Sue Happy
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UCSB Saddles Up, Sweeps Mustangs
The UCSB women’s volleyball team (12-7 overall, 7-1 in the Big West) continued its October tear, avenging its only conference loss, with a sweep over Cal Poly on Saturday night.
Teaching Them Their Own Game
I first started going to Chumash Casino in 1997. At the time, the laws were different in California about how these casinos operate. The casinos were not allowed to keep player losses. Instead, they earned their income on a pay-to-play system. For example, it cost 50 cents to play a single hand of blackjack.
Student Dies From Major Head Trauma After Car Accident
An 18-year-old UCSB student died Thursday night after she was thrown from a car during an accident on State Route 217, near campus. Freshman Abigail Isabela was not wearing a seatbelt when she was ejected from the car, driven by 19-year-old Santa Barbara City College student Jose Carlos Valdez.
Gauchos Ride, Wrangle Their Way Into Big West Conference Lead
The view is always better from the top, and after its 2-0 victory over Cal Poly on Saturday night, the UCSB men’s soccer team once again finds itself on top of the Big West standing.
Go Shake “Old Man Snoring” Awake
Sometime between my semi-annual bike accident and my customary run-in with Pirate at I.V. Market, I got to thinking about unavoidable repetition. I’ve been at UCSB for a few years now and though I’ve taken classes in a wide array of subject matter and I’ve met new people each quarter, it seems that my life here is doomed to repeat itself.
Students Strive for a Clean Halloween
By their powers combined, local students and environmentalists are getting ready to mount a Halloween cleanup campaign in Isla Vista that would make even Captain Planet proud.
Playoff Hopes Disappear on Two Game Road Trip
With the Big West Conference season waning, the UCSB women’s soccer team needed a pair of wins this weekend that it could not get. The Gauchos (8-10 overall, 2-4 in the Big West) split a pair of games, losing to Pacific 3-2 and beating Northridge 2-1 on the road.
Bush Administration Steals the Cake of Incompetence
If you’ve followed American politics, even loosely since George W. Bush, stole office in early 2001, you would have realized a few common themes that separate this administration from the other more competent, tolerant and knowledgeable administrations that have come before it (read: pretty much every administration ever).
Co-op Residents Reveal New Solar Panel System
Manley House co-op residents unveiled their renovated, repainted and now environmentally friendly digs to the public Friday afternoon. The 16 residents of the co-op, located on the corner of Embarcadero del Norte and Cervantes Road, showcased the house’s new paint job, kitchen and solar panel system at the celebration Oct. 21.