Lying Your Way Through Life
We all have hobbies. Some people fly kites. Some people read books. Some people eat a lot food and then intentionally puke it back up. Some people do all of the aforementioned things.
Students Assist Hurricane Relief Effort
Just nine days after Hurricane Katrina made landfall, four UCSB students joined the Red Cross to help Louisiana’s residents deal with the aftermath of the disaster.
Rise of the BIKO Empire
If you haven’t been to a local music show in Isla Vista recently, you really need to plan an escape from your grandmother’s dirty laundry hamper.
Santa Barbara Squelches Central Coast Rivals
Wednesday night’s game against Cal Poly was tough and physical; just the way the UCSB men’s soccer team likes it. The Gauchos (5-2-1 overall, 2-0 in the Big West) rebounded from Sunday night’s loss at Loyola Marymount (2-2-2 overall) to remain on top of the Big West standings with their 3-1 victory over conference rival Cal Poly (4-5, 0-1).
Investigating Meaning Within the Irrelevant Blog
I knew the blog had officially arrived when I decided to start one. Usually the last one on any bandwagon, I jumped on right after reading a New York Times journalist’s blog about a frontline U.S. soldier’s blog.
Facebookers To Face Write-Ups for Dorm Photos
Campus residents beware: don’t put anything on Facebook that you wouldn’t want your resident assistant (RA) to see. Online social networks like the one found at www.facebook.com, which allow members to post photos and information about themselves for others to view, are now subject to scrutiny from Residence Hall assistants, directors (RDs) and other staff members.
Student Film Strikes Back
It must have been four years ago when the Los Angeles Times published an article by an angered parent who denounced the UCSB Film Studies Dept. The article argued that our beloved film program was failing to prepare graduates for work in the film industry by teaching a liberal amount of film theory, among other things.
Nobel Candidate Seeks Aid for World’s Women
Nobel Peace Prize nominee Jane Roberts promised to fight for women’s rights and family planning “all the way, forever” at the Women’s Center Wednesday afternoon, as part of her campaign to make 34 million friends.
Flight Plan | In-Flight Movie
Does anyone really enjoy flying with the high airfares, worse-than-microwave food and flight attendants who don’t get paid enough to give a damn? Let’s not forget the worst part: all the smelly passengers who the bankrupt airlines cram into every flight.
New Restaurant in Spot of Trouble
Santa Barbara County officials halted construction on a new Isla Vista eatery this summer after learning that workers had been remodeling the structure without a building permit.