Month: January 2009

Opinion

Voluptuous Virtual Voyages

January 7, 2009 by Jenni Perez

I got laid this Winter Break. Trust me, this was to everyone’s advantage; all play and no lay makes Jenni a raging psycho. Last year, I stormed my hometown with a permanent stink-eye, obsessively reviewing the names on my shit list. I...

News

Strapped for Cash, UC Weighs Options

January 7, 2009 by Elliott Rosenfeld

Boxed in by looming budget cuts, University of California officials may look out-of-state for answers to the financial crisis at hand.

Sports

Big West Preview — UC Santa Barbara

January 7, 2009 by Derek Mead

After a rough-and-tumble preseason that saw two losses by a combined margin of three points along with a loss while hosting then-#1 North Carolina, the UCSB men's basketball team was looking forward to a clean slate with the opening of Big ...

News

UCSB Ponders Online Readers

January 7, 2009 by S.F.

In the hopes of lessening students' financial strain, UCSB recently launched an online survey to gauge interest in discarding course readers in exchange for electronic documents.

Sports

Big West Preview — Pacific

January 7, 2009 by Ryan Eagleson

The first week in January always marks two things: the beginning of Winter Quarter and Big West conference play in basketball. This year's Big West looks to be especially interesting given the way the preseason unfolded and the similar stre...