Week of 4/18-4/24, 2002

Calendar: Week of 4/18-4/24 THURSDAY Didn’t her Psychic Friends see it coming? That’s right, Musical Theater of Santa Barbara presents everyone’s favorite Burt Bacharach singer and infomercial star, Dionne Warwick! She’s performing tonight at the Granada Theatre. The winner of five Grammys boasts a repertory of over 50 songs to hit the charts, spanning almost […]

Video Suspects Enter Plea

Seven of the eight suspects standing trial for the videotaped assault of a Santa Barbara City College freshman pleaded no contest on Tuesday to charges of misdemeanor battery and felony false imprisonment.

Pussy Melon

I love stupid useless crap. That is why I’m ecstatic over the grand-opening of the Isla Vista dollar store. Morning Glory’s replacement is chalk full of discount pasta, Chinese made mermaid dolls, designer imposter perfume and the elusive pussy melon.

It Affects Me: Part 2: A Nice Evening Turns Ugly

She was a mess; her hair was all matted, mascara everywhere, her eyes were puffy, red and soaked with tears. She was shaking. It was bad.

Men’s Tennis: UCSB Halters Lions at RecCen Courts

“Great tennis players win when they are not playing their best tennis.” That came from the mouth of No. 75 UCSB men’s tennis Head Coach Marty Davis. Davis was referring to his team’s ability to win despite not playing well against Cal Poly.

Alleged Attacker Must Stay in SB

The Santa Barbara Superior Court denied a motion Tuesday to allow a UC San Diego student accused of stabbing three women with a tranquilizer-filled syringe to return to San Diego for his studies.

Give Your Ex the Axe

People are walking around holding hands with their significant others, all snuggly-wuggly – and you just want to whip out a shotgun and blast all those idiots into oblivion.

Women’s Water Polo: Ants Be Gone: Gauchos Brush Off UCI

No. 12 Santa Barbara was able to jump all over No. 17 UCI from the outset of the match, and the Gauchos certainly had something to prove to other teams in the conference after an uninspired performance two weekends ago against USC.

Delay of Signature Count Continues

Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Thomas Anderle rejected a motion to resume the counting of signatures gathered by the campaign to recall 3rd District Supervisor Gail Marshall on Tuesday.

Nexus Art Is Sexist, Degrading to Women

The pathetic caricature of a woman of color sitting on the ground barefoot in an undignified state with tears welling up in her baby kitten eyes and her dress strap hanging off of one shoulder hardly represents the women who participate in Take Back the Night.