A UCSB football Team?

Matt Connolly: UC Santa Barbara has it all: the beach, the babes and a guaranteed double major in debauchery when four years of greatness come to an end. But let’s face it – our utopian microcosm of sunny skies and perpetual beer ponging loses its allure when you consider its shortcomings in the sporting world. […]

I’m Going to Vegas, Baby!

I’m afraid that once your friends turn 21, the only thing Facebook is really used for is to tell your friends that you went to/are going to Las Vegas.

UC Campuses Cope With Cuts

As the reality of the $813 million system-wide budget deficit sets in, every University of California campus is facing the difficult question of just how to spread the financial pain.

“Drinkability” We Can Believe In

All this talk about whether Sgt. James Crowley is racist or whether he “acted stupidly” in incarcerating Harvard professor Henry Gates is distracting from an issue that really matters: beer preference.

Debate on Health Care Reform Legislation

The untimely death of legendary infomercial pitchman Billy Mays has underlined the disillusionment of the American consumer; without Billy to tell us what to buy, the choice between spending on useless material goods and sound investments has never been so difficult.

Summer Updates

Baseball:

Long time pitching Coach Tom Myers was named the UCSB Associate Head Baseball Coach last week. His chief duties will include guidance of fundraising and alumni development.

Telescope To Revolutionize Astronomy

The University of California is currently spearheading a collaborative project to build the world’s most advanced telescope

Researchers Locate Nano Diamonds on Local Island

Just off the coast of Santa Barbara, scientists discovered further evidence that a deadly comet may have bombarded North America 12,900 years ago.

Debate on Health Care Reform Legislation

Government-run health care is the most cold-hearted, iron-fisted and authoritarian form of health service in existence, and the depth of deception intended to hide that fact is on display throughout the health care debate.

Budget Slows SB Construction

Steadily working through the summer, UCSB’s Campus Design and Facilities Dept. has overseen the near completion of all its ongoing construction projects, but will postpone all new major projects pending the arrival of state funding.