Sheriff’s Dept. Applauds Safe Halloween
On Halloween night, Del Playa Drive hosted hordes of zombies, go-go dancers, Nacho Libres and other iconic figures, as well as a sizeable number of law enforcement officers to keep them all playing nice.
Battle for First Place Comes to Harder
Riding a season high three-game winning streak, the #12 UCSB men’s soccer team hopes to inch closer to its second straight Big West title when they host second place #15 Cal Poly Saturday at 7 p.m. at Harder Stadium.
Newer Technologies Digitally Divide Us
As a proponent of technology, it’s startling how easy it is for me to look at a new gadget and think how everyone should be an early adopter.
Chumash Tree Ceremony Seeds Peace
Twenty-two years ago, Mohawk Chief Jake Swamp visited UCSB’s Storke Tower to plant one of a thousand Trees of Peace.
Santa Barbara Opens With Exhibition Scare
Good thing it was just an exhibition.
Slammed Semicolon Needs Some Sweet, Sweet Lovin’
In light of recent threats posed towards you, my dearest semicolon, I am compelled to raise a backhand just like the curved fist that adorns your brow.
Professor to Use Funds to Probe Into Dark Matter
While delving into dark matter may seem like a dim prospect to some, for UCSB assistant physics professor Tommaso Treu, the subject has become a lucrative endeavor, earning the researcher $625,000 in grant money.
Gauchos Look to Get Revenge on Fullerton
Pepperdine (14-7 overall) may have brought the brooms to the Thunderdome, but the UCSB women’s volleyball team is ready to pick up another conference victory against Cal State Fullerton (11-11 overall, 5-5 in the Big West) after winning two consecutive matches against conference foes over Halloween weekend.
Promotion of Masculinity Detrimental to All Women
In response to the “He Said, She Said” column last week (“Who Got the Power?”, Daily Nexus, Oct. 24) I just want to say I wish you had not emphasized the fact that men have absolute control over women in any kind of sexual encounter.
Local Groups Host Events for Mexican Holiday
Día de los Muertos came to life this year with candy skulls, craft fairs, altars honoring deceased loved ones and other events in the Santa Barbara area.