Fire Damages Mobile Home; Injures None
On Sunday at 7:50 a.m., the Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. responded to a mobile home fire on South Pine Avenue in Goleta.
CNN Is for Jacko-ffs
I was watching the CNN coverage of the Michael Jackson situation. I know, it’s stupid, it’s sensational and only an idiot would care about it. But enough about CNN.
Grad Student on the Run
It’s 10:45 on a Wednesday morning in the Arts Building and Elizabeth Mitchell is busy preparing her classroom for another day of Art History 123C – Modern Art of Mexico. She has just a few minutes to brace herself for teaching two full lectures’ worth of material.
Jacko Surrenders to Police
Michael Jackson was arrested for multiple counts of child molestation Thursday at the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport. Jackson arrived by private jet around noon, was taken into custody by the Santa Barbara County Sherriff’s Dept. and taken to the county jail.
UCSB Dances the Hula
Let the games begin. The UCSB men’s basketball team officially begins the regular season tonight at 9 PST as the Gauchos invade Honolulu for a scheduled battle with the University of Hawaii.
Drugstore Cowboy: Don’t Wanna Grow Up
Tuesday, the assistant county editor and I drove up to Neverland after hearing that law enforcement officials were combing Jackson’s ranch. I brought along a friend’s copy of Jackson’s 1979 album “Off the Wall” for the ride up. Don’t stop ’til you get enough, Jackson squeals on the first track.
Locals Scope Grad Student Housing Project
The safety and aesthetics of the proposed San Clemente Graduate Student Housing Project dominated a meeting Thursday night at Embarcadero Hall.
Texas Tech Raids Gauchos
In a rematch of last season’s second-round NCAA Tournament game, #6 Texas Tech again got the best of the #18 UCSB women’s basketball team.
The Lady Raiders (3-0) defeated the Gauchos 68-41 Thursday night in the semifinals of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament in Lubbock, Texas. Senior guard Jia Perkins torched Santa Barbara with 22 points, six rebounds and four assists.
Schlafly Buzzes About Feminism Inaccurately
I attended the much talked-about debate between Phyllis Schlafly and Anita Perez Ferguson. Among many of the appalling opinions Schlafly conveyed, I was most offended by the way she incorrectly generalized feminists and made “feminist” a dirty word.
Students Protest Lack of U.S. Aid to Africa
A group of students staged a “die-in” in front of the Arbor Thursday to protest the U.S. government’s failure to send AIDS relief money to Africa.