Senior Looks Downtown For Restored Dignity
I woke up in my own bed once in a span of four days. I wish I could tell you I was out raising my likelihood of contracting sexually transmitted diseases, but in all honesty I wasn’t. Where was I? Face up on my couch with little to no recollection of how I got there. […]
Surfing Recessed
Although the government hasn’t been bailing out shapers, neither have people been ordering custom boards. At surf shops in San Diego, they have had to slash prices on Firewires in order to sell them, turning a meager profit that likely doesn’t even cover the cost to get the boards delivered to the shop. Many surf shops have closed their doors forever, and many more are currently hanging on by a thread.
DLG To Test Compost Initiative
The De La Guerra dining commons will soon initiate a program that will turn discarded food, paper, plastics and other wastes into rich soil.
In Gaza, Defining Collateral Damage
The concept of collateral damage is morally unacceptable. Such a vague term serves only one purpose — to diminish the perception of a tragedy involving real people. By disavowing the human element of a tragedy, society’s collective responsibility is diminished, thus making it possible for inaction, in the face of wrong, to continue unabated. When […]
SB Crosses USC to Start ’09 Season
This Saturday UCSB men’s lacrosse opens up its season against the University of Southern California. The Gauchos, who won the Western Collegiate Lacrosse League Championship in four of the last six years en route to a pair of Division I National Championships in 2004-05, are playing their first game in the newly formed Southwestern Lacrosse Conference after finishing 11-5 last year. The visiting Trojans, on the other hand, went 4-11 in 2008. Santa Barbara won 9-7 in the sole meeting between the squads last year.
Regents Resolve to Reduce Fees
Today the University of California Board of Regents will convene to consider UC President Mark G. Yudof’s Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan. If approved, the proposal would fully cover UC systemwide fees for students from families with incomes less than $60,000.
Lack of Student Jobs Shrinks Safety Net
Santa Barbara is an expensive town with a high cost of living that everyone is familiar with. So for those us who support ourselves, it requires a lot of work to stay afloat. Luckily, we have the tourist industry and the well off who keep our economy rolling and allow most of us to make […]
Police Blotter
Breaking and Undressing
Sun., Jan. 25, 12:37 a.m. – Officers stationed on the 6600 block of Del Playa Drive were approached by an unidentified male who told them an unknown female had entered his home at 6614 DP.
Good Samaritans Make Isla Vista Special Place
Last Thursday I took a break from studying to go grab lunch. The place I wanted to eat charged fifty cents for credit card purchases under $10, and being as cheap as I am, I went to the nearby ATM to get cash. By the time I got home that night, it was about 10:30 […]
Construction Continues on Pardall
After nearly a decade of planning, the realization of the Isla Vista Master Plan is fully underway – much to the chagrin of bikers, business owners and residents alike.