UCR and LBSU Get Balled Up
It was just one more weekend, two more wins and one conference championship for the UCSB women’s basketball team, as Lindsay Gottlieb’s Gauchos defeated UC Riverside and Long Beach State on the road to finish the regular season. With the wins, Santa Barbara ends the season at 15-1 in conference and clinches the top seed in the Big West Tournament next week.
On Joblessness, Loneliness and Anxiousness
Hello there, it’s me, Igor. This column is due Sunday morning, and it’s Saturday night, and I’ve been drinking because my editor Nicki Arnold told me to be more advice-y because people have been writing in with real problems. But I couldn’t do it because it was hard and boring, so I thought I would […]
UCSB Sweeps Visiting LMU
After grinding their way to three hard-fought wins over Friday and Saturday, the Gauchos (9-2 overall) capped off a successful homestand with a 10-3 stomping of a downtrodden LMU squad in Sunday’s finale. It was a fitting end to a weekend that saw UCSB plate 32 runs over four games, showcasing an explosive offense that paved the way for several Santa Barbara comebacks.
ACLU Backs SB Transients
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the city of Santa Barbara on behalf of the homeless population, claiming city officials have committed “unconscionable” violations in prosecuting transients.
SB Holds Down the Home Pool
After spending the month of February on the road, the #13 UCSB women’s water polo team took advantage of their first weekend home stand of the 2009 regular season by dismantling CSU Monterey Bay 15-7 on Thursday before going 3-1 at the Gaucho Spring Invite at Campus Pool, knocking off two of the three ranked opponents they faced. The Gauchos (10-6 overall) dominated an unheralded Claremont-Mudd-Scripps squad 16-1 in the invite’s opener, and beat #16 Long Beach State 7-6 for the second time this year. On the second day, Santa Barbara split their two matches with an 8-5 win over #19 UC San Diego before falling 7-3 to #6 San Diego State.
Officials Prepare for Future District Race
With November’s election a few months past, some local politicians are already looking to 2010 and the next statewide election.
IM Basketball Edition
Move over ’72 Miami Dolphins, The Rimjobs are the new measure of perfection. After blowing their way through Sunday night’s excuse for a B-League, The Rimmies are ready to physically and orally decimate any opponent come playoffs.
Unlike my officemate’s team the Rimjobs, whose name casts immediate doubt on their levels of both class and manliness, The Men’s Center basketball team boasts a roster that is the zenith of manhood, and our players carry our uniformed selves on the court with positively exemplary gentlemanly values.
UCSB Revises Plan to Suit Environment
As required by state law, a second draft of the Environmental Impact Report that accompanies UCSB’s Long Range Development Plan has been released for public review and comment.
Campus Media Loses Funds
Just as Storke Tower celebrated its 40th birthday, the campus icon essentially had its health insurance revoked.
Student Initiates Business Apparel Clothing Drive
As the California unemployment rate climbs, one UCSB student has launched an initiative to get the jobless citizens of Santa Barbara back on their feet.