SB Nabs Qualifying Marks in Claremont
In the final weekend of the regular season, many members of the UCSB men’s track team looked to post qualifying marks for the Big West Championships.
Tourney Nets Over $2,000 for Families of Shooting Victims
Cloudy skies did not stop the bikini-clad masses from flocking to Greek Park this weekend, as over 500 people attended the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity’s AllThe event, which raised over $2,000 for the families of the victims of the Goleta Postal Distribution Center shooting, featured 18 teams of sorority girls competing in volleyball matches at Greek Park and at the Phi Sigma Kappa and Kappa Sigma volleyball pits.-Sorority Volleyball Tournament on Saturday.
Softball: Santa Barbara Earns Sweep
The UCSB softball team pulled off a sweep in Riverside as it won its first Big West Conference series of the season.
Wedding Espouses Queers, Allies
About 30 couples – and sometimes more than two people at time – exchanged vows in Storke Plaza on Friday afternoon, marking the 16th annual Queer Wedding at UCSB.
Holiday Festival Highlights Latino Culture
Santa Barbara’s Cinco de Mayo celebrations outlasted the fifth of May this year, as hundreds of Santa Barbara residents gathered at De la Guerra Plaza in downtown Santa Barbara to celebrate the weekend-long, 15th annual Santa Barbara Cinco de Mayo Festival.
I.V. Foot Patrol Blotter: May 8, 2006
Renouncing Her Possessions… and Her Sobriety Friday, May 5, 12:45 p.m. – Deputies patrolling the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive watched an 18-year-old woman stagger out of a party, step over a low wall and fall. The woman tripped on the wall, dropped her cell phone and then toppled headfirst onto the sidewalk, where […]
Bye, Bye, ‘Human
If you know the ‘human, say goodbye. Because between Cinqo de Mayo and ASVT, there’s no way in hell the ‘human makes it through this weekend. Friday’s forecast: Fuck Friday, the ‘human is far more concerned with Sunday. It’s gonna be a rough day for the ‘human. The ‘human apologizes in advance for its inevitable, […]
Softball: Gauchos Look for First Conference Series Win
The UCSB softball team is hoping to catch a break this weekend, traveling to last-place UC Riverside for its final road conference series of the year.
Savor This Paradise
In 40-some odd drunken days from now, myself and many other graduating seniors will see our irresponsibility-laden world come crashing down in front of us. And I’m scared. This little utopia possesses more than just an uncanny girl-to-guy ratio with a kick-ass view of the ocean; this place is an entirely different world. This is the world that we’ve come to love and accept over the last four – or more – years. I saw a glimpse of the real world last weekend, and it was creepy.
Retirement Changes UC Regents’ Lineup
UCSB alumnus George Thurlow will take the job of assistant vice chancellor for alumni affairs and executive director of the UCSB Alumni Association in the wake of Peter Steiner’s retirement, relinquishing his newly acquired position as an ex officio UC Regent. Thurlow, who is currently the publisher and chief executive officer of the Santa Barbara Independent, will assume his duties June 1.