KCSB Top Ten

1) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club | Take Them On, On Your Own | Virgin 2) Belle and Sebastian | Dear Catastrophe Waitress | Sanctuary 3) Pretty Girls Make Graves | The New Romance | Matador

Grocery Employees Strike

In case you haven’t noticed the picket lines that have sprung up in front of your local grocery store, the local union 1036 has gone on strike. The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) began to strike against Albertsons, Vons and Ralphs grocery stores this Saturday at 10:30 p.m.

Below the Smutty Surface

Everyone is talking about porn. With the arrival of porn parties in I.V., even the chancellor and A.S. felt it necessary to issue warnings and official statements on the matter. So, as your Wednesday Humper, I figured I needed to throw in my two cents.

A Hero Comes Along

This past weekend the AS President at Berkeley got busted for public drunkenness and fleed from the cops, and our AS President played the hero by convincing a killa-to-be to drop her knife.

Santa Barbara’s Triple Threat

Big West women’s soccer defensive units should beware; UCSB Head Coach Paul Stumpf has a triple-threat offensive attack and he’s not afraid to use it. Junior forwards Jen Borcich and Randi Johns and midfielder Krystal Sandza are potent shooters, already amassing 17 balls in the net in the Gauchos’ 14 games this season.

Supreme Court Rules Against UC Concealment

On Sept. 30 the California Supereme Court decided not to hear an appeal by the University of California Board of Regents to overturn a court decision that forces them to disclose information regarding the management and investment performance of the University’s retirement fund.

The Only Bad Kind of Recycling

I walk to school almost everyday. Although this half-hour trek does takes a toll on my reserved energy, I still walk. Although my round-trip travel time is often longer than my class time itself, I still walk.

M. & W. Lacrosse: Championship in UCSB’s Sights

UCSB men’s and women’s lacrosse are planning for the championships this season. For the past three years, the men’s lacrosse team has taken fourth, third and second place respectively in the national lacrosse championships.

MTD Installs New Signs at Bus Stops

Transit officials expect a new set of color-coded signs to straighten out the bus loop. The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District spent around $15,000 developing new signs for roughly 200 bus stops with the intent of making bus travel less confusing.

The Artful Dodger: Hollister Co. Shirts Endorse Earthquakes, Mediocrity

After the towers at the World Trade Center fell, people everywhere started wearing those “I Love NY” shirts. Even if they didn’t live in the Big Apple, the shirts helped them feel like they were supporting a worthy cause. I understand this. But why the fuck do people wear T-shirts with my hometown’s name?