Wintry Hot Line
Man, these dreary winter days of rain drag the quarter on and on and on. Fuck that. Certainly the profes sors understand th at rain is a totally valid reason for an abs ence or three. Rainy days are mad e for the home. Chill. Have a smoke.
Capps Talks About Middle East Woes
Having visited Israel and Palestinian territories in early January, Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara) came to UCSB Thursday to speak about the possibility of bringing peace to the region.
Waves Rise on the Santa Barbara Horizon
As the UCSB men’s volleyball team prepares to reach the halfway point in its season, the Gauchos return home to host Pepperdine tomorrow night at 7 in Rob Gym in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match.
Concert To Help Fund Iran Earthquake Relief
The Persian Club will host a benefit concert Sunday to raise money for survivors of the earthquake in Iran that killed more than 40,000 people in December 2003.
W. Water Polo: SB Prepares for Trojans
On Saturday and Sunday, the #11 Santa Barbara women’s water polo team will play the #1 and #2 teams in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
A.S. By-Laws May Prohibit Endorsements
Associated Students Executive Officers Logan Green and Jewel Love have both endorsed 3rd District candidate John Buttny for the upcoming election – endorsements which may conflict with A.S. By-Laws.
A Legal Right to Marriage
A Massachusetts state representative recently stated that allowing gays to marry would violate natural law. Has anyone realized that divorce is also not part of the natural law of marriage?
Starlight Memories
Rodney Bingenheimer is one of those names that, almost purely by its syllabic overload, seems properly suited to a larger-than-life character. Known to many as the world-famous DJ “Rodney on the Roq” at Los Angeles-based KROQ, Bingenheimer has led one of those lives on par with the Lennons, Ghandis and Clintons of our time. The irony of it all, though, is that Bingenheimer himself is relatively pint-sized with a humble, soft voice one would rarely equate with a legendary radio god.
I Shot a Man in Florida
Lots of times I get ideas for this box just by flipping through the newspaper. Truth is stranger than fiction, I always say, and so much more powerful.
Capps Leads Protest Against Drilling
Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara), who wrote the Los Padres National Forest Conservation Act, spoke at a press conference downtown on how oil drilling would be detrimental to the economy, environment and quality of life in the Central Coast region of California.