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Damn, I’m being nice and bright again. This box is much easier to write when I’m being unpleasant.
Don
Most of the time during the first week of school, the same question is inevitably asked. “How was your break?” It’s unavoidable. For the sake of appeasing the masses, it was a break, sure, but it didn’t really feel like spring. It wasn’t much of a break, either.
Track and Field: Conference Competition Awaits in Irvine
After a strong showing last weekend at the Stanford Invitational, the UCSB track and field team looks to continue its solid performance in the Big West Challenge Cup today at UC Irvine.
East Campus Toasts Two New Cafes
Students and staff have a greater selection of food this month as two new eateries open on campus.The Courtyard Cafe, located under Parking Structure 10, opens this Monday and will share a space with the Rice Garden, which opened yesterday.
Live: KCRW’s A Sounds Eclectic Evening @ Gibson Amphitheatre
Once upon a time, NPR meant droning talk radio, hours of highbrow classical programming and the occasional hour of “world music” aimed at affluent middle-agers. Luckily, this age of pretentiousness has slowly faded into oblivion – at least as far as the Los Angeles-based public radio outlet KCRW-FM 89.9 is concerned.
Change the Cautionary Tale
I appreciate that, as a freshman, no matter how mature I think I am, I am most likely wrong. That’s fine; I accept that, but only on a few terms.
Men’s Rugby: World-Traveling UCSB Looks for Playoff Berth
The #9 UCSB men’s rugby club team can book itself a trip to the playoffs with one more victory.
Bookstore Uses Credit System
Beat The Bookstore has been in Isla Vista for less than a month, but as students spend the first few weeks of the new quarter forking over small fortunes for their textbooks, the new bookstore is setting itself up as an alternative to the area’s 46-year-old independent bookstore.
Live: Belle & Sebastian / The New Pornographers @ The Wiltern LG
Just after the first three songs of the band’s set list, Belle & Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch stopped for a moment to check on his bandmates’ morale. Guitarist Steve Jackson quickly answered him with a resounding, “Never been better” – a statement that truly reflected the band’s Sunday night performance at Los Angeles’s Wiltern LG. […]
Baseball: SB Kicks Off Big West Play
Big West baseball is back and the UCSB baseball team hopes its hot hitting will carry it in the pitching-dominated conference.