Volunteers Plant Trees to Beautify Goleta

Eleven shovel-wielding volunteers replaced over a dozen trees at Girsh Park with trees more suitable for the park’s environment.

Blue Traffic Lights: Religious Fanaticism Ignited Moscow Bombing

The Islamic terrorists responsible for Friday’s bombing in Moscow probably chose the subway as their target for the same reason Palestinian terrorists choose buses. They are public spaces, filled with crowds. When a bomb detonates in a contained space like a bus or train, the ricocheting shrapnel shreds limbs and flesh and breaks bones.

Gauchos Rout Young Utah State

The UCSB women’s basketball team extended its season-long win streak to seven games with an 88-54 victory over Utah State Saturday night in the Thunderdome.

I.V. Store Owner Dies of Heart Attack

The owner of SOS Liquor on Embarcadero del Norte, Jin Mook Hong, died of a heart attack early Friday morning.

Politics Renders the Tools of Love Flaccid, Withered

Politics is easily the worst thing to happen to sex since the institution of marriage. This is a problem for students, who get political before getting married, and hence, have some sexual considerations when casting their ballots and choosing where to locate themselves on the spectrum.

Softball: Santa Barbara Nails Down First

The UCSB softball team has finally gelled as a team. Coming off a four-win, one-loss weekend at the Cal Poly Mustang Round-up Tournament, the team tied for first place and now feels like they are playing together as one cohesive unit.

Strike Drives Shoppers to Healthier Food

Santa Barbara residents who honor the ongoing grocery workers’ strike may end up eating a more healthful diet. Because the UFCW strike involves all of the major local grocery chains – Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons – shoppers who honor the strike must shop at smaller chain stores or independently owned stores.

Moffet Makes Illogical Case Against Janet’s Titty Tease

Do women really get that jealous about another women’s breasts? I ask this because that, I think, would be the only reason for Amanda Maffett to get upset about the Super Bowl incident and, likewise, the Nexus printing pictures.

Patak Hurts Leg As UCSB Wins Two

Rebounding from a winless road trip, the UCSB men’s volleyball team recorded two wins at home against Irvine and Santa Cruz this Friday and Saturday in Rob Gym.

Residents Debate Over Vista Square Proposal

Approximately 50 Isla Vista residents met in I.V. Theater Saturday to discuss plans for the proposed community center in Estero Park, located at the corner of Camino del Sur and Estero Road.