Santa Barbara Prepares to Battle BYU at Home
After splitting its first road swing of the season, the UCSB men’s basketball team must now refocus for the arrival of defending Mountain West Champion Brigham Young University.
SB City Council Waits on Wage Issue
In a unanimous decision Tuesday night, the Santa Barbara City Council voted to let next year’s council decide the future of the Living Wage Ordinance.
Please, Please, Please Gimme Some o’ Dat Plover Lovin’, Baby
Beach coitus interrupted by a Frisbee to the dome is harsh for any species, but the snowy plovers, whose breeding problems have closed Sands Beach, will get no sympathy from me.
UCSB Notches Second at Championships
After clinching the second place title in Region Six, the UCSB women’s soccer club team accepted an invitation to the National Soccer Championships, hosted by the University of Alabama.
Two Groups OfferCash Reward for Hate Crime Leads
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Anti-Defamation League are offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the persons involved in the alleged hate crime against a 21-year-old Santa Barbara City College student that occurred Sept. 17.
Something for Which To Give Thanks
Thanksgiving meant something very different to me this year than it has before. I was the victim of the first reported sexual assault this year, on Sept. 23, but this incident has had a very different effect on me than I ever expected it to.
Bonds Breaks Right Hand, Out Till January; Caine, Jager Questionable
Santa Barbara (1-2) received more disheartening news when it learned that freshman guard Karena Bonds will be out of action until at least mid-January due to a broken hand.
Former Member of A.S. Wins MTV Scholarship Contest
Fabi, a senior Chicano studies and film studies major, won the “Fight for Your Rights” scholarship contest co-sponsored by MTV and Shine, worth a $50,000 scholarship and a three-day stay in New York City.
Drugs, Babies and Marriage
Going home is always heavy. Friends and family can really jack up their lives while you’re away. I’ve found the majority of the hometown heaviness involves just three things: Drugs, babies or marriage. Sometimes it’s all three at once – as in the case of the WeatherHousemate’s friend who has an addiction to speed, a […]