Stabbings Injure Prison Guards
Two guards were stabbed Wednesday afternoon at the Lompoc maximum-security penitentiary near Vandenberg Air Force Base. The guards’ conditions and identities, as well as the circumstances under which they were injured, were not released by prison officials.
Water Monitoring Day Seeks to Make a Splash Worldwide
On Saturday, Oct. 18, America’s Clean Water Foundation is sponsoring World Water Monitoring Day. During the past month the foundation has given people the opportunity to test their water and enter the results in an online international database.
Two Gauchos Run Away Together
UC Santa Barbara’s men’s and women’s cross country Head Coach Pete Dolan is no Chuck Woolery from “Love Connection.” But under his watchful eye, love has blossomed for redshirt junior Ben Armel and fifth-year senior Tiffany (De Jesus) Armel.
Belle & Sebastian | Dear Catastrophe Waitress | Sanctuary
With Dear Catastrophe Waitress, Scottish indie pop legends Belle & Sebastian add whimsical ’60s sunshine pop to the contemplative and melancholy songwriting that made their 1995 debut Tigermilk an indie rock essential.
UC To Scrutinize Admissions
Admissions throughout the UC system will now undergo a review of admissions policy, but the scope of the review and the makeup of the study group that will undertake it have not yet been announced.
Dude Here
I finally saw “Kill Bill.” Pretty entertaining, and every bit as violent as they say. I am against just about every form of censorship, and I never buy it when people say that they were compelled to commit a crime by a movie they saw.
Room for One More Star?
The 51st state of the union will not be Puerto Rico or even American Samoa. It will be a sand-filled, terrorist incubator that will make those Islamic schools in Pakistan look like an alternative kindergarten in Marin County.
Gauchos Walk Tight Rope at UCR
McAthy notched the game-winning goal, his fifth such kind the season and ninth overall, in the 79th minute to lead the #7 UCSB men’s soccer team past Riverside (5-5-1 overall, 1-1-1 in the Big West) in a Big West battle for early first-place bragging rights.
The Distillers | Coral Fang | Sire
Coral Fang is mostly a mat for Brody Dalle’s vocal gymnastics as she tries to sell each song with the strength and versatility of her pipes. Unfortunately, Brody’s vocal strength is matched by her mediocrity as a songwriter.
Locals Seek Solutions to Erosion of Goleta Beach
The future of Goleta Beach remains uncertain after a meeting held Wednesday night to discuss possible solutions to the beach’s erosion problem. Goleta Beach lost 200 feet of beach width after the 1983 El Ni