Last Days in Office
There are just six days until Bush is out of office, guys. What the hell does one do in the last 144 hours in office anyway? Sign yearbooks?
Famous SoCal Yogurt Shop Opens Locally
The word is out in Santa Barbara about the new Pinkberry store that opened this week on State Street and hordes of frozen yogurt fans crowded the sidewalk yesterday looking for a sweet fix.
Gauchos Look to Herd ‘Eaters
A rejuvenated Gaucho lineup made a statement in the Elephant Bar Invitational this past weekend, laying a 3-0 shutout on #4 Long Beach State to take third in the tournament. National polls took notice, bumping up Santa Barbara’s #14 preseason ranking to #9 on Monday. Chances are #5 UC Irvine (3-1) also paid close attention, as they are at risk of becoming the next top-five team that UCSB (2-1 overall) brings down when the two teams face off tonight at 7p.m. in Robertson Gymnasium.
Adultcon: Perverts Welcome
The man taking our tickets winked. I glanced at my friend and chuckled. That’s right, Mr. Ticket-taker! Ladies aren’t perverts! Sure, I had come to Adultcon on my own accord, but I didn’t do it like everyone else. I sent an e-mail, made a phone call, sent a fax, recruited a friend, drove 100 miles […]
Bookstore Must Revise Its Pricing Policies
I read with interest Adam Wenger’s piece on outrageous textbook prices (“A Bookstore Swindle?” Daily Nexus, Jan. 13, 2009). Expensive textbooks have received considerable attention recently, with many groups pursuing alternative, more affordable models. For representative efforts, including those on electronic texts, see the New York Times editorial of April 25, 2008: here We really […]
SB Tries to Fend off Viking Invasion
UCSB women’s basketball gets a rare break from Big West play tonight, as the Portland State Vikings are coming to town for Santa Barbara’s second to last nonconference game of the season.
Meeting Fails To Address Greka
Yesterday’s Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors meeting followed a familiar format.
UC Proposes Enrollment Reduction
In an attempt to offset the next wave of impending budget cuts, the UC Board of Regents will convene this afternoon to consider curbing undergraduate enrollment and freezing the salaries of top administrators.
Birkenstocks and Banana Slugs
Just so everyone is clear, what I am about to say is not an opinion; it is a fact. It is one of the indisputable truths in life, just like the fact that the Earth is round, the sky is blue, and you are going to check your Facebook today. This truth that I speak […]
Mr. 10:47 Decides to Play Devil’s Advocate
Reading the article (“No More Mr. 10:47,” Daily Nexus, Jan. 13, 2009), I felt obligated to respond and stand up for those singled out for passing class time in a “disruptive” manner. Yes, Ms. Kosh, in the classroom I am your biggest enemy. I am Mr. 10:47. I do not intentionally annoy you. I try […]