Help Protect Sands Beach From Death by Detritus
In early June, after the cliff dwellers of Del Playa have migrated to their summer feeding and roosting grounds, a strange phenomenon occurs. A short walk on the beaches of Isla Vista reveals a multitude of (as yet) unidentified species, beached and decaying.
Santa Barbara, S.D. State Settle for Tie
The fog was thick at Harder Stadium this weekend, but the minds of the UCSB women’s soccer players were clear. Their goal: a strong preseason finish going into Big West Conference play next week.
Queers Show Pride in De La Guerra Plaza
This weekend, the 14th Annual Santa Barbara Pride Festival drew members from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities to mingle, listen to music and support local gay-owned businesses.
Gauchos Fly at Weekend Invitationals
In each of their third meets of this young season, the Gaucho men’s and women’s cross country teams have continued to finish in the top five, with the women placing third at the University of Minnesota’s Roy Griak Invitational and the men taking fourth at the Stanford Invitational.
UC Hopefuls To Face Tougher GPA Standards
Despite widespread opposition, the UC Regents approved a raise in the minimum eligibility requirements for applying to a UC school from a 2.8 to 3.0 GPA.
France’s Quiet Epidemic
Chechen terrorists murder children in a Russian school, Palestinian suicide bombers blow up grandmothers on Israeli buses, Arab militias in Sudan rape and slaughter black Christians, and militants behead Westerners in Iraq.
Jones’ Hat Trick Sparks #1 UCSB
Senior forward Neil Jones hadn’t scored a goal all season. Thursday night at Harder Stadium however, he scored so many that he was showered by hats, well, figuratively at least.
Anchors Aweigh
My heart goes out to the DP residents who’ve suddenly been forced by the county to find a new place to live, and all because of some silly business about their homes being about to collapse.
I.V. Parking Plan Hits Speedbump
The Santa Barbara Surfrider Foundation filed an appeal Thursday against the proposed Isla Vista parking plan, a move that will significantly delay the plan’s implementation.
UCSB Campus Still a Gem 30 Years Later
I’m returning from my first trip to UCSB in many years. Gosh, how it has changed. So many new buildings, roads, traffic lights. I attended from ’74 to ’79.