It’s, Going, Going. . . Gwynn!

Tony Gwynn defines All-Century Baseball. The two-sport star decided to march forward with a bat and glove for the San Diego Padres, who plucked him in the third round of the MLB amateur draft.

I.V. Search Yields Two Arrests

Twenty-five authorities made up of I.V. Foot Patrol officers, Santa Barbara Sheriff’s detectives, UC Police Dept. detectives and probation officers went to 16 different locations in I.V. on Jan. 28 on a probation sweep.

Nobel Winners Oppose U.S. War With Iraq

The signers of a recent anti-war statement believe you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to know the United States should not go to war with Iraq – you just have to be a chemist or theoretical physicist.

Coin-Op Hell

The decline of Western civilization is an agonizingly slow process peppered with occasional indicators like inflation, reduced funding for the arts, limitations to individual freedoms, “Elimidate,” the rise of corporate oligarchies, Animal Planet and Crystal Pepsi.

What Women Really Want

I’ve decided that women are crazy. I know this because I am crazy. Sometimes I think I should take myself out on a date because I’m the only one who would truly understand the capacity of my insanity.

SDSU’s New Sheriff

Tony Gwynn is coming to town. Gwynn, probably the greatest hitter of our generation, played college ball with San Diego State before his celebrated career with the San Diego Padres.

Do the Allegory Thing

Look. If you had one shot, or one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted, one moment, would you capture it? Or just let it slip? Or would you package it and sell it as a Spike Lee joint?

Survey Says: Bitter North County Resident Is a Sore Loser

Mr. Ruhge bemoans the legislation and voting outcomes that have occurred in Santa Barbara County due to student voting. He concludes by urging students to vote absentee at their parents’ homes.

Santa Barbara Sets Sights on Anteaters

The #19 UCSB women’s basketball team returns home tonight from a grueling four-game road trip with a 3-1 record over that span and some motivation to prove the critics wrong in tonight’s battle with Irvine at the Thunderdome.

Meeting Addresses Beach Conservation

Heads butted last night at a community meeting concerning the preservation of Goleta Beach, a local landmark slowly being washed away by the ocean’s current and El Ni–o’s winter storms.