The Hungry Gaucho

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

In Africa, Hope Triumphs

The bearded man pulled down his shirt to show me the bullet’s entry wound.

“See, right there, that’s where they shot me,” he said as he pointed to a lump below his left collarbone. “But they didn’t shoot me again because I was covered in blood and they thought I was dead.”

Get on Board With Skipping Class

Blow it off, all of it. It’s week seven, which is the time of the quarter for sighs of relief after midterms and deep breaths in preparation for finals.

Rally To Fight Against Cuts

A group of students will hold a mock commencement ceremony on campus today in which no one will graduate.

Final Thoughts on Floatopia 2

Before Michael Young, Ron Cortez, J.P. Primeau, Lt. Brian Olmstead and the entire Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors start slapping each other on the backs for their collective efforts to derail Floatopia 2, let’s go over the real reasons it didn’t happen this past weekend.

Big Baby

Man, who knew “Big Baby” had such a killer instinct?

Films Eye Mideast Strife

After 10 days of Middle Eastern movie screenings and related guest speakers, the third annual Israeli-Palestinian Film Festival will draw to a close tomorrow.

Obama’s Health Plan Ignores Human Nature

I was recently asked what I thought to be the logic behind Obama’s push for national health care, considering the superiority of our market-based system.

Students To Hug It Out for Well-Being

Advocates of flexibility, serenity and deep breathing are inviting students to partake in a “yoga flash mob” on campus today.

Study Seeks Sources of Ocean Damage

Helmed by UCSB researchers, a two-year study examining human’s impact on our regional oceans was published recently, mapping both the primary and everyday culprits behind the degradation of our oceans.