Beach Awaits Gauchos
The UCSB men’s basketball team faces Long Beach State today at 5 p.m. in the Thunderdome in what boils down to a must-win game. Santa Barbara currently stands a half game behind Irvine in the Big West Conference standings and will face the Anteaters on Saturday at 7 p.m. for Senior Night at the T-dome.
Policy Would Let Connerly Ward Off Researchers
Last Saturday, the California Republican Party voted unanimously to support the initiative. California Republican leaders have a history of alienating moderates and people of color and greatly differ from the national Republican Party.
Taming The Rock ‘N’ Roll Bull
Thumb sucking, microphone stand humping and rip-roaring rock ‘n’ roll: These are all staples of a live show by the Pattern, Lookout! Records’ purveyors of punk rock boogie-woogie.
Bake Sale Bashes Affirmative Action
On Wednesday, UC Berkeley’s College Republicans held a bake sale, not to raise funds but, as is the trend these days, to raise awareness. It was an anti-affirmative action bake sale, one of several at college campuses around the nation.
Softball: Bruins Slice Santa Barbara in Schroeder
The UCSB softball team dropped a doubleheader to the Bruins at Campus Diamond, 6-0 and 2-0 while UCLA won its 16th and 17th straight games. The Gauchos failed to score for the second and third consecutive games but demonstrated that they can compete with the best.
Murder Case Leaves Dead Opinion Walking
On Tuesday, the rootin’ tootin’ state of Texas executed its 298th inmate since the death penalty’s re-institution in 1982. Capital punishment – both in Texas and in non-crazy states – is an unsightly blemish on the United States’ permanent record.
The Postal Service | Give Up | Sub Pop
Packed with distinctively ’80s retro beeps, boops and clicks, this album so marvelously finds the pulse on electronica’s ever-frigid wrist.
GPAC, Residents Debate I.V. Center
At last night’s meeting of the Project Area Committee and General Plan Advisory Committee, Isla Vista residents were given a chance to question and comment on the forthcoming I.V. Community Center. Held at St. Michael’s Church, the meeting revolved around the center’s feasibility study, as presented by task force member LuAnn Miller.
Gauchos Head North
The UCSB men’s volleyball team continues its road trip tonight in Stockton to face #8 Pacific at 7. The Gauchos then travel to Palo Alto on Saturday to play #9 Stanford.
U.S.A. Leads the Charge Into a Brave New World
The anti-war movement has little to do with an actual war. It’s about something larger with even greater significance for which Iraq has only been the catalyst. It has opened a deep political rift that suggests placing the world order up for review.