Love’s Bitter Foe is Summertime
As the school year comes to a close, there are a lot of things that we as students have to say goodbye to and finally let go. Obviously, seniors have to say goodbye to our lovely campus and their four wonderful years at UCSB. We have to pack up all of our loving memories from our houses and say goodbye to classmates, friends, neighbors and our own beachfront properties.
Officials Seek Solution to Crumbling Cliffs
In 2001, the university replaced a 30-year-old fence that lined the east campus bluffs because it became damaged due to erosion. At present, four years after the repair, the university is looking to replace the fence again since several stretches of it hang in midair as the bluff beneath it has continued its inland retreat.
Club Athlete of the Year
There is never any question that the general is in charge. Casual spectators who may have caught a glimpse of a UCSB women’s lacrosse game would have no problem locating the commander in chief on the field this season. Blessed with a combination of speed and strength that is unmatched, junior attacker Katie Gong led Santa Barbara in scoring this season because of her determination and courage.
Now Look What You ‘Punk-Ass Biatches’ Made Us Do
We’ve all had weeks from hell. Six papers finished half-assedly minutes before they’re due, your boss griped about deficient pieces of flair, and that girl you met in psych section, yeah, she’s never gonna call, no matter how well you cook chicken parmigiano.
County Delays Discussion of Oak Tree Protection Plan for 90 Days Until Hearing
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors decided to suspend discussion about an ordinance protecting local oak trees and heard suggestions for keeping the county safe during fire season at its meeting Tuesday.
International Recruiting: Part II of II
Going overseas to recruit tier-one-caliber players can be a game of Risk. Balancing the financial and procedural burdens of recruiting internationally with the potential benefits for their teams is the latest in the long list of tasks laid out for collegiate coaches each year.
Don’t Hate on 40 Oz. Columnist, He Makes Class, Life Bearable
This letter is in response to Jonathan Morin’s article (“Beer Columnist, Don’t Write About Beer,” Daily Nexus, May 24). While Mr. Morin clearly states that he is fed up with Mr. Swaby’s weekly column, I find it my duty… no, my honor, to call attention to the great level of satisfaction and enjoyment that this column brings to my fellow students and me a measly four times a month.
Biologists Link Blindness to Gene
Biologists at UCSB recently published research that identified a gene responsible for the most common form of irreversible elderly blindness in developed countries.
SB City Council Aims to Keep 101 in Motion
While physical improvements to Highway 101 through Santa Barbara may still be a long way down the road, the Santa Barbara City Council is continuing to discuss methods of decreasing traffic congestion on the highway.