W. Water Polo: Santa Barbara Preps for MPSF Tournament

For the second time in two weeks, UCSB women’s water polo will face off against conference opponent San Jose State. This time, the Spartans and Gauchos will be battling to keep their respective seasons alive in the first round of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Championship Tournament.

Other Drew Says,

When I sleep at night I dream of a sanitary future, full of shiny uniforms and cars that fly. There are cities in the clouds, robot maids, and dolphins coexisting with humans in a civilized manner. I don’t dream of freaky clone people turning tricks like Las Vegas streetwalkers.

Doves To Protest Efforts to Enlist SBCC Students

Military recruiters looking to enlist students at Santa Barbara City College today will have to share the campus with several groups that intend to make potential recruits think twice about enlisting. A coalition of nearly 20 student and community groups will be holding a march and a rally to protest the military’s presence on campus.

Alkaline Trio and One Man Army | BYO Split Series: Volume V | BYO

Melodrama is a tactic used best by those with the artistic ability to direct such feelings in a productive way, creating work that is either tongue-in-cheek hilarious or deliciously depressing.

Walken on the Wild Side

Is it crazy to think Tony Scott may be one of the most underrated Hollywood directors of the past 20 years? His brother Ridley Scott (“Gladiator”) gets all the acclaim, but Artsweek prefers Tony, who undeniably has the goods when it comes to action films.

Fatty Patty Isn’t a Matter for the Courts

In the 1990s, tort claims made up half of all lawsuits filed in the United States. One and a half million are reportedly filed every year. Tort claims are legal actions taken to receive damages for alleged direct injury.

Leggies Focus on Revised Budget

A.S. Legislative Council had a short but productive meeting Wednesday night – the council’s first meeting since the student elections last week. The council’s agenda featured two business items, including President Miguel Lopez’s revised budget and a funding request from El Congreso, which is sponsoring a Chicano/Latino culture week as part of the culture week series this quarter.

The Catheters | Howling… It Grows and Grows!!! | Sub Pop

The Catheters are an underrated, four-member Seattle, Wash., outfit currently touring in support of this, their second – and second horribly titled – album to be released on Sub Pop Records.

Terrorism Can’t Exist Without a House to Live In

I am writing in response to Ali Kattan-Wright’s article (“Collective Punishment Affects Us All,” April 27, Daily Nexus) which I found to be a revolting distortion of the Israeli government’s policy of house demolitions and was apologetic toward the murderous perpetrators of terrorist attacks against Israeli citizens.

Nationwide Pell Grant Review Puts UC on Top

A study comparing the number of low-income students at top universities found the UC system beyond comparison. UC schools ranked one through six in the study released Wednesday by Tom Mortenson of Postsecondary Education Opportunity, a national newsletter on access to higher education.