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services issued this season’s first water runoff advisory.

Field Hockey: Santa Barbara Knots Game With Mustangs, Scorches Pepperdine

The UCSB women’s field hockey team played this Saturday at Cal Poly to a 0-0 tie and defeated Pepperdine 10-0 on Sunday.

UC System Plans for Bigger Summer Sessions

UCSB and the rest of the University of California campuses have been pressured to increase summer enrollment in an effort to accommodate Tidal Wave II.

A.S. It Is: It’s What You Do Outside the Classroom that Matters

There are hundreds of things to do while at UCSB and most of them aren’t on Del Playa

Gauchos Swim to Impressive Finish at Big West Shootout.

The women finished the two-day event at 8-2, with their only losses coming against Pac-10 school Washington, whose men’s and women’s teams both finished the Shootout at 10-0.

Monsters Inc.: Out of the Closet

A summer of animation successes and failures taught Pixar/Disney an important lesson: amazing technology can’t make up for a worthless script.