Fox News
Being on a liberal, pink-o commie campus all the time, sometimes I feel like I don’t get enough propaganda from the other side. Thus, I occasionally frequent foxnews.com. It gives me my share of real, totally newsworthy stuff, and it’s definitely not fear-mongering garbage. And what were today’s headlines that stuck out, you ask?
Turds and Tulips
Correction added Puffy-chested, proud tulips to the firefighters who kept the Tea Fire from lighting all of Santa Barbara County on fire, and to the community members, groups and businesses who opened their arms to those who needed help. Way to heat up our souls. Flaming, moronic turds to the SBCC students who allegedly lit […]
SB On Road Again
Tonight the UCSB men’s basketball team plays their last game before settling down for finals week in a match against Utah Valley. The game is the Gauchos’ fifth road game in a row, and is a chance for the 3-4 squad to pull itself back to .500.
Top Dog ****
Hollywood films about heavy-duty social issues tend to fall into one of two categories: condescending melodramas that appeal to sentimental pre-teen girls (“Crash” and “Blood Diamond”) and truly gut-wrenching films like Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog Millionaire.”
Veterans War Against Gay Policy
In response to a decade of research released by UCSB, over 100 retired United States military leaders have drafted a petition to repeal the armed forces’ “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy
Thief-Proof Your Pad Before Heading Home
Wow, the quarter’s almost over already. It feels like it was the last day of summer break only a few weeks ago. Halloween came and went faster than a Friday night streaker on Del Playa. Now the holidays are here. Soon all of you are going to be at home snug in your beds with visions of Halo guns in your head. Ah, the Xbox games, new laptops, brand new fruit of the looms to replace that last pair you’ve been milking for at least a month and of course the pink bunny outfit from your old Aunt Clara!
UCSB Attempts to Rebound
The UCSB women’s basketball team is coming home from their road trip just in time for the holidays. However, the Gauchos have a couple of obstacles to hurdle before they can celebrate — and that is not even counting finals.
The “Milk” Man ****
When it comes to addressing tragedy and hot-button social issues, director Gus Van Sant has plenty of experience – his previous films have addressed topics of school shootings, suicide and inner-city education – so it’s a no-brainer that he would take on writer Dustin Lance Black’s “Milk,” a biopic of New York lawyer-turned-San Francisco District Supervisor Harvey Milk.
UCSB, China Work To Prevent Suicide
A group of UCSB administrators flew halfway around the world last month to tackle the problem of student depression and suicide.