SB Can’t Overcome Top-Ranked UCLA
Even with the support of the largest crowd to fill Rob Gym this season, the Santa Barbara men’s volleyball team couldn’t knock off #1 UCLA on Friday night.
Frivolous Lawsuits Kill Old-Fashioned Playground Nostalgia
There’s a good reason why my wife Laurie and I are married: She’s been a preschool teacher for 24 years and I’ve been a big kid all my life. The highlight of my day is when I get to go pick her up at work a bit early and get to play with the kids in the school’s playground.
Worms To Turn I.V. Food Waste Into Fertilizer for Parks
With bins full of slimy red worms, Associated Students Environmental Affairs Board plans to digest wasted food from Isla Vista restaurants and turn it into fertile soil.
Santa Barbara Plates Two Victories Over Pepperdine
Who needed to watch the Super Bowl when you could have gotten just as much scoring from the UCSB baseball team this weekend? The Gauchos finished the weekend with 28 runs total, taking two of three from Pepperdine.
Help Save the Last Bit of SoCal’s Unspoiled Coastline
As you all probably know, Ellwood Mesa was finally spared from being developed. But we can’t celebrate for too long. There is a new battle to be won. Naples is a gorgeous area just a few miles north of Goleta that is in serious jeopardy of being developed.
Surfrider Campaigns to Reopen DP Open Space Negotiations
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors put an end to plans for a new coastal park in Isla Vista last week, but I.V. Surfrider is refusing to give up the fight.
Softball: SB Snares Four in Early Tourney
The UCSB softball team found the worms this weekend, taking first place in the Early Bird Tournament after going 4-1 on the weekend, with its only loss coming Friday afternoon from #16 Oregon State 7-3.
Men’s Swimming: Santa Barbara Strokers Split With Irvine at Campus Pool
With the Big West Championships approaching, the UCSB men’s swim team showed the rest of the conference why it once again has to be considered the favorite.
Don’t Fret, Little Freshman – It’ll Be Your Turn Soon
Gee, I’m sorry that you’re having trouble signing up for classes, that must suck (“The Reader’s Voice: Why Should Freshmen Get Punked for Senior Laziness?” Daily Nexus, Feb. 3). Oh wait, I was a freshman last year, and when it happened to me it sucked too.
Work To Begin on New 1,052-Spot Parking Structure
Construction begins today on a new six-story campus parking structure to be located in Lot 22, adjacent to the Events Center.