A Forest Fit for Monarchs
The monarch butterflies at Ellwood may have had a tough year, having to weather a second year of drought conditions, less growth of a plant critical to their survival and unfavorable wind conditions that decreased their numbers.
Men’s Baseball: Gauchos Take Two From Broncos
The UCSB baseball team took advantage of a rare power surge and some timely base hits and won two of three games this weekend against Santa Clara at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. “The baseball gods finally gave us a blooper,” UCSB Head Coach Bob Brontsema said after the game.
Isla Vista Redevelopment Can’t Help You If You Don’t Help It
I.V. residents and other interested parties who are concerned or curious about I.V. Redevelopment must attend its meetings. Students such as Peter and Joe can bitch about I.V. Redevelopment PAC all they want, but if they are active participants in the process they will make a more significant impact.
IVFP Arrests Two Men After DP Fight
A brawl on the 6700 block of Del Playa Drive on Saturday morning resulted in the incarceration of one man on a charge of battery and another for making criminal threats. The third man has yet to be identified by the IVFP.
Bracket Busts for Mid-Majors
So Dickie V. didn’t make a cameo at the Thunderdome. Can anyone blame him? ESPN’s publicized and well-anticipated Bracket Buster Saturday roared in like a gap-toothed lion and yawned out like an alley cat mewling for fish heads.
Saddam’s Only Ultimate Goal Is Full Control of the Middle East
Eradicating Israel is an intermediate step for [Saddam Hussein] on his path to dominate the Middle East. He is a secularist, and he couldn’t care less if Israel were a Jewish state, Christian state or even Muslim state. He is a power-hungry dictator first and a Muslim second.
Starbucks Gives A.S. More Than Caffeine Kick
Starbucks Coffee has helped college students through all-night study sessions for years. Now the company is helping elementary school kids with their reading. Isla Vista Elementary School Principal Lisa Maglione said the program helps her students in both the short and long term.
SB Continues Up-Down Year
Santa Barbara fell at #7 Long Beach State on Friday night in the Pyramid in three straight games 30-27, 32-30, 30-26. The Gauchos responded the following evening though by sweeping UC San Diego 30-27, 30-24, 30-20.
Women’s Softball: UCSB Refuses Label of One-Hit Wonder
Before falling to Iowa State in Sunday’s Softball by the Beach Tournament finale, the Gauchos (15-5 overall, 0-0 in the Big West) won four straight games, beating the likes of Michigan State, Kansas, University of San Diego and San Diego State.