UCSB Pummels Visiting Ducks
The UCSB men’s tennis team (3-2 overall) continued its winning ways, beating Oregon 6-1 on Sunday afternoon at the Rec Cen courts in the Gauchos biggest win over a Pac-10 school in a decade.
That’s What He Said: Garish Gauntlet Gratifies TV Gazers
Remember the good ole days when you’d go home after school and tune in to Carson Daly and “Total Request Live”? Remember when MTV actually showed videos and played tons of music? It seems like it’s been forever, but for better or worse, the channel referring to itself as “music television” is now largely a reality TV channel.
State Senator Advocates EAP Israel Renewal
In spite of the State Dept.’s continuing travel warnings, students and a state senator have increased their efforts to end the University of California Education Abroad Program’s five-year freeze on studies in Israel.
Escape From I.V.
Have you ever been dying to get out of Isla Vista? For a weekend, a day or just an afternoon? Do you want to explore and experience something different? Every week in this column, I will bring you escapes from everyday life – some large, some small, some cheap, some not, but all a ton of fun.
Gauchos Stay Unbeaten on Home Court
Seniors Marta Simic and Charlotte Scatliffe set the tone for the UCSB women’s tennis team’s fifth match of the season in a dominating 8-1 victory over Eastern Michigan’s top-ranked doubles squad en route to a 6-1 Gaucho victory over the visiting Eagles.
GOP Running Mate Debate Rages On
With John McCain sliding into the Republican presidential nomination, many are wondering who the senior Arizona senator will choose as his vice president. McCain has a wide field of candidates to choose from, and his final decision may ultimately depend on which Democrat he finds himself running against in November. Speculation is wide, but I’ve narrowed down who I believe does and doesn’t have a good chance to be McCain’s right-hand man.
SB Opens Season With Eleventh-Place Finish
The UCSB men’s golf team started off the season in style, heading to Honolulu, Hawaii to compete in the John Burns Intercollegiate tournament. In the exceptionally tough field of 21 teams, the Gauchos ended up finishing a respectable 11th place. Led by freshman Tyler Weir’s team low five-under-par 211, Santa Barbara shot a team score of 849 – only two shots out of eighth place.
Good Sense Hinders Ability to Obamasm
The Center for Disease Control would like to bring you a special emergency warning: You could be at risk for a terrible disease! All concerned citizens should read the following column carefully – even your children may be vulnerable to infection. All across the country tonight, liberals are dropping like flies. They are fainting in voluminous numbers, either from a substance-induced coma or from sheer ecstasy.
Armchair QB
How can a NHL player get a DUI? Those guys are so hardcore, they can pound a handle of just about anything and still skate like a fairy.
Grade Reversal Mirrors Man’s Struggle Against Injustice
I’ve experienced many injustices, but none has frustrated and left me in equal bewilderment as the events leading to the reversal of a grade.