Check the Weather Before You Leave
The weathercomputer is on the fritz once again. The friendly technical support representative diagnosed my grumblings as resulting from a faulty motherboard.
Speaker Denounces Terrorism
Anita Pratap, award-winning journalist and author, spoke to a crowd of nearly 300 people Wednesday evening in Campbell Hall. Pratap spoke about her experiences as a journalist and author on topics such as terrorism.
Santa Barbara Invades Nationally Ranked UOP
The Gauchos (7-4, 3-0 in the Big West) are preparing for the most grueling of all their Big West road trips. Not only does Santa Barbara spend over seven hours on a rumbling bus but the Gauchos have to meet their bitter rival from the north at the end of the ride -the #23 Pacific Tigers.
Disposing of the Evidence
By now, many of you have undoubtedly heard about Proposition 54. This initiative, which is backed by Ward Connerly, the UC Regent behind Proposition 209, proposes to ban the state of California from collecting data regarding race, ethnicity, color or national origin.
XXX
That’s right, pornography has somehow magically jumped off the safe havens of computer screens and DVD players into the living room and bathroom floors of our very own Isla Vista. Smut-happy porn companies have loaded their disease-on-wheels vans up with boobified porn vixens and Dirk Digglers to shoot “reality porn” on the sanctity of Isla Vista soil.
County Split Advocates Finish Signature Drive
The Citizens for County Organization (CFCO) ended its petition drive on Tuesday with approximately 36,000 signatures. The group of North County residents has been petitioning since April 2002 to put a measure on the 2006 ballot that would, if passed, split Santa Barbara County in two.
Men’s Club Soccer: SB Kickers Finally Get Recognition
Both the men’s and women’s club soccer teams plowed through three years of probation and have finally scored as official UCSB-sponsored club teams. “We spent the first three years on probation because [the Office of Student Life] wanted to make sure the sport will be viable,” women’s Head Coach Todd Heil said.
Student Groups Can Help You Prevent Sexual Assault in I.V.
The recent sexual assaults in Francisco Torres and Isla Vista are incredibly scary, life-changing events for the women involved. Unfortunately, sexual assaults are much more prevalent in our community than people realize.
Media Gadfly
The bastardization of a once earth-shatteringly political rock movement by an entire age group of poseurs totally deserving the label “Generation Z”: priceless.
Child Rapists Agree to Plea Bargain, Avoid Trial
Rather than face a trial, three men and a teenage boy arrested for the rape of a 15-year-old girl at a Goleta elementary school accepted a plea bargain on Tuesday. The three were arrested and charged with rape, unlawful sex with a minor, rape of an intoxicated person and child molestation.