UC Police Blotter: June 30, 2004
Monday, June 21, 1:29 a.m.: Resident Coordinators who were checking students in for the summer program at the Santa Ynez Apartments refused to allow a female student to enter because she arrived well past the 8 p.m. check-in time deadline.
Not Your Grandpa’s Golf
Ahead lies a small wetland, grass up to hip level, a muddy path and a tunnel of trees. During the rainy season, there is much more mud and lots of mosquitoes. This is not your grandpa’s game of golf.
Twilight Samurai
Going to the movies these days is rarely a captivating and fulfilling experience. Formulaic plot lines and huge special effects spectacles are a dime and dozen, but we keep going back with the hope that a film will captivate our attention with a story worth telling.
Secretly Not a Blond(e)?
Like, oh my god, it’s time for a new weatherhuman!!! I’m totally sure I’ll be able to keep my gender unknown next year! I can totally keep a secret… like when Ashley and Brad hooked up at Ashley’s party (my other Ashley friend, Ashley Walterson)…
Male Athlete of the Year: Memo Arzate
The best way to describe his game is comprehensive. From the first whistle to the last, from one goal line to the other, and from the beginning of his career to its end, Memo Arzate covered all the ground he could.
A Final Word from the Former Editor-in-Chief
On Tuesday, I was sitting in a chair at Energy Tattoo as P.J. Ferrante ran his needle over my flesh and I started thinking about my being editor in chief of the Daily Nexus for the last two years. “Oh God, this fucking hurts,” I thought. “Why is this happening to me?”
Fire Dept. Asks UCSB to Pitch In for Protection
If budget cuts get any worse and UCSB is unable to increase funding for its on-campus fire station, Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. officials say rotating closures of local stations may threaten the university’s safety as early as January 2005. County Fire Chief John Scherrei said if the funding situation gets any worse, the fire department may have to alternate shutting down its fire stations, including Station 17 on Mesa Road, which serves UCSB and Isla Vista.
Santa Barbara Has Found Its Muse
There’s a new publication floating around town, and it’s called Mused Magazine. It’s put out by a group of young ladies and gentlemen in Santa Barbara. And guess what? It’s totally FREE!
Female Athlete of the Year: Megan Blackshire
Megan Blackshire is a team player. She may have led the UCSB women’s volleyball team’s offense as a middle blocker, but the sophomore Capistrano Beach, Calif., native has nothing but the team on her mind.
Bedhead Diaries: Sweet Home Isla Vista
When your life here feels worlds away from life back home, issues of identity inevitably come into play as the struggle to balance the two becomes increasingly necessary to sustain sanity. But though I spend much of my time in Isla Vista suffering the pangs of constant homesickness, I can’t help feeling a surge of anxiety whenever the return home draws near.