On the Menu Satisfies Its Sweet Tooth
In the mood for something sweet? This week, On the Menu keeps it fresh as we roll through some of Santa Barbara’s best bakeries.
Sandwiches and Vaginas
I love the service sector. Seriously, the shit you guys have to put up with late at night in Isla Vista really ought to earn you a fucking medal.
Former PM Blair Speaks in SB
The Honourable Tony Blair – the former prime minister of the United Kingdom – made his first appearance in Santa Barbara this week as he tackled the controversial topic of international religious conflict.
Be Sexy and Green
Our consumer culture affects even our most basic needs. We drive to Wal-Mart and pay 2000-fold to have someone encase our tap water in a plastic bottle. We import apples from New Zealand, while fruit from our neighbors’ trees rots on the ground. Though I struggle to think of anything truer to our tree-dwelling, twig-eating […]
Destruction in Bakersfield
When they faced off against the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners last week, the Gauchos had their backs against the wall and were forced to wage a huge comeback to scrape out an 8-7 win against a team playing its inaugural Division I season. With frustration carrying over from a series loss to San Jose State last weekend, the UC Santa Barbara baseball team (22-12 overall) would make sure its third meeting of the season with CSUB was not close, running 18 hits across the board in a convincing 17-2 road blowout.
A Joint Rolled Is a Body Buried
There is a new blood diamond in international politics. This new product is enjoyed by 25 million Americans on a regular basis. It has led to the death of 6,300 people in one country alone last year. In one city, 1,600 have already been killed this year. Many have been beheaded and placed on display […]
Gauchos Can’t Find the Hole
The Big West Championship tournament was the hardest yet for the UCSB men’s golf team, which finished eighth out of eight teams in what proved to be a disappointing spring follow-up to the team’s fall season. UCSB finished at 33 over par, a gaping distance from tournament winners UC Davis, which came into the clubhouse at 3 under.
Pappas To Appeal 3rd District Seat
Steve Pappas’ six-month legal saga – which seemingly ended in March when a judge upheld the election of Doreen Farr – isn’t over yet.
SB Tears Apart School Records
Last weekend, the Santa Barbara track team competed in three different events, leading to several Gauchos entering the UCSB record books – most notably sophomore Barbara Nwaba, who bested her own school record in the heptathlon.
Brain Scholar To Speak
Oliver Sacks – deemed the ‘poet laureate of medicine’ by The New York Times – will speak at Campbell Hall tonight at 7:30.