Energy’s Sunny Future
Part of Barack Obama’s stimulus plan will certainly focus on financing alternative energy projects, probably the building of windmills, geothermal power plants and such. And as Orwellian the task of semi-eternal and laborious windmill buildery may be, it gives me great hope that we will begin to inject capital into an industry that’s perennially under-funded. We’ve been blathering for decades about switching our energy sources, and Obama seems to be a man who’s quite resolute on eclipsing the culture of passivity that has dominated previous administration’s energy policies.
Slow Business Forces SB Shops to Shut Doors
Vacant storefronts are the newest trend hitting Santa Barbara’s downtown commercial district, as retail shops and restaurants face the economic crisis that has gripped the nation.
Irvine Spoils SB’s MPSF Opener
UC Irvine’s 6-5 redshirt freshman opposite Carson Clark from Santa Barbara hit a career-high of 24 of the team’s 59 kills on 32 attacks and four errors for a .625 hitting percentage on the way to a 30-23, 30-25, 26-30, 30-17 win over the #9 Gauchos at Robertson Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
Even Tourists Can Love the Weird Santa Cruz Culture
Upon reading Todd Prodanovich’s surf column about the inherent “weirdness” of Santa Cruz (“Birkenstocks and Banana Slugs,” Daily Nexus, Jan. 14), we were disheartened to realize how stereotypically he portrayed this unique community. Yes, Santa Cruz does have its share of tree-hugging hippies (who tend to chill at UCSC) and surfers whose every other word […]
Hanging Out in the SB Harbor
This week, I set out to the city for which our humble university takes its name. It’s worth the time to get to know Santa Barbara itself and not just State Street. One of the easiest — although not cheapest — ways to do this is to take one of the several tours that run […]
Rare Mollusk To Die Out in 30 Years’ Time
The black abalone – a large edible sea snail found along the Pacific Coast of California and Baja, Mexico – was recently added to the federal Endangered Species List.
SB Heading for SLO Victory
After giving up yet another come-from-behind loss to Cal State Fullerton last Saturday, the UCSB men’s basketball team will be shooting to pick up some Big West momentum this Saturday night against conference rival Cal Poly.
UCSB Welcomes Davis
The UCSB swimming team will host their first dual meet of 2009 on Saturday at noon, swimming against conference rival UC Davis at Campus Pool. “If they want to beat us, they will have to swim really fast,” Head Coach Gregg Wilson said. “It’s developed into a good rivalry.” The Gaucho men’s and women’s teams […]
A.S. Ends Israel Debate
The proposed resolution concerning the crisis in Gaza that drew debate last week ended its controversial run at yesterday’s Associated Students Legislative Council meeting.