Men’s Tennis: Gauchos Aim for NCAA Tournament
The UCSB men’s tennis team will look to prove its Big West supremacy, as it takes the #1 seed into the conference tournament this weekend. After wrapping up their third consecutive regular season Big West title with an undefeated conference record, the Gauchos (13-9 overall, 4-0 in the Big West) will have a first-round bye before taking on the winner of the UC Riverside/Cal Poly match Saturday.
Hamas Sponsors Terror
A Palestinian suicide bomber detonated himself inside a busy restaurant in central Tel Aviv last Monday, in the deadliest terrorist attack since 2004. Despite a high level of alert in Israel for the Jewish holiday, Passover, the bomber succeeded in thwarting Israeli security forces by attacking a location that had been previously targeted on Jan. 19.
Open You EARs
The modern chamber ensemble California EAR Unit graced the halls of Lotte Lehmann last Saturday with a trippy blend of hallucinogenic images, chaotic sound and unadulterated emotion. Cited as “wizards of new music” by the L.A. Daily News, the ensemble brought together light, sound and movement to create a union of high spirits and energy like no other.
Women’s Tennis: Santa Barbara Heads to Big West Championships
The #70 UCSB women’s tennis team is looking to extend the season of its six seniors for at least three more matches, as the Gauchos kick off the Big West Tournament this weekend in Indian Wells. The Gauchos come into the tournament as the #4 seed and are set to face Cal State Northridge in the first round.
Border Guards Must Dig Deeper
As American controversy over immigration reaches a climax, we at UCSB must ask ourselves this important question – would Jared Goldschen or Romy Lea Frazier make a better A.S. President? That’s my first and last comment about campus elections.
PIKE Ring Girls Get Ready to Rumble
This year’s annual Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) Fight Night ring girls – the highlight of the event for some spectators – are getting a new look designed to please not only the authorities, but the fans as well. Like last year, 24 ring girls will present each round and dance at the boxing event. This year, however, they originate from six sororities instead of seven.
Marching to a Different “Beat”
Based on the 1978 film “Fingers,” directed by James Toback, “The Beat that My Heart Skipped” tells the story of a young man conflicted between a life he is obligated to and one that he wholeheartedly wants to pursue.
Financial Difficulties Influence Upcoming Closure of Devereux
Two of Devereux Santa Barbara’s programs for developmentally disabled children will close this summer, leaving 200 staff members without jobs and 87 children in need of new accommodations.
Sac-Town Soliloquist: For Whom the Ball Rolls
Bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, shot! Oh, if only those words reminded me of heckling opposing players in a high school game. But, alas, it was Brent Barry that went all high school on all of us Kings fans. Hasn’t Sacramento had enough playoff torment over the years?
Halt Dark Side’s Continual Spreading of Lies, Stupidity
I’m writing in response to James Baron’s letter to the Nexus “The Dark Side Uses Footage of Halloween for Party Film” (Daily Nexus, April 26). I had never actually been to the website before he wrote the article, but considering this was one of many articles written about the website recently, I decided to check it out.