Baseball: Short-Handed SB Stymies UCLA
The good news this weekend for the UCSB baseball team was getting a 2-1 series victory over UCLA. The bad news is that Santa Barbara’s next shortstop may spontaneously combust when he steps foot on the infield dirt.
Law & Society Class Observes IVFP Conduct
Carrying clipboards and a video camera, about half a dozen students ambled up and down Del Playa Drive looking for trouble with police officers this past Friday night.
She Said: Biking and Chatting Warrants a Swift Kick to the Face
When you learn to drive they advise you against certain distractions while operating the vehicle: listening to headphones, giving road head and talking on the phone – to avoid an untimely death.
Track and Field: Tracksters Break Records
It was a weekend of personal bests and school records when the Santa Barbara track and field team headed to Walnut, Calif., for the Mount San Antonio College (SAC) Invitational and to Pomona for the Pomona Invitational.
A.S. Candidates, Fees Face Voters This Week
Today marks the beginning of the four-day process of Associated Students elections, in which students will decide which organizations will receive funding and which candidates will control UCSB’s student government.
How Can the Public Stand Behind Bush?
Republican rhetoric won’t suffice when it comes to the things Americans value most. At least, Republican rhetoric shouldn’t suffice, especially when the standard of living for Americans is threatening to decline for the first time in history.
Men’s Rugby: Utah Beats Santa Barbara 25-18 in Elite Eight
Even a team as good as UCSB men’s rugby couldn’t beat Utah short-handed on Saturday in the Divison I Elite Eight at Harder Stadium. With 11 minutes left in the game, a call against the Gauchos tossed senior scrumhalf Adam Christy for 10 minutes, and he would watch the Utes erase UCSB’s 12-point lead late in the second half.
Police Show Frat How to Have a Good Time
For once, partying with the police didn’t end with an embarrassing urination in public ticket and the long, dark ride to the sobriety tank. Associated Students Legislative Council and Phi Sigma Kappa invited officers from the UC Police Dept. and Isla Vista Foot Patrol to the “Party with the Police,” where they answered questions in an open forum that drew 35 to 40 people to the Phi Sigma fraternity house from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday.
Don’t Let the Foot Patrol Infringe Upon Your Rights
Have you ever seen an I.V. Foot Patrol officer arrest someone or been arrested yourself, but couldn’t figure out why? Has an officer made an unprofessional or inappropriate comment to you? Has an officer told you that you were being arrested because you couldn’t possibly get home safely on your own?
Men’s Tennis: Doubles Point Secures Win for UCSB
The #75 UCSB men’s tennis team sits in prime position to retake the Big West tennis throne. After Friday’s 5-2 win over Riverside, the Gauchos (9-12 overall, 3-1 in the Big West) enter the Big West Tournament as the #3 seed and will face #6 Utah State on Friday in Indian Wells, Calif.