UCSB Hosts Battle by the Beach for Home Opener
The UC Santa Barbara softball team plays its first three-day series of the season at Campus Diamond in the UCSB Softball by the Beach Tournament against the Portland State and St. John’s.
Gauchos Look to Slam Ducks in Weekend Match
After winning two games in a row, the UCS men’s tennis team is ready to take on Oregon at the Rec Cen Courts Sunday at 1 p.m., weather pending.
Santa Barbara Faces Marist in Season Opener
After a disappointing 2007 season in which they finished 23-31 overall, including a 9-12 conference record that put them sixth in the Big West, the Gaucho baseball team will look to bounce back in a big way as they open up their 2008 campaign at home versus Marist College at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium this weekend.
Armchair QB
If you didn’t go to the women’s basketball game last night you missed the hottest team in the Big West. Ever. The QB is sure Jake Kelly is out for the year because she got knocked up.
Union Files Suit Against SB Paper Over Wage Policy
The union representing the newsroom employees of the Santa Barbara News-Press filed yet another unfair labor charge against the paper yesterday, protesting the company’s decision not to offer staffers a raise in 2006.
SB Crushes Cal Los Angeles
The #14 UCSB men’s volleyball team (7-7 overall, 5-5 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) looked well rested last night as they defeated the UCLA Bruins (10-6 overall, 7-5 MPSF), 3-1, in a pivotal mid-week matchup. Following a light week, the Gauchos came out firing and won games one and two by scores of 30-21 and 31-29, respectively, dropped game three 30-25 and won game four 30-24, while hitting .341 on the night.
Can’t Spell Cocky Without…
On the heels of Barack Obama’s recent success, Slate.com published a story yesterday wondering if he was now becoming too cool for his own good.
Graphic Art
“Persepolis” – it’s a title that’s been whispered reverently from film geek to film geek, slowly gaining the kind of underground cache that virtually guarantees its eventual migration into the mainstream.
Nicki’s Nifty News: Pants are Overrated
It’s been a heavy week, huh? You need a laugh. I’ve got just that for you.