Gauchos Rock Riverside

Anaheim, Calif. – The UCSB men’s basketball team has one win down and three to go on the road to the Big West Tournament championship, after demolishing UC Riverside in the first round last night.

Turds and Tulips

Bright, blooming tulips to the opening of the new Arbor for giving students another convenient place to spend their parents’ money.

Shriveled, flaky turds to Menehunes for closing its doors – putting an end to four-dollar pitchers of PBR and drunken shuffleboard in one fell swoop.

Supervisors Vote Against Proposal To Divide County

After nearly a month of planning and discussion, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors officially announced its unanimous opposition to a proposal that would divide the county in half.

What, No Blarney Stone?

Dense and sinister-a fog slowly rolls over the audience’s heads setting the stage for a performance of visiting playwright Marina Carr’s “By the Bog of Cats.” The fog preludes the clouds of malady that is to fall over the characters.

Men’s Tennis: Santa Barbara Shuts Out Mustangs

The UCSB men’s tennis team could not have asked for a better start to its conference season than the dominating 7-0 win it enjoyed over Central Coast rival Cal Poly on Wednesday afternoon.

Fight Against Financial Aid Cuts

I can’t believe it is still happening. I thought students and working people had taken a tough enough blow when our congress and president enacted billions and billions of cuts to the fundamental programs our country depends on.

Leg Council Delays Fee Increases

In a meeting that ended in closed session, Associated Students Legislative Council announced a major breakthrough concerning financial aid and approved a position paper supporting affordable education.

Ghetto Musik

If the “Girl from Ipanema” were alive today, she would certainly be homeless, addicted to drugs or dead. Today’s Rio de Janeiro is much different than the Rio that inspired Stan Getz to write that famous song about Brazil’s most famous beach. Rio is not only the world-renowned colorful destination spot; it is also the slum capital of the world.

Softball: SB Offense Flounders in Hawaii

The UCSB softball team’s trip to Hawaii for the Hawaii Spring Fling Tournament, hosted by University of Hawaii this week, will be anything but a spring break for the Gauchos. Santa Barbara lost 2-0 to University of Detroit Mercy in its first tournament game and dropped the second game of the day, 2-1 to Penn State.

Public Opinion Pulls American Government Down the Drain

MTV kicks ass. It’s like one big, blinged-out commercial. When the station isn’t busy touting its own products or cross-promoting other Viacom endeavors, it’s bombarding our youth with informative music videos designed to remind us that the key to a successful life is buying a bright pink Bentley, rocking 10 pounds of ice on our wrists and paying a bunch of scantily-clad, quasi-whores to gyrate on the hood of our cars while we pose for the camera.