Gaucho Sports Deserve More Support and Funding
To Daily Nexus Sports Editor Sean Swaby, I would like to extend my gratitude for acknowledging the dedication and achievements of my fellow Gaucho athletes. So often the Athletic Dept. is brushed aside and disregarded by our fellow students that it makes an athlete wonder if our commitment to sports is at all recognized at UCSB.
Coach of the Year: Gregg Wilson Makes a Splash in 2006
Brought in as one of the most highly regarded recruits in the UCSB men’s soccer program history, freshman midfielder Eric Avila was the star of the 2005-2006 freshman athletic class.
SB Presidio Receives Repair Funding
The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation received a state grant for $323,000 on Monday to fund the renovation of a resource center at the historic El Presidio de Santa Barbara. Awarded by the California Cultural and Historical Endowment (CCHE), the grant money will fund improvements to the Presidio’s community resource center, which houses a collection of artifacts, manuscripts and maps that reflect Santa Barbara history since the 18th century.
Iran
This past Friday morning, when I was at Hillel helping to set the tables for our Friday night Sabbath meal, my friend Omri asked me if I had heard about what happened in Iran. Since Omri knew I had helped spearhead American Students for Israel’s initiative to lobby Lois Capps for increased sanctions against Iran, I thought this an odd question.
Freshman of the Year: Avila Steps Up for SB
Brought in as one of the most highly regarded recruits in the UCSB men’s soccer program history, freshman midfielder Eric Avila was the star of the 2005-2006 freshman athletic class.
Republicans Join Capps to Oppose Hunting Bill
The Santa Barbara County Republican Party reached across the aisle last week, joining local Democratic Congresswoman Lois Capps in opposing a measure that they fear could make Santa Rosa Island an exclusive military hunting ground.
Campus Christians Explore Local Impressions of Jesus
After several weeks of collecting material on campus and in Isla Vista, the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship held a video presentation last night about students’ varying views on Jesus.
May 24, 2006
Wednesday, May 17, 2:50 a.m. – The California Highway Patrol alerted Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers that an inebriated 21-year-old man was wandering down the middle of El Colegio Road into oncoming traffic.
Sacre Bleu
If you’re wondering why the skies were painted extra blue yesterday, it’s because the ‘human has found a new reason to love the French: France’s Budget Minister Jean-Francois Cope will soon release “Cyberbudget,”…
Worthless Writers Make Mess All Over Opinion Page
Today I brazenly post my indictments of the Daily Nexus Opinion section on its very pages, just as Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses on the doors of the oppressive institution of his day, the Catholic Church. I hope these words, as his did, will incite a reformation of all that is wrong with the Opinion columns.