Call It a Dream, but We Could Become Biketopia
Welcome to UCSBicycle, the campus where there are more bikes than cars. Easily. Here, bikes are basic transportation and riding them is akin to driving on the 101 or 405 freeways, and it pays to be alert.
Drives To Aid Storm-Battered Caribbean
Students can help victims of the recent hurricanes in the Caribbean by donating food and supplies at two collection drives on Saturday, co-sponsored by the Global Relief Organization and the U.S. Doctors for Africa.
SB Heads East for NCAA Pre-Nationals in Indiana
All of the hard work, training and preparation has come down to this. The competition will heat up for the UCSB men’s and #15 women’s cross country teams in Indiana this Saturday when they compete in the NCAA Pre-Nationals.
Horribly Stupid Sex Column Could Be Greatly Improved
I am writing this letter to tell you how disappointed I am with the sex columnist this year. The glory days of looking forward to picking up the Wednesday paper are forever lost to me.
Forum Speakers To Debate U.S. Foreign Policy
Scholars and political experts will meet downtown this Saturday to air their views on the justifications for the war in Iraq and the doctrine of pre-emptive war.
D-Day Arrives for Santa Barbara
Midterms are quickly approaching and, even with its #1 national ranking, the UCSB men’s soccer team is not going to get off the hook. The Gauchos are studying hard for a big test, traveling to Northridge, where UCSB has not won during the past three years.
Columnist’s Coitus Doesn’t Make for an Interesting Read
As I was reading the Nexus on Wednesday I was extremely disappointed when I got to the Wednesday Hump (“Love Over Sex,” Daily Nexus, Oct. 13). This was an incredibly unimaginative article.
Blues Society To Showcase Singer
The Santa Barbara Blues Society is hosting a show tonight for blues musician Candye Kane. Kane will perform at 8:30 p.m. in Warren Hall at the Earl Warren Showground. Tickets for the concert are $25 at the door and $20 for Santa Barbara Blues Society (SBBS) members and students with identification. The doors will open at 7:30 p.m.
Peace, Love and Death Metal
The Eagles of Death Metal, a rock ‘n’ roll band, are creating lots of buzz around the country for its hip-shaking, capes and moustaches, and aren’t afraid to let it all hang out. That’s what Artsweek discovered when they called up lead singer and mustachioed man Jesse Hughes.
Breeding Season Yields Plover Chicks
The snowy plover has had another successful breeding season, thanks to four years of combined efforts by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Coal Oil Point Reserve staff, Santa Barbara Audubon Society, and local residents. During this year’s six-month breeding season, which began Mar. 15 and ended Sept. 15, a total of 17 snowy plover chicks hatched and survived, Coal Oil Point Reserve director Christina Sandoval said. Last year, 39 chicks survived.