Armstrong To Cycle Through Solvang
The annual Amgen Tour of California Bicycle Race, featuring seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, will stop in Solvang today for the sixth stage of the race.
Board the Bus, Leave the Profanity Behind
The following events are true and happened between 5:40 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Feb. 18.
Spikers Set to Slam the Tigers
Despite going the full five sets in four of its last five matches, a hard-luck UC Santa Barbara men’s volleyball team (3-7 overall, 1-6 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) rides a four-game losing streak heading into tonight’s matchup versus Pacific.
Greek Charity Supports I.V. Elementary
UCSB Greek Week 2009 kicks off tomorrow, marking the start of a charity drive to benefit Isla Vista Elementary School’s science camps.
UCSB Researchers Target Alzheimer’s Protein
Scientists at UCSB’s Neuroscience Research Institute have made a breakthrough in Alzheimer’s disease research that may advance avenues of treatment.
Pennies Blow
Looks like the penny has a whole new look – the U.S. mint just released four brand new designs to commemorate Honest Abe’s 200th birthday.
After the Fire, Anger Lingers
In the months since authorities linked the Tea Fire to 10 young adults and their ill-advised late-night bonfire, the public response has been ferocious.
Mini Golf Yields Mini Fun
While the enraptured crowd watched, I stepped up to the ball and knelt down to read the green. A bump on the right, a ditch on the left and a windmill all factored into the calculations. Taking careful note of wind speed, I addressed the ball and swung the club, releasing the ball on its journey over the bump and up the ramp into the depths of the windmill.
Gauchos Pulverize Pacific
It hasn’t been a pretty season, not by a long shot, but three weeks to play the UCSB men’s basketball is finally putting the pieces together when it is most crucial.
Legends Perform Ginsberg Tribute
Most college students might assume that “hipster” is a recently coined term, but the late poet Allen Ginsberg wrote about “angelheaded hipsters” in “Howl,” his famous 1955 poem that celebrates the rebellious Beat movement. Ginsberg’s poetry — along with literature by other Beat writers like Jack Kerouac — was an important influence on American songwriters in the ’60s and ’70s, such as Bob Dylan and Patti Smith, who in turn still influence today’s sub-cultures and (wannabe) non-conformists.