Men’s Tennis: Road Continues to Be Unkind to SB
The road woes continue for the #72 UCSB men’s tennis team, as it dropped another pair of difficult road matches over the weekend.
Cool Down Democrats; Impeachment Not an Option
According to the news article “Students To Petition for Bush’s Impeachment for Wiretap Abuse” (Daily Nexus, Feb. 13), Students for Impeachment is a group on campus that is seeking to expose the Bush Administration’s wiretapping activities as unconstitutional.
CAB Seeks Funds for Volunteer Events
After garnering enough petition signatures to secure a place on the campus-wide ballot, the Associated Students Community Affairs Board (CAB) now hopes to win enough votes for its CAB Foundation initiative.
Ref Blows Whistle on Poor IM Conduct, Participation
There are a number of things that I could do with my weeknights in Isla Vista, but I choose to referee intramural basketball from 6 to 12.
Labor Group Marches for Pay Increase
UCSB students and maintenance workers unexpectedly marched into Chancellor Henry Yang’s office yesterday afternoon, demanding higher wages and criticizing parking fees.
Board Rejects Funding Requisitions
The Associated Students Finance Board continued its budget hearings last night, but was unable to fund any student groups due to its lack of money.
Current Events
The Vice President shoots his friend with a shotgun? A SWAT team storms a house because a woman gives them the finger?
Baseball: Spartans Squeeze Out Weekend Series
The UCSB baseball team was at both its best and its worst this weekend in losing two of three to San Jose State. The Gauchos (2-2 overall) pounded out ten hits, but were only able to plate two runs in losing 6-2 to the Spartans (3-3) on Friday.
Powell’s Political Policies
The word “moderate” is an interesting word. It is supposed to mean “within reasonable limits.” When you compare Hitler to Mussolini and the atrocities they committed, one could argue that, in some sense, Mussolini was a “moderate.” Fascism in Italy, at least, did not involve concentration camps designed to incinerate millions of people.
Locals Honor Victims of Shooting
The UCSB campus flag flew at half-staff yesterday, as hundreds of local residents and community leaders gathered at the Events Center to pay tribute to the seven local residents shot and killed by Jennifer San Marco on Jan. 30. Approximately 600 people attended the 2 p.m. memorial gathering, including Congresswoman Lois Capps, Assemblyman Pedro Nava, California Senator Abel Maldonado, California Senator Tom McClintock and 3rd District Supervisor Brooks Firestone.