Living in a Gamer’s Paradise
It’s hard to understate the cultural importance of a new Mario game. The little plumber that could has been unclogging pipes and saving princesses for longer than most people at UCSB have been alive.
Death Defying Diegesis
Death-defying rock climbs, back flips in kayaks, ice climbing on glaciers, tracking man-eating tigers, and… sitting safely in Campbell Hall? While this may seem like one of Sesame Street’s “which one of these does not belong” games, in fact, it’s what happened last year when the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour came to UCSB.
Popco Plant Contains Chemical Spill
One hundred gallons of sulfolane, a liquid chemical, inadvertently leaked from the Popco Oil and Gas facility near El Capitan yesterday and flowed into the waters of a nearby creek that empties into the ocean.
Good Planning Beats Any Drug Test
Stale urine trickled down the inside of his leg a drop at a time, eventually soaking the black dress socks he’d just bought that morning. He would have laughed if it wasn’t for the tension in the office. Instead, he sat straight, like any decent candidate, his eyes meeting the interviewer’s as she reached over her desk to shake his hand.
Brooklyn Bang Dance
Dear Weatherprofessors, Due to the unusual amount of rain, I will not be attending classes until further notice. I realize that my absence will be missed, particularly in my [class name removed by editors for security reasons] section. However this situation simply can’t be helped. The walk to class is just too wet, causing me […]
SB Seeks Third Straight Victory
Momentum is hard to come by given the parity of the Big West Conference, but after defeating Cal State Fullerton and Cal Poly, UCSB has finally found some.
Winter Wonderland
Now that the quarter is well under way, it’s incredible how quickly campus calendars start filling up with fun films and provocative performances. In fact, on-campus organizations like Arts & Lectures and Associated Students Program Board are creating a veritable winter wonderland of exciting events for your enjoyment this quarter.
Search Continues in Missing Person Case
Four days after she disappeared, Reno police still have no new leads concerning 19 year-old Santa Barbara City College student Brianna Denison.
Frimpong Defenders Ignore Court Facts
Eric Frimpong has been convicted of rape. This comes as no surprise to anyone with half a brain. The evidence against him was overwhelming: teeth marks consistent with his on the victim’s face, witness statements (including Frimpong’s), good police work during the investigation, and – most damning of all – the victim’s DNA found on Frimpong’s scrotum.