Continually Growing Righty Power Threatens Democracy
As if controlling Congress, the Senate, the White House and the majority of governorships weren’t enough power for the Republicans, they are now trying to eliminate the only tool that prevents them from stacking the courts with extremist judges: the filibuster.
Union To Help Renters Tonight at Open House
At tonight’s first-ever open house meeting of the Isla Vista Tenants’ Union, local residents will talk about rent prices, evictions and housing inspections.
Don’t Hide Your Leftist Agenda With Human Rights Ramblings
In July of 1993, President Clinton announced the now infamous “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy of the military toward sexuality. This of course met with a few isolated cases of opposition. Clinton then sent American soldiers off to die in places like Kosovo, Somalia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Haiti to name only a few.
May Activities To Celebrate Asian Pride
The Asian Resource Center (ARC) is giving students 31 chances this month to immerse themselves in a different culture. The month of May is Asian Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month at UCSB, and the celebration kicks off today with an opening ceremony on the Women’s Center lawn at noon.
Institute To Support Arts at UCSB
For the next five years, UCSB will house the University of California Institute for Research in the Arts (UCIRA), which means more money for local students to express themselves.
A Tribute to Fallen Soldiers
A display of crosses near the Arbor commemorates the American soldiers’ lives lost in the Iraq War. The rows filled the expanse of lawn in between Davidson Library and Ellison Hall, with each cross representing a soldier lost.
Police Blottrer: April 30, 2005
Saturday, April 30, 6:35 p.m. – Deputies at the Isla Vista Foot Patrol office on Pardall Road greeted a 22-year-old male who staggered into the station and asked if someone there could call a taxicab for him. The man, later determined to be a visitor from out of town, did not appear to realize that he had stumbled into a police station. One of the officers noticed the strong odor of alcohol on the man’s breath and his slurred speech and began asking him questions.
Blue Balls, Frostbite Style
Most of you are probably glad it doesn’t snow here, but just think of the snow phalluses you could be building! Two guys in Wyoming were cited for building an obscene snow sculpture in their front yard.
Softball: Santa Barbara Mercies Northridge
UCSB’s sweep over Northridge this weekend resembled a home run derby more than a softball series. The UCSB softball team combined with Northridge to tally seven four-baggers in a series that was markedly one-sided.
Rally Toward Equality
All I wanted was a Jamba Juice. However, my normally easy trek to the UCen was hampered by the presence of three beefy men in military gear last Thursday. I quickly lost my appetite for sweet smoothie goodness as I uneasily made my way past a group of über-macho acting men competing in a pull-up challenge sponsored by campus military recruiters and sighed at yet another manifestation of the increasingly militarized state of our nation.