Bloody Monday
Fuck Mondays.
Nationalism Causes War
While I read the article on the ABC News website titled “Chad Breaks with Sudan After Rebel Attack,” a certain idea bubbled in my head. The internal conflicts I have seen occurring in nations around the world – nations including Iraq, France, the U.S., Sri Lanka and several others – are all heavily based on interracial, interethnic, or inter-religious conflicts.
Activists Make Strides With March
Thousands of local residents marched through downtown Santa Barbara yesterday to support the rights of immigrant laborers as part of the National Day of Action for Immigrant Rights. Protesters met at 3 p.m. in Ortega Park to kick off a two-hour march down State Street that ended with a rally in the Sunken Gardens at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse.
Women’s Tennis: UCSB Unable to Put Away Northridge
At the start of their match against Cal State Northridge, the Gauchos appeared to have punched their ticket to the next round. Up 3-0, UCSB was armed with the confidence of a dominant start and the knowledge that it needed only one match out of the last four to advance out of its first-round bout.
Learn To Accept Defeat Without Criticizing Others
Handling a big win is easy; all you do is smile, thank the people who helped you and refrain from rubbing it in the loser’s face. However, to lose gracefully requires exceptional strength of character – a quality that, for the time being, Students’ Party candidate Romy Frazier seems to lack.
Students Join In on National Protests
While several professors cancelled class and students skipped their studies, nearly 150 protesters, counter-protesters and onlookers choked the Pardall tunnel entrance to campus for several hours yesterday as part of a rally over illegal immigration and immigrants’ rights.
Women’s Water Polo: Seniors Maul Matadors in Finale
After suffering a disheartening loss to UC Irvine in the first round of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) conference championships last Thursday, the UCSB women’s water polo team finished off its season with a win over #12 Cal State Northridge Friday, taking 11th place in the tournament.
Local Web Encyclopedia Collects UCSB Articles
With articles ranging from the history of Storke Tower to the specifics of the ubiquitous file-sharing program DC++, a new UCSB encyclopedia might have students spending more time online than Facebook.com could have thought possible.
Academy To Honor Professors With Membership at Induction Ceremony
Two more campus professors were recently inducted into the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences, bringing the total number of recognized UCSB faculty to 23. The fellowships were awarded to physics professor David Awschalom and geography professor Michael Goodchild on April 24.
Six-Inch Special
The ‘human would like to congratulate Jared for his eventual victory for A.S. President.