A.S. Hears Requests for Next Year’s Scarce Funds

Associated Students Finance Board and Legislative Council met Monday afternoon to hear funding requests from various boards, committees and departments within the organization to divvy up money for next year’s budget.

EOP Adds Lock-In Fee Hike to Ballot

The Education Opportunity Program (EOP) is asking students to approve a $2.75 lock-in fee increase in the upcoming spring campuswide election. The program currently receives a $1.25 lock-in fee per student per quarter.

I Hate Valentine’s Day, so Date Me

Hey kids! Be sure to check today’s opinion pages for the personal ads disguised as columns or letters to the editor.

UCSB Offense Hits a Sweep

Even a railroad spike would have cringed Friday night, as the effective offense of the #7 Santa Barbara men’s volleyball team pounded visiting Northridge.

Left-Lane Driver: The Romance of Republicans

Valentine’s Day is a day dedicated to celebrating the love between a man and a woman – or a man and a man, a woman and a woman, whichever your poison. But after spending the past weekend gouging out my wallet in the pursuit of material representations of love for my girlfriend, I think I’ve just about had enough of that kind of love.

Surfrider Parties, Protests County Park Decision

Members of the Isla Vista chapter of the Surfrider Foundation spent Sunday afternoon partying with Del Playa Drive residents on a portion of blufftop open space, hosting a concert and barbecue to show their desire to have the land turned into an ocean-side park.

Baseball: SB Bookends Spartans

San Jose, Calif. – Maybe the UCSB baseball team should have a game suspended every series. So far, it has led to two series wins to kick off the 2005 season.

He Said: Nobody Benefits From V-Day Spending but the Economy

“Be Mine.” “Hot Stuff.” “Let’s Kiss.” Until they start making conversation hearts big enough to fit “Can I Buy Your Love With These Chalky, Unpleasant Shitty Candies,” I think I’m going to boycott the big V-Day itself.

UCSB Senate Calls for ROTC Review

Several professors in the Academic Senate are attempting to rid the campus of U.S. military presence because of what they refer to as “discriminatory” practices.

Women’s Tennis: Gauchos Demolish UCR

On Thursday, women’s tennis Head Coach Pete Kirkwood said he hoped his team would make a statement in their games this weekend. After sweeping every match against Riverside on Friday and beating #73 Santa Clara 5-2 on Sunday, that statement sounded more like an exclamation.