Streaking Gauchos Split to Cow Town
With three Big West games under their belts, the Gauchos have three shutout victories and sit atop the conference. They will look to keep a good thing going tomorrow afternoon on the road against UC Davis.
Fall Vote Sparks Controversy
City officials have expressed concern over fair voting access in the upcoming election after receiving reports of missing ballots from apartment residents.
Police Blotter
Fri., Oct. 9, 11:11 p.m. – Officers navigating the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive went to work when they spotted a barefooted young lady leaning against a parked car.
Governor Denies Acts
On Sunday, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a pair of bills authored by local assemblyman Pedro Nava aimed at strengthening animal rights.
American Public Approves of Successful Stimulus Plan
Americans everywhere are applauding the successes of the 2009 American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) and they want more! There are whispers in D.C. of a second stimulus that would make Roosevelt blush with pride. The Associated Press and New York Times reported this week that a second stimulus is being cooked up in the halls of Congress.
UCSB Sweeps
Playing on the front lines of an offense in desperate need of consistency, junior forward Kailyn Kugler posted a weekend hat trick for the UCSB women’s soccer team, netting the only goal during Santa Barbara’s 1-0 Friday win over Cal State Fullerton before scoring twice Sunday night to earn a 2-1 victory over UC Riverside. After sending the game into overtime with a 68th minute strike, Kugler buried a penalty kick with 52 seconds remaining in double overtime to break the Highlanders’ hearts at Harder Stadium.
Majors May See Raise in Fees
Crumbling under the weight of its budget woes, the University of California is proposing a tiered tuition plan that subjects undergraduate students in the business and engineering disciplines to higher fees.
Stimulus Suceeds Only at Sucking U.S. Economy Dry
In medieval times, the height of medical knowledge was the leech. Unaware of the origin of sickness, peasant doctors would use leeches to drain blood, for they believed that removing the blood would release the disease from their patient’s system. Unfortunately, the common side effect of bloodletting was death. So it is with the notion of economic stimulus through government intervention in the economy.
A.S. Denies Funds to Crisis Film Idea
The Associated Students Finance Board dispensed $31,466 at its four hour meeting yesterday.
UCSB Scholar Wins Prize for New Homing Peptides
Erkki Ruoslahti, a distinguished professor at UCSB’s Burnham Institute for Medical Research, has been awarded a $2.8 million grant from the Dept. of Defense to research the use of nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery in the fight against breast cancer.