Hot Dogs and Blurs
First, a question: Why would ESPN ever think it was a good idea to put Tony Stewart, the NASCAR points leader, on the cover of its magazine? Sure, NASCAR is one of the most popular sports in the country, but, really, do any of those fans actually read? I suppose they could look at the cool pictures of car wrecks, fireballs and rich people spraying champagne all over each other. I mean really, where else could they get that? Other than MTV, of course.
Just What We Need, Another Restaurant
Zoning law aficionados have no doubt been captivated by the recent troubles of The Spot, an upcoming “on-sale beer and wine eating place” (as the posted note described it, casting serious doubt on the proprietor’s command of the king’s English) on Pardall Road. While some of us feel sorry for the prospective restaurant’s owners, who do not hold a permit, this might not turn out to be such a bad development for them after all.
Yearly Brief Notes Crime Fluctuations for UC Campuses
The 2004 UCSB Clery Report, released Tuesday, shows a major decrease in larceny-theft and drug law referrals from last year, but an even greater increase in forcible sex offenses and liquor law referrals.
Budget Reconciliation Bill Will Gut Loan Funding
As students on college campuses across the country ease back into school to begin classes this fall, Congress will vote on one of the most detrimental pieces of federal legislation to face students in recent history.
I.V. Wraps Up Its Master Plan
The Isla Vista Master Plan entered its final stages of development Tuesday afternoon as the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors hired an outside business to complete the plans and decided to sponsor a University of California study on the impact of substance abuse prevention.
Conservative Corruption Is Booming, Setting Terrible Example
I’m optimistic. Our leaders cannot get any more corrupt and evil. Surely they’ve hit rock bottom, which means there’s nowhere to go but up for our conservative rulers. Oh, but it’s so cute to see them writhing in the mud right now. Here, let’s consider a few of these wonderful model citizens
Class Trains Students to Warn, Cite Police Officers
Students will patrol the streets this weekend, potentially writing up Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP) and UC Police Dept. (UCPD) officers. UCSB students taking Law & Society 4: Police and Community Rights — a student-run class — will follow and watch officers this Saturday as part of their training to become certified legal observers, Rami Hanna, co-instructor of the class, said.
Delaying Retirement
If there were a Hall of Fame for Political Corruption, Tom Delay would be the House Majority Leader. The senator is putting up first ballot Hall of Fame numbers this year, wowing liberals and conservatives alike.
Adjusting to Football in Foreign Territory
When junior midfielder Eric Frimpong was nine years old, the hardest thing to find in his native country of Ghana was a soccer ball. So Frimpong and his friends wrapped together all their socks and played “football” in the narrow area between their beds in their dormitory. Now, UCSB’s newest midfielder plays soccer on a much wider turf.