North Tower Reopens After Renovations
Francisco Torres residents switched towers last week and found slightly smaller rooms and more complicated toilets waiting on the other side. Work was recently completed on FT’s North Tower, which has been undergoing seismic retrofitting and other renovations since the beginning of the school year
Skid Plaza
Did you see the destruction around Storke Plaza after this weekend? There was trash everywhere. It looked more like a place to get heroin than a place to relax and study.
Baseball: SB Keeps on Streaking
Remember that six-game winning streak the Gauchos had going into last weekend? Well, now it’s nine. Deal with it. The sass in the previous statement aptly reflects the recent attitude of the red-hot UCSB baseball team.
The Cruel Repercussions of Newsom’s Actions
There are two conclusions that must be drawn from the same-sex marriage license debacle in San Francisco: One, marriage and monogamy can be considered normative human appreciations that cross the line of sexual orientation, and two, the city of Frisco is not only irresponsible, but cruel.
State Park Administrators Hike Fees
As funding for California state parks continues to decrease, park visitors will begin paying increased fees on April 15.
Softball: UCSB Wins Behind Herrin
You never get a second chance to make a first impression.
This past weekend, the UCSB softball team wanted to impress the Big West Conference.
Celebrate Losing Your On-Campus Job in Las Vegas
Apparently, I have an attitude problem. Until recently I was unaware that I had an attitude. Most people who know me would say that I am laid-back, passive and nonconfrontational. Last week I had a schizophrenic moment, and the attitude appeared. Out of nowhere. It completely took over me.
Writer To Read Work on Campus
Luis Rodriguez, award-winning author and poet, will read selections from his works today at 4 p.m. at Campbell Hall. Admission to the event is free. Rodriguez is the author of five books, including two children’s books.
Gauchos Plaster Pacific, #8 Stanford
Fire in the eyes of each player on the #7 UCSB men’s volleyball team carried the Gauchos to consecutive wins over University of the Pacific and #8 Stanford Friday and Saturday night in Rob Gym.
Mary Jane Ain’t That Bad; Just Ask Our Friend Amsterdam
Imagine stepping up to the counter at your local cafe and ordering off of a menu that includes White Widow, Hash Plant Haze and Master Kush. Government-regulated marijuana dispensaries aren’t just in your dreams; they’re also in Amsterdam, and I was fortunate enough to spend the 2002-03 school year studying abroad in this amazing and progressive city in Holland.