UC Briefs: November 15, 2005
A UC Berkeley student accused an academic advisor of using a racial slur last month during a heated exchange outside the West Berkeley apartment building where they both live. Speaking to more than 200 students at a campus forum on race Thursday, sophomore Erika Williams said Sherman Boyson, the undergraduate advisor in the School of Social Welfare, called her a “nigger” in October during a confrontation outside the apartment complex.
November 15, 2005
Saturday, Nov. 13, 1:30 a.m. – Officers responding to reports of a fight on the 6600 block of Abrego Road arrived at the scene and contacted a 22-year-old man who had been involved in the scuffle. One of the deputies recognized the man, who had soiled pants and mucus dripping from his nose, as the same snotty subject he had observed falling down in front of the apartment complex just 30 minutes before.
Anon-a-mouse
The power of anonymity is scary. SCARY scary. I could pretty much write whatever I want right now, like, “I love Burt Bacharach” and you would have to just sit there and take it.
UCSB Sends Off Seniors in Style
The last game of the season turned out to be one of the best for the #17 UCSB men’s soccer team. In what could be their final game in Harder Stadium this season, Santa Barbara’s seniors were honored before play started Saturday night. When the game did start, the 1,500 fans in attendance were treated to the Gauchos’ best playing of the season en route to a 2-0 shutout over Irvine.
A Sad Supporting Cast
So we had a statewide election last Tuesday. You drunkards have already forgotten about it, haven’t you? I decided not to run a piece last week, because a) I have so much badass cred around the Nexus that I can do that and b) I wanted to wait to see the aftermath of Arnold’s statewide assault.
Local Students To Fly Against U.S. Hand in Overseas Militaries
In preparation for larger protests this weekend, several UCSB students will table and rally this week against the U.S. government-funded Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSE), formerly and more widely known as the School of the Americas (SOA).
Fuzzy Logic
When the members of the UCSB men’s soccer team assemble this afternoon at Zodo’s Bowling and Beyond to see if they receive an at-large bid, and more importantly, where they are seeded, there are only two things that will happen for sure: Yours truly will order the cheapest beer on tap after conducting a few interviews, and I will follow that up with a crummy, sub-nineties round of bowling against fellow Nexite Chris Trenchard.
UCSB Athletics Needs Student Support
On behalf of the thousands of alumni who closely follow Gaucho athletics, I
Peace Takes Spotlight at Local Speech
Yesterday, local residents got the chance to hear some controversial opinions about the ongoing violence in Israel from a former CNN Bureau Chief who was held hostage by Hezbollah – a militant Lebanese group – during the Iran-Contra incident in the 1980s.