Baseball: Tigers on the Prowl
With just six scheduled games remaining, the Gauchos are beginning to look back at a season of opportunities missed. UCSB has lost 15 of its last 24 games, beginning with a three-game stretch at Oregon State against the Beavers.
Living Without Vowels: I Just Want to Rock
The man is bullwhip lean – roughly 115 pounds, 20 if he’s lucky, of middle-aged derision culminating in a lousy haircut and pocket protector lodged in his shirt’s breast pocket.
PAC Seeks Barrier-Free I.V.
Two longstanding roadway barricades blocking car access to Camino Pescadero from the end of Pardall Road and from the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive could vanish in an effort to expedite traffic flow through Isla Vista.
Is That Your Vagina I Hear?
Eve Ensler wants you to listen to your vagina. If you don’t have one, perk up your ears and try eavesdropping because vaginas have an awful lot to say these days.
Softball: Titans Try to Prevent Santa Barbara History
With the help of the NCAA increasing the number of teams selected to the National Softball Tournament this year, the UCSB softball team has a chance to qualify for the first time ever. All Santa Barbara has to do is beat the #6 team in the country.
Daily Nexus Overshoots the UC Tuition Fee Hikes
While providing important information about how budget cuts may impact UC, your story, “UC Regents To Vote on Tuition” (Daily Nexus, May 7, 2003) significantly overstated the fee increase the regents will consider at their May 14-15 meeting.
Street Medical Training To Aid Protesters
One anti-war organization, A.R.I.S.E., is sponsoring a street medical training program at UCSB on Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. in South Hall to teach protesters how to protect themselves.
Get On Yo’ Knees
Known as a hip hop god, KRS-One is one of the few hip hop originators still relevant in today’s MTV-soaked culture. While most MCs use their words to inform people about their preference in cars or rims, KRS has consistently crafted his into intelligent poetry that discusses social, philosophical and religious ideas over hard drum beats and basslines.
Track: Gauchos Attempt to Qualify at Oxy
The 2003 Big West Track & Field Championships start Wednesday for the UCSB men’s and women’s track and field teams. Athletes who have hit their qualifying marks will take part in the championships in their events.
New Clinic Keeps Up Affordable Care
The Eastside Neighborhood Clinic opened Thursday at 4 p.m. at 915 North Milpas Street. Approximately 100 people showed up for hors d’oeuvers, wine, music, free tours and a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor Marty Blum.