Be a Good Fan, Save Your $cratch
With the inauguration taking place yesterday, hope and optimism throughout the majority of the American populace are at their highest levels in a decade. Despite the economy going Chernobyl, a tremendous lack of fresh water that will probably initiate the next Civil War and the impending doom of the black abalone and numerous other obscure creatures, people are pretty stoked on life right now. The general consensus seems to be that we are headed for better times. However, with all of the monetary strife and rampant bankruptcy, what’s going to happen to us sports fans? Will the Pistons shut their doors with the loss of the entire Detroit manufacturing complex? Will Rasheed Wallace be forced to couch surf across the country, eventually ending up getting blunted in a tent on my roof?
Mister Pontius Goes to Washington, MLS
Move over Barack Obama, Washington, D.C. has an even newer face in town. In Major League Soccer’s SuperDraft on Thursday, D.C. United selected Gaucho senior Chris Pontius with the seventh overall pick.
Regents Threaten UC Admission Standards
As a 2008 graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, I am bothered by the UC Board of Regents’ proposal to lower admission standards and eliminate the SAT II Subject Tests for several reasons. Most importantly, this proposal will change the way that people view UCSB and other UC schools, while at the same […]
SB Welcomes Weekend Homestand
The Gauchos (1-3-1 overall, 0-1 in conference) bookended their preseason against a Utah squad (9-2-1) that had won eight out of the last 11 games going into the Jan. 10 contest.
Guest Professor Presents New Book
Paula Fredriksen made an appearance at Corwin Pavilion last night to tackle the subject of anti-Semitism.
SB Airport To Provide New Policy
In an effort to attract new airlines – and customers – the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport has created a new incentive program.
Local Bank Heists Puzzle Police
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Dept. is currently investigating two separate armed bank robberies that took place within minutes of each other last Friday in Goleta.
UCSB Gets Free Lesson in Ethics
Over 2,500 free copies of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s book, Ethics for the New Millennium, will be distributed in the Davidson Library today to kick off the third annual UCSB Reads.
UC Budget Control Does Not Add Up
I was at the UC Regent teleconference on Wednesday in Cheadle Hall. After reading the article in the Nexus, (“UC Cuts Enrollment, Freezes Salaries,” Jan. 15, 2009) concerning the meeting, I felt there were a few key pieces of information that should not have been left out. First, concerning the whole issue of cutting students, […]