Students Start Sites Providing Services, Trade
In an effort to unify the Isla Vista community, a few UCSB students have recently launched two websites to improve networking capabilities among I.V. residents.
Gauchos Ace Long Beach, UCSD in Six
The #4 UCSB men’s volleyball team broke out the brooms and did some cleaning this past weekend in Southern California, as the Gauchos (7-2 overall, 5-1 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) swept both #8 Long Beach State and unranked UC San Diego.
Smoking From Hookah Is Just as Deadly as Cigarettes
As I aimlessly ambled the streets of Isla Vista, stumbling into apartment after apartment, hoping to find a place to live last year, I noticed one thing: Every single home had a hookah. And I’m not exaggerating.
UCSB Snaps Tigers’ Streak
If only the UCSB men’s basketball team could play every game on the road. After defeating Cal State Northridge on Thursday, the Gauchos withstood a late Pacific run on Saturday night to come away with a 70-62 victory and improve their record to 8-2 on the road this season.
A.S.-Nexus Feud Draws Attention Away from Cedarwood
The bullshit antagonism between the Nexus and A.S. is taking the attention off of the real issue this feud erupted from: The Cedarwood – now Coronado – evictions and the families that have lost their homes.
Stories from the files of Isla Vista Foot Patrol
Highway to the Drunken Zone
Saturday, Jan. 20, 3:04 a.m. – An officers patrolling the 900 block of Embarcadero del Norte was flagged down by a CSO who reported that a 19-year-old man was passed out in front of DŽjˆ Vu cafe.
Colt Down
After Barbaro lost 80 percent of his hoof and had two steel pins inserted in it, the QB wonders if Peyton Manning will be the only Colt in danger of being put down this weekend.
Comparison Made at MCC Screening is Over the Top
The evening of Wednesday, Jan. 24, I attended a screening of the film “Channels of Rage” at the MultiCultural Center Theater. This film is a documentary about the Israeli hip hop superstar Subliminal and his Palestinian friend and fellow hip-hop artist, Tamer.
Criticisms of iPhone Hinge on Falsities, Unlikely Facts
This is in response to Matt Suedkamp’s iPhone review (“Apple’s iPhone Is Not All It Is Cracked Up To Be,” Daily Nexus, Jan. 23). Like most of his columns, this one hinges on a number of speculative points that are misleading and laughable.