Ayo For San Diego
I don’t quite know what to make of this San Diego State drug ring story. On the one hand, 75 students face drug charges. But on the other hand, 75 students face drug charges!!! Definitely helps their reputation as a party school. Here I am, hearing rumors about cutbacks on Halloween and looming issues with beach drinking, and these crazy bastards are ramping things up about 5,000 notches. They’re making a serious run at our California party school title. Also, I’m a little sad for the ladies of SDSU, who will undoubtedly gain a shitload of weight now that their cocaine hookups have been shut down. Without the yay, state school girls are just… fatter state school girls.
Corporate Sponsors Energize I.V. Parties
For those revelers wily enough to work the system, the physical cost of throwing a party in Isla Vista seems to be declining.
Bullpen Melts Down Once Again
In last Wednesday’s meeting against Pepperdine, the Gaucho bullpen blew a lead for starting senior right hander Michael Martin, giving up a grand slam in the ninth to drop their third meeting of the season to the Waves 7-3. Ninth inning relief would be the undoing for UCSB once again in yesterday’s season finale against Pepperdine, this time with Martin giving up the winning run in the bottom of the ninth pitching in relief to cost Santa Barbara their final nonconference game in a 5-4 loss on the road.
Left Said, Right Said, Passing Gas (Tax)
Ever think to yourself that this election could use more pandering and empty promises? Well, you’re in luck! Welcome to the gas tax debate, in which Sens. Hillary Clinton and John McCain try to nab votes by promising a “summer gas tax holiday,” where the federal gas tax will be repealed for three whole months. Neither candidate has addressed the simple fact that if the 18-cent-a-gallon tax is eliminated, increased demand will instantly make up the difference and keep gas prices as they are.
Calculated Choreography
Arts & Lectures hosted an unforgettable performance featuring Japanese dancers Eiko and Koma, with Margaret Leng Tan on piano on Thursday, May 1 at Campbell Hall. Eiko and Koma and Tan performed “Mourning,” a haunting, lyrical piece consisting of Tan reciting somber piano melodies and Eiko and Koma crafting extremely refined, calculated movements onstage.
UCSB Gets $3.2 Million For Facility Renovations
UCSB will receive $3.2 million in state funding for the construction of a state-of-the-art stem cell research laboratory to be housed in the campus Center for Stem Cell Biology and Engineering.
Rob G’s Keys
One round down, three to go.
Left Said, Right Said, Passing Gas (Tax)
Where does Sen. Barack Obama get off saying Sen. John McCain and Sen. Hillary Clinton are pandering for votes? I didn’t realize listening to the cries of Americans for a solution to sky-high gas prices was unethical campaigning. If the proposal gets so much support from the American people, whom candidates answer to, I fail to see the problem. McCain’s idea to temporarily suspend federal taxes on gasoline is a great idea. We depend on fuel to get almost anywhere, and when the price gets too high, people stop buying things. This can spell disaster for business and the economy. With no end in sight to rising oil prices, the U.S. government needs to do what it can to help out Americans. Maybe it doesn’t fix things in the long run, but with short term problems like the rising number of housing foreclosures and an economic recession looming, we can all certainly welcome a bit of relief. What’s more, this period of lower prices gives lawmakers time to hammer out a better long-term solution.
The Time of Your Life
“There’s only two things in life that are constant. That’s change and change.” Lyfe Jennings says at the beginning of “Never Never Land,” the fourth track on his third album, “Lyfe Change.” What is unclear is if even Lyfe really believes his own intro. “Lyfe Change” is a departure neither in content nor delivery from his last two offerings and there often isn’t even much change from track to track.
Santa Barbara To Employ Attorney to Protect Trout
The Santa Barbara City Council authorized the spending of up to $100,000 yesterday to hire a water rights attorney to help negotiate a more vigorous Steelhead trout recovery program for the Santa Ynez River.