SB Plunders Pot Producers
A record $720 million worth of marijuana was seized over the last year, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Dept. The Santa Barbara Narcotics Bureau discovered 22 illegal grow sites throughout 2009, leading to the eradication of over 238,335 plants. These numbers represent a 25 percent increase from the 16 marijuana gardens discovered last […]
SB Whomps Wildcats
One team pounded it into the paint. The other settled for outside shots and got burned. On a night where Weber State shot 7-for-38 from three-point land, the UC Santa Barbara men’s basketball team came out with a huge 66-57 nonconference win over the reigning Big Sky Champions.
What Parents Don’t Know…
As it turns out, baby’s first alcohol offense is only amusing until your school takes it upon themselves to tell your parents.
Committee Convenes to Debate Tuition Hike
A 32 percent fee increase is on the table at today’s UC Board of Regents meeting.
Fresco Cafe North
Fresco Café fully lives up to its name, and exceeds freshpectations — from the organic and local ingredients, to the delicious dishes and desserts made from scratch every day, to the exuberant energy of the welcoming staff.
Volunteers Unite to Aid Homeless
Over 20 local organizations hosted the fifth annual “Project Healthy Neighbors” fair this week, providing a wide variety of services for Santa Barbara’s homeless community.
Give a Standing Ovation for Public Performances
Living in a college town, we see a lot of weird shit go down. Just ask the poor, innocent alcoholics who’ve been ticketed for peeing in public, puking in public, fighting in public and even that lewdest of lewd acts. The display of promiscuity that would shock any well bred lady or gentleman: sex in […]
Gauchos Await Immunizations
UCSB has yet to receive any H1N1 vaccines, despite a shipment of over 50,000 that arrived in the county last week.
UC Needs Alternative to Ever-Increasing Fees
During today’s meeting, the Regents will debate an anticipated 32 percent student fee increase and a proposal to petition the state legislature for $913 million. The fee hike will almost certainly pass, while the bid for increased state funding is only an empty gesture — if California legislators had any intention of properly funding the […]
Morning Glories
Do you feel like you could toss your breakfast burrito right about now? Did you push snooze too many times and end up losing your alarm clock (phone) in the covers of your bed? It’s only Tuesday and my week is wrecked and I feel about 80 years old.