Skultety Returns for 2003
The UCSB men’s basketball team received great news on Wednesday from the NCAA: forward Bray Skultety will be awarded a rare sixth year of eligibility, Santa Barbara Head Coach Bob Williams said.
Don’t Play Games With Students’ Meals
There is a serious problem that has been plaguing UCSB freshmen for months and it’s simply become too harmful to ignore. Yes, I’m talking about Ortega Dining Commons.
Fisher Explores Electron ‘Dance’
Anyone with less than a master’s degree visiting the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics immediately wants to disappear.
Be a Good Sport Concerning Basketball Fans
As a fan of basketball, a protector of dignity and a former youth of Southern California, I feel it my duty to take a deeper look at the shortcomings and misconceptions thrown about in the article by Matt Faust, “Kings Fans Gotta Have More Cowbell” (Daily Nexus, May, 8, 2003).
Judge Rules To Suspend Sentence for Protester
Sanderson Beck, an Ojai resident and author of several books on political philosophy, will not serve jail time for trespassing twice on federally restricted land during anti-war demonstrations at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Local Band Doesn’t Deserve Harsh Notes From Artsweek
Ms. Jardine and Mr. Mackie do a great injustice to Nerf Herder in their article when they say, “Nerf Herder made its dent in pop culture history by playing the theme from the ‘Buffy’ TV series. And then everybody stopped caring.”
Extravaganza To Crank It Up This Saturday
Students looking for a breather from mounting finals pressure might want to swing by Harder Stadium this Saturday as the Associated Students Program Board continues its annual springtime tradition with Extravaganza 2003.
Hard Liquor Content Doesn’t Rate Equally with Wine or Beer
Maura O’Brien thinks she knows everything there is to know about alcohol, drugs, and partying, right? Wrong. In O’Brien’s effort to clear up misconceptions, she unfortunately perpetuated a myth that I have found to be one of the most widely believed.
RecCen Prepares to Expand
A contract has been awarded to Viola Construction Co. of Oxnard to handle the RecCen expansion project. The company’s bid of $11,876,000 was about $120,000 lower than the next lowest bidder, FedCon of Valencia.