Sheriff’s Dept. Sets Newest Guns to ‘Stun’
If avoiding uncontrollable muscle contractions and temporary incapacitation is on your list of goals, you probably want to avoid tangling with newly armed Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Deputies.
Props to the Students Who Really Soldier Through College
In a neighborhood of unmotivated, beer-drinking college misfits, it’s hard to imagine a successful program based on dedication and responsibility, yet nestled behind Campbell Hall is a building that houses the best of the best. The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program here at UCSB has obtained a level of success reached only by other top-tier programs across the nation.
Housing Fair Offers Info on I.V. Options
Isla Vista property owners and landlords gave students information about off-campus housing options during the Rental Faire in the Arbor on Tuesday, describing this year’s local housing market as “soft.”
Help Rescue the Women’s Center From Ruthless Budget Cuts
As many of us have noted in the last couple of years or so, the priorities of our national and state governments have shifted away from the needs of university students.
Committees to Review Circular Plans
The Project Area Committee and General Plan Advisory Committee (PAC/GPAC) will hold their first meeting of the year tonight to review aspects of the Isla Vista Master Plan and the possible installation of roundabouts on El Colegio Road.
Don’t Let Naivet
This letter is in response to Monday’s letter (“Egocentric Dems Should Accept Election Results, Daily Nexus, Jan. 24). I appreciate the fact that the letter expressed a valid opinion and should be heard. But I do not agree.
Women’s Center Seeks Lock-In Hike
The UCSB Women’s Center is asking for a $1.25 lock-in fee increase that would enable it to continue offering services to students, faculty and staff. Before the increase can appear on the Spring Quarter election ballot, the center needs to collect the signatures of at least 15 percent of the student body – roughly 3,000 students.
Made in the Storke Socialist Republic
I already thought “What Not to Wear” was a pretty socialist show, but North Korea has taken it one step further with its new TV series, “Let Us Trim Our Hair in Accordance With Socialist Lifestyle.”
Softball: Tourney Vets Anchor Gauchos
The UCSB softball team is hungering for more this year after reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history last year. With a core of experienced players and some fresh new faces, Santa Barbara may be able to satisfy its hunger. Last year, the Gauchos finished in a tie with Northridge for second in the Big West with a 32-31 overall and 14-7 conference record.
He Said, She Said: Network Leaves a World of Possibilities at Your Fingertips
My phone vibrates in my pocket. I pull it out to find I have been “poked” by someone with an unfamiliar name. I feel dirty. Some stranger has extended a digital finger and caused a brief rumbling sensation in my pants.