PIKE Boxing Event Supports SB Youth
With suspensions lifted, the annual Fight Night boxing expo returned with its traditional host and female presenters this past weekend, boasting a crowd of over 1,000 spectators.
If It’s Brown, Flush It
I’m not a big fan of horse racing, but I can’t help but be a little sad over the events that transpired at the Kentucky Derby. Really depressing stuff. I’m talking, of course, about the fact that a horse named Big Brown won the race. Seriously, that’s the best name that some rich morons could come up with for their horse? I’ll cheer for a Barbaro, or a Secretariat or even a Smarty Jones, but a Big Brown? Lame. That’s like naming your newborn baby Little Peach.
How Much for the Puppy in the Window?
I’m a dog person. Cats are just too bitchy for my liking. I never really realized how much of a dog person I am until I got to college, a.k.a. the time when you learn how freaky you actually are. My family has always had at least one dog. My parents bought the first one from the pound when they were just married and named her Cheese Whiz the Bat Dog. (Good one, crazy newlywed parents.) After Whiz, we had Hank, who was a German shorthaired pointer with way too much energy. Now we’ve got Delilah, a yellow lab, and Nutmeg, a cavalier king charles spaniel and the best dog you will ever meet. She’s almost eight and a half, but she’s been deaf for almost three years now. It doesn’t matter because she wouldn’t come anyway; she likes sitting and sleeping too much.
Wasted Chanced Haunt Gauchos in Crucial Series
In a prime opportunity to rise to the top of the Big West conference standings, the UC Santa Barbara baseball team could not come away with the weekend series at home, dropping two out of three to #12 Cal State Fullerton. The lone win of the series for the Gauchos (30-16 overall, 9-5 in the Big West) would come on Saturday as redshirt freshman Mario Hollands pitched his first collegiate complete game, giving up only four hits while striking out five to lead UCSB to a 10-2 victory over the Titans (29-16 overall, 12-5 in the Big West).
Mind, Body and Soul: Big Restaurants Conceal Bigger Calories
In light of the recent publication, and rapid rise atop the Amazon.com bestseller list, of Eat This, Not That, I thought it would be salient to help expose some of the ostensibly fraudulent claims of massive chain restaurants, and how you can make better decisions if you decide to eat there. The book uses 304 pages to give you specific recommendations of what to order and what to avoid at the most common restaurants in America.
Teams Remember Cancer Patients at Relay for Life
Over 1,300 participants generated more than $70,200 for the American Cancer Society this weekend by walking, running and camping out over a 24-hour period to fight cancer.
Gaming Communism: Mario Kart Wii Attempts an Equalized Playing Field for Hardcore and Casual Gamers
Back in the 1980s, games were impossibly difficult. Anyone who has ever tried to make their way through old-school Nintendo Entertainment System mainstays such as Ghouls ‘n Ghosts, Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels and Kid Icarus knows how difficult and unforgivable gaming was just 20 years ago. Yet as time and technology has changed, games have been able to implement richer save systems, more forgiving life bars and even complex map systems that have eliminated many of the headaches associated with classic games. With all of the technological advancements that have come about, why are we so surprised when our favorite titles suddenly become easier or more accessible?
SB Roars to Wins Over Tigers
Although each Gaucho wore a “Play Like It’s Sunday” ribbon on their shoes this weekend, Saturday turned out to be the better day for UCSB.
Mysterious Minors Potentially Flesh Out College Career
Once upon a time – two whole years ago – on a computer no longer alive, I found the professional writing minor. Only through poking, exploring and chancing random links on the school Web site was I able to find a list of UCSB’s offered minors. Most minors aren’t advertised well, if at all. How do we get the most out of these programs if we don’t know they exist?
Farr Supporters Rally at Home of UCSB Professor
Various students and community members gathered at a UCSB professor’s home in Isla Vista this past weekend to hear both Congresswoman Lois Capps and 3rd District Supervisor candidate Doreen Farr discuss the June 3 ballot.