#10 UCSB Looks to Hunt Down Cougars
With their impressive third place showing at the Elephant Bar Invitational nearly three weeks behind them, the #10 UC Santa Barbara men’s volleyball team (2-4 overall, 0-3 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) returns home hoping to regain their swagger against #9 BYU (4-3 overall, 2-0 in the MPSF) in a Friday-Saturday doubleheader.
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UCSB Treks to Texas
The road does not get any easier for the UCSB men’s tennis team as they head to Austin, TX this Saturday for a three-day tournament where they will take on national #2 Texas in the first round.
SB Visits Vegas
The UCSB swimming team will travel to Las Vegas to swim against UNLV on Saturday in a dual meet at the Buchanan Natatorium in their last dual meet of the season on the road.
Rolling Down the Red Carpet
“Did you talk to Jeff?” director Rod Lurie asked me on the opening night of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, referring to Jeff Bridges, a.k.a. “The Dude” from “The Big Lebowski,” who also played the president in “The Contender.”
On the Subject of Beer Blankets
I’ve been freezing my ass off for the last three months. Sure, the last mini heat wave got me back into swapping my pants for tall boys of St. Ides, but now that Taaka-induced sleeve ripping leaves me feeling as chilly as a lanky-ass Otter Pop. Yet with the image of miniskirt-clad hoodrats marching up and down Del Playa Drive permanently burned into the university’s collective psyche, I have to wonder if doing shooters of cheap whiskey is the key to letting my man-hooters once again run free. In other words, is the liquid blanket that so many on the planet rely on really as toasty as a triple-layer Snuggie?
Protesters Rally for Services
Over 70 protesters rallied across campus yesterday to urge the university to spare student resource programs from the budget cut chopping block.
UCSB Set to Quake CSUN
Tonight the UCSB men’s basketball team will shoot to rebound from a pair of bad losses in the friendly confines of the Thunderdome. The Gauchos (8-11, 2-5 Big West) need to snag a win in the ESPNU-televised match against a hot Northridge squad (7-10, 4-3 Big West) after going 1-2 in their last road trip.
Still Poor, Just Poorer
Weekend Forecast: Fuckin’ corrections stealing my space… So how ’bout them Superbowl ads? I took one out for all the money I make in the Nexus. Be on the lookout for my .03 seconds of fame.
Be a Career Peer
Believe it or not, the Career Center is already hiring Career Peer Advisors for the 2009-2010 school year! Interested in what the job has to offer? Check out Micael’s latest blog post.