Month: January 2009

Sports

SB Tries to Fend off Viking Invasion

January 14, 2009 by John Greely

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.

Opinion

Bookstore Must Revise Its Pricing Policies

January 14, 2009 by Professor Behrooz Parhami

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 alter...

News

UC Proposes Enrollment Reduction

January 14, 2009 by Staff

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.

Sports

Birkenstocks and Banana Slugs

January 14, 2009 by Todd Prodanovich

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. Th...

Opinion

Mr. 10:47 Decides to Play Devil’s Advocate

January 14, 2009 by Joshua Allen

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...