Lompoc Resident Disappears in SB
The residents of Santa Barbara County are being asked to help find a missing Lompoc man. Don Marz was last seen Wednesday, Feb. 26 at approximately 1:00 a.m. at Pascual’s Restaurant in downtown Santa Barbara after he and a friend attended a concert at the Arlington Theatre earlier that evening.
Professor Candidate Speaks on French Border Policies
Prospective UCSB professor Miriam Ticktin filled a small conference room last Friday with her large credentials and a group of graduate students who showed up for her presentation on border control policies in France.
Waking the Complacent Consumer
It’s hard to imagine hip hop poet/actress/playwright Sarah Jones ever not commanding the spotlight. She’s one of those people who dominates conversation, but for all the right reasons.
Unions Demand Higher Pay
A lot of anger and a little silliness dominated a spirited rally held by on-campus unions Wednesday at Storke Plaza. The rally was part of a statewide demonstration at all UC campuses in demand of fair treatment and higher wages.
Big West Champions
With a victory over Long Beach State on Wednesday night, the #19 UCSB women’s basketball team generated its eighth-straight Big West regular season title and 20-win season. Santa Barbara (20-4 overall, 12-1 in the Big West) knocked off the 49ers for the 23rd consecutive time on its way to capturing the crown in an 85-70 win.
Unsportsmanlike Conduct
Thursday’s forecast: Sunny and dry, apparently.
Make Like a Tree and Leave
With everything going on in the world today it is so easy to overlook the things going on in our very own backyard at times. Sure, international politics affects us all on a big scale. But it is the events occurring directly around us that make a sudden difference.
The Guru | HOLLY + BOLLY = STAY HOME
Like chicken tikka masala prepared by careless American chefs, Daisy von Scherler Mayer’s Hollywood-meets-Bollywood quasi-musical “The Guru” suggests that some things should stay on their respective continents.
Three UCSB Professors Get National Praise
Three UCSB engineering professors, Glenn H. Fredrickson, Sanjit K. Mitra and Shuji Nakamura, were elected this month to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering. Members are nominated by their peers for their technical achievements and innovations.