SB Board Authorizes DP Family Housing
The Santa Barbara County Board of Architectural Design has given its final approval over the construction of two single-family dwellings at 6631 Del Playa Dr., a currently undeveloped space.
Why UCSB Is Better Than UCLA
The QB salutes Bryan Byrne’s draft selection
Passing Gas: UCSB Athletics Needs Overweight Players
Without a football team our school spirit is crippled. Instead of raucous tailgates, we have Freebirds. Instead of a stadium seething with pride, we have a street -Del Playa Drive – seeping with grime and garbage.
Rising Tuition Costs Assail Students’ Pockets, Wallets
Everyone states that the media has a liberal bias, but I have yet to hear this bias on issues that matter to me – and I am sure to the rest of us. Several weeks before the November election, someone asked Gov. Schwarzenegger why he raised college tuition fees and cut state financial aid.
Police Blotter
Why is the Rum Always Gone?
Friday, Jan. 12, 11:30 p.m. – Officers patrolling the 6600 block of Del Playa Drive saw an 18-year-old man urinating on a hedge near the sidewalk.
New Station To Traffic Cleaner Fuel
Musician Jack Johnson, local government officials and environmentalists attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony at USA Gas Station this past Friday to mark the opening of Santa Barbara’s first biodiesel filling station, a move that could help Santa Barbara win back the “defeated” horizon.
Ptsh, Womyn
The Weathermate and I had a lively debate last night. The ‘mate contended that men uncomfortable discussing menstruation and saying words such as “tampon” do great disservice to women;
Gauchos Disappoint Home Crowd
The only consolation for the UCSB men’s basketball team on Saturday night was that UC Davis is still not officially part of the Big West Conference. Playing in front of the third-largest home crowd of the year, the Gauchos (11-5 overall, 3-1 in the Big West) blew a 13-point first half lead en route to a 70-66 loss to the Aggies (3-12 overall).