SB Faces Fifth-Seeded Long Beach
If the Gauchos were a herd of raging bulls, then Long Beach State would be the unsuspecting rodeo clown. Traveling to Pepperdine tonight for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Tournament Semifinals, sixth-seeded Santa Barbara (16-13 overall, 13-9 in the MPSF) will have to muster another upset – this time over second-seed Long Beach State (21-9 overall, 14-8 in the MPSF) – if it wants to move on to the MPSF Championships.
Queers Turn Cheek on Homophobe
On Monday in Storke Plaza, queer students and faculty and our friends and allies rallied together to kick off the opening of Queer Pride Week here at UCSB as a time of celebration of identity and diversity. As many may have personally witnessed or read about in the Nexus, a man paced around with a large sign that read choice phrases such as “sodomite sinners” and “burn in Hell.”
New Plan May Remove Pardall Tunnel
As part of the long-range campus plan and redesign, urban architects are proposing to remove the UCSB bicycle tunnel that travels under Ocean Road and leads onto Pardall Road and replacing it with a street intersection.
#1 Reason Not to Blow a Horse in Your Bedroom
Rarely does an author come along that can pack people like sardines into a venue that has recently seen the likes of Modest Mouse, Spike and Mike’s Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation and the Santa Barbara Film Festival’s award ceremony for Leonardo DiCaprio, but David Sedaris isn’t just any author.
Loss of Filibuster Means Silencing Minority
hank God we’re done with A.S. elections. I mean, who wants to hear two parties castigate each other when any citizen can easily watch news from Capitol Hill? In the past weeks, one of the more troubling issues between the parties has been over the use of the filibuster in hindering Bush nominees from attaining federal judicial seats.
UPTE Union Contemplates Strike Against University
Technical workers throughout the University of California may decide to strike within the next few months if union members vote in favor this Friday.
Premature E-Joke-ulation
Two theater troupes satisfied plenty of audience members last weekend as they sought to tickle a certain bone with the presentation of “Endless Climax” …90 Minutes of Pain.
Hugs and Kisses From Intellectually Superior Feminists Everywhere
I’d like to say a great big thank you to Alec Mouhibian for demonstrating so poignantly why we do need gender studies, and the Women’s Center. Because there are still so many people who, like you, believe that any woman who dares to question the status quo is an angry, man-hating, asexual, phallophoic feminazi, we need these institutions more than ever.
PAC/GPAC Talks I.V. Center, Bus Stops
Discussion about the Isla Vista Community Center and renovation of local bus stops went round and round at a meeting of the Project Area Committee/General Plan Advisory Committee (PAC/GPAC) on Wednesday night.
Los Angeles Plays Itself | Hate The Player, Not The Game
It is no wonder that CalArts professor Thom Andersen’s documentary plays out like a long-winded lecture. Heavy on the visual appeal, but lacking in emphasis or enthusiasm, “Los Angeles Plays Itself” comes across like the most glorified three-hour long PowerPoint presentation known to man.