Comet Powder Brings Leonid Meteor Shower
Tonight, thousands of specks of light will permeate the night sky as a stream of interstellar particles burning through the Earth’s atmosphere reaches its peak.
Student Rally Rebukes Fees
Nearly 150 protestors gathered outside the offices of UCSB’s top administrators yesterday to pressure Chancellor Henry T. Yang to oppose the UC Regents’ proposed 32 percent fee hike.
Gauchos Downed Twice in League
As has been the case all year, the #10 UCSB men’s water polo team lost two games this past weekend by very narrow margins. Santa Barbara (12-13 overall, 1-6 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) lost to #7 UC Irvine on Saturday before falling to #4 UCLA on Sunday by identical scores of 9-7.
Mass Infanticide Cannot Be Government Subsidized
The Declaration of Independence, the foundational document of the freest nation this world has ever known, boldly states, “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” The right to life, to live free of physical harm caused by others, is what the founders understood be a natural right.
Wildfire Relief Cash Runs Dry
The Santa Barbara Tea Fire Response Fund distributed the last of its money to fire victims yesterday, almost a year to the day after the inferno scorched over 200 homes.
UCSB Stays Hot to End Season
With Nationals and a chance to win their third title in a row just around the corner, the UCSB women’s soccer club would not have been blamed if they had already shifted their focus entirely on to the tournament. However, they still had one game on Sunday to play before that could be safely done, at Irvine for their final game before Nationals. Santa Barbara had the momentum of a two game win streak to carry them into the game, and after brushing the Anteaters aside with an easy 3-0 victory and moving to 9-2-1 overall, they’re still hot heading in to Nationals.
Stupak Amendment Hits Poor Minorities Hardest
The House’s health care bill has experienced inspirational moments of progression and frustrating moments of regression during these past months of debate. Last week, the bill took its most spectacular step forward and most horrific step back, all in one day.
Gauchos Participate in Illinois Regional
On Saturday the runners of the UCSB cross country team took to the track at the Springfield Country Club in Springfield, Ore. for the NCAA West Regional race. It was the final race before the National Championships that will take place next Monday in Terre Haute, Ind., and those who qualified in Saturday’s race will move on to Nationals. Overall, the women finished sixth with 228 points, and the men tied for eighth with 217 points.
Panel Distributes Few Funds
The Associated Students Finance Board doled out $823 to two student groups during an unexpectedly short meeting last night.
Fast Times in Isla Vista
Your parents keep calling. They want you home, they want you to dog-sit. They want to see your glowing face, they want to take you to brunch. They want the ‘you’ they sent away, and it’s your job to keep up the charade. Your parents don’t need to smell your smoke-soaked jeans, they don’t need to see those bruises, and god knows they don’t need to know what those antibiotics are for.