UC Staffers See Higher Wages
Minimum wage workers on campus will receive an additional $.75 per hour in their January paychecks, an increase that has many campus departments scrambling for money.
Lift Off
Warren Miller’s “Off the Grid” showcases extreme snow sports fanatics doing what they do best. These world-class athletes push the limits of their skills and the backcountry locations where they exhibit them.
Maryland Pummels SB 105-44
The UCSB women’s basketball snapped its five-game losing streak after splitting a pair of games on its East Coast road trip this last weekend.
Students, Locals Take Action for Oaxaca
While the political upheaval in Oaxaca, Mexico seems to have calmed for the moment, UCSB students and community activists have continued this past week with passionate appeals, asking for help on a foreign issue they claim needs a local discussion.
Work It Out
Congratulations to you, college student! You must have worked really hard to get here, and surely, after graduation the world will just lay down before you and opportunities will come a-knockin’ at your door.
Swimming: UCSB Finishes Among Nation’s Best
In the annual Austin Invitational hosted by the University of Texas this past weekend, the UCSB swim team finished eighth in the women’s division while the men took ninth.
Parlor Provides Piercings, Parcels, Personal Ink
Isla Vista residents interested in piercings, henna, body jewelry, ink-inspired paraphernalia, or perhaps just some stamps and mailing packages will jump for joy over the opening of Energy Tattoo at 955 Embarcadero Del Mar. The tattoo and body-piercing studio has rented the spot Universal Postal Service used to occupy, and will continue a few of […]
Fragile Fiction
Though this reviewer counts himself as one of the uninitiated, Neil Gaiman is said to possess a large, devoted fan base. A cursory investigation on the Internet reveals that this base is, in large part, composed of black-clad teenage girls enamored with his dark, rumpled appearance and wily British ways.
Former Japanese Envoy To Teach Politics
Some UCSB students studying politics or East Asian cultures will be beginning class next quarter with Kazuhiko Togo – Japan’s former ambassador to the Netherlands – as their professor.
12/7/06
Thursday (12/7): Jazz buffs and local music aficionados alike should head over to the Biko House at 6612 Sueno Rd. tonight for an evening of experimental jazz.