Tools Drop From Crane Top
Two budding Isaac Newtons, aged 11 and 14, conducted their own gravitational experiments from the top of a 115-foot crane on campus for more than an hour before firefighters brought the youngsters back down to earth.
White House Finds WMD
New evidence of WMD was found on Capitol Hill last week. Weapons of Mass Distraction came pouring out of the White House and through news outlets in an attempt to change the subject of public dialog. The 9/11 Commission is charged with determining what efforts the U.S. government undertook to prevent terrorism prior to the attacks on 9/11. The Commission will use this information to make recommendations aimed at preventing such attacks from ever being successfully carried out in the future.
Baseball: Gauchos Ride Morlock into LMU
The Gauchos (16-10) will ride a five-game winning streak into Los Angeles this afternoon to tangle with Loyola Marymount University (16-11-1, 7-2 in the West Coast Conference) in their final midweek game before conference play begins next week.
Sidewalk Saviors
A recent Dartmouth Medical School study found that teenagers who are religious are less likely to be depressed and more likely to be satisfied with their families and school than secular teens.
Damn Skippy: The Survival of the Fittest for Dummies
Population growth is a big problem for me. As an environmentalist, I’m concerned that America already uses more resources than it can sustain. Water tables are dropping, topsoil is eroding and other bad things that require research are happening.
W. Water Polo: Gauchos Take Home Second in Hawaii
The UCSB women’s water polo team headed to Hawaii this weekend to compete in the Rainbow Classic Tournament.
County To Try Olsen for Death of SBCC Student
A Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge ordered Slava Olsen, 20, to stand trial on three felony charges stemming from the March 2 death of Santa Barbara City College student Bradley Jones, 19.
Scoring Without “Scoring”
Today I watched a guy score. He went through the bases sequentially. Patiently. First base. Second base. Third base. You know, how most people do it. Hey there, get your mind out of the dugout! I’m writing about baseball here, and this is not “The Wednesday Hump.”
UC Employees Vote Down Union’s Offer
UC administrative professionals resoundingly rejected union representation in an election that ended March 3. The mail-in election conducted by the California Public Employment Relations Board received 8,127 ballots – a 70 percent turnout.