Firm Plans Petrol Pipeline

Local oil company Venoco, Inc. recently proposed the construction of an eight-mile underground pipeline, potentially eliminating the use of barges for oil transportation.

My Gay Friend Wants to Tell You…

Although the effort to kick Prop 8 to the curb was unsuccessful on the larger scale, as far as UCSB was concerned, equality prevailed. In celebration of Chuck Norris-caliber kick-assitude. I dedicate this column to some of the sexiest people on our campus: the queer community.

Santa Barbara Chicken Ranch

Santa Barbara Chicken Ranch – Fairview
163 N. Fairview Ave, Goleta
Phone: (805) 692-9200

Armchair QB

Dirk Nowitzki’s fraud of a fiancée claims she is pregnant with the big German’s baby! He may not play any sort of defense, but at least the Mavericks star lays down the D off the court.

Green ‘Hero’ To Lecture

William McDonough – an architect who has received international fame as a leader in environmentally and economically sustainable design – will give a free on-campus lecture this evening about intelligent, green building solutions.

Release of Torture Memos Signals Change

“We do not torture.”

That’s a line that will go down with Nixon’s “I am not a crook.” For years we were told by the Bush administration that our country abides by the Geneva Conventions and treat prisoners of war fairly. Meanwhile, we watched as John Ashcroft penned memos stating that interrogation techniques are not torture if “they do not cause organ failure or death.” Over the last month we have watched memos come out explaining exactly what we did that fell short of organ failure.

Santa Barbara Barbeque Gourmet Catering

Santa Barbara Barbeque Gourmet Catering
1917 De La Vina Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: (805) 687-4900

Housing Project Evokes Protest

The Goleta City Council recently unanimously approved the development of Haskell’s Landing, an apartment complex near Devereux Creek.

It’s Never Too Late to Talk to Teens About Sex

May is upon us again and for some that may signal a montage of blooming flowers and baby bird, or for those who are more musically inclined, it may cause you to spontaneously break out into song and dance. For me, however, May means just three simple, yet highly significant things: my parents’ birthdays, Mother’s Day and National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month.

The Hungry Gaucho

Who am I? That’s one secret I’ll never tell, but I can tell you that I’m the Hungry Gaucho.