Santa Barbara Sits in Fourth
A career-best performance from junior guard Alex Harris wasn’t enough to keep the UCSB men’s basketball team from losing its fourth-consecutive game and dropping to fourth place in the Big West Conference.
Hitchhiking Dreams Live on in NorCal
It’s 7 a.m. I’m maneuvering along Route 199 and there’s not a soul on the road. The nearest town is 40 miles away in Oregon.
News-Press Employee Firing Trend Continues
The Santa Barbara News-Press terminated two more employees this week, bringing February’s total to eight fired workers, on charges one fired employee called “goofy.”
SB To Host Late-Weekend Series
After easily defeating Westmont on Tuesday, the UCSB baseball team will welcome a much tougher opponent to Caesar Uyesaka Stadium this weekend.
Police Raids Serve as Target Practice
From the bum on the street corner to the nerdy, inarticulate Poli Sci major, everyone has been telling you, “Fascism… Man!”
Police Arrest Suspect in Rec Cen Robberies
UCSB Police Dept. officers disguised in street apparel executed a sting operation at the Rec Cen on Wednesday, resulting in the arrest of a UCSB student.
UCSB Heads into First Road Trip
The #73 UCSB women’s tennis team will head north this weekend for its first road trip against the University of San Francisco.
A.S. Protest of Fee Increase Ignores Its Own Fee Raises
Jared Goldschen and Bill Shiebler contributed a thorough, statistic-filled letter on the state’s proposal to raise student fees (“Proposed Bill Will Raise Student Fees,” Daily Nexus, Feb. 22).
Local Teachers Protest Limited Wage Increases
Santa Barbara’s public school teachers are continuing their crusade for higher wages this week, despite unsuccessful recent attempts to sway members of the city’s school board in their favor.