Legendary Holiday Draws Memories of I.V. Past
Most UCSB students could tell you that Del Playa is one of the craziest streets around when the 31st hits, but few 21st-century Gauchos have any idea when I.V. Halloween gained such infamy. “Maybe the ’50s?” Rafael Velazquez, a first-year mechanical engineering major, said. “It was probably crazy then, and craziest in the ’70s.” Halloween […]
SB Avenges Big West Loss, Wins Handily
On a cold and windy night during the week of Halloween, the UCSB men’s soccer team was looking for revenge. It sounds like the plot of a (very) bad horror film, but it was, in fact, the scene on Wednesday night at Harder Stadium. In front of 2,482 die-hard fans weathering the cold, the Gauchos rocked the Matadors 2-0 and maintained their first-place status in the Big West Conference.
The Witching Hour Begins
You know what starts tonight. I’m not going to lecture you; I’m in no position. As it is, my plan is to turn in my scantrons, throw on whatever hat I find in the back of the closet and get immediately, indecently hammered. I’m not even close to being cool enough to be “over it,” […]
Play it Safe for Hassle Free Halloween
The school year has been off and running now for a few weeks and already it’s time for Halloween! Ahhh, nothing says Halloween like funny costumes, candy, black cats and, according to Albertsons and Wal-Mart, Christmas decorations? I guess a Christmas tree is going to be the “it” costume this year. Sexy nurse, sexy cop and pimp […]
Police To Pop DUI Suspects
More than just drunken revelers will block the streets of Isla Vista this Halloween.
Crappy Halloween!
Halloween is all about guilty pleasures, especially here in Isla Vista, which is already the year-round guilty pleasures capital of the universe.
Halloween… for Sports Fans
The Best Costumes 1) Afro Ninja — Strapped with a Dr. J ‘fro and a black track jacket to match his masterful belt, Afro Ninja has back-flipped his way to the top of my list. On top of how easy this costume is, your presumed intoxication will only better your impersonation of this reckless nun-chucker. […]
No Bologna, Incredible Edibles Turn Gaucho Into Italian Food Snob
I think that I officially crossed the line to becoming an “Italian food snob” when I went on a field trip to Bologna with my program last weekend. Bologna — also known as “La Grassa” or “Fat City,” — is known for its fresh tortellini, aged Parmesan cheese and balsamic vinegar, and a combo of all three of these things will bring you to your knees.
SB Prepares for the Worst
With tens of thousands of intoxicated partiers expected to descend on Isla Vista this weekend, county officials are preparing for all matter of large-scale emergency.
Hacky “Saw” Flicks Mature ***
“Saw” was never designed to become a franchise. The first film made a point of killing off all its main characters, save for one who was already dying of an inoperable brain tumor. But when a movie grosses 100 times its budget, filmmakers tend to find untapped wells of ingenuity.