Supervisor Candidates To Debate
In an effort to prepare students and voters for this June’s 3rd District Supervisor election, UCSB Campus Democrats will host a debate tonight between the score of candidates aiming to become Isla Vista’s only elected representative.
New Student Energy Forum Holds Inauguration
Nobel Laureate and UCSB physics professor Walter Kohn told students to flex their brain power and try to solve the global energy problem at the UCSB Energy Forum inauguration last Tuesday.
Santa Barbara Heads to UCR for Braveheart Classic Tourney
Fresh off a trip to Hawaii, the UCSB men’s golf team must now head down to Beaumont, Calif. March 3 and 4 to compete in the annual UC Riverside Braveheart Classic. The Gauchos look to build off their strong performance in Honolulu, where they took a competitive 11th place in a very strong field at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate Tournament.
Peers Should Pressure Feds for New File-Sharing Laws
The debate over file sharing on college campuses should be addressed as an issue where filtering content is harmful to the circulation of cultural and knowledge forms. We need to recognize peer-to-peer – P2P – file sharing as a digital library for the 21st century, circulating digital forms so we can think, engage and analyze the media content around us.
Report Finds Casino Boosts Economy
A recent economic study has found that Chumash Casino Resort has contributed millions of dollars to the county economy and created hundreds of new jobs, but some claim that the cost of gambling-based income is too high.
Armchair QB
Congrats to Big Ben and his new $102 million contract. The QB loves how he continues to ride his motorcycle after nearly killing himself.
Cox To Raise Cable Package Rates
Local residents may notice an increase in their cable bill next month as Cox Communications institutes price adjustments on many of their cable packages.
Mo’ Hair, Mo’ Problems
I can’t help but be disgusted by the story about a 6-year-old who was suspended from kindergarten last week after showing up with a Mohawk. I can see suspending someone for growing a mullet, but to punish a kid for having the balls – albeit balls that haven’t dropped yet – to bust out the […]