‘Chos Smash St. Mary’s
Marty Davis, head coach of the UCSB men’s tennis team, thinks his squad has the potential to make the Sweet 16.
Police Blotter
Sat Jan. 16, 1:12 a.m. – A parked car with its door opened wide caught the attention of officers driving westbound on Pasado Road.
Armchair QB
And now things get as petty as jilted middle school lovers talking smack to their friends. UT: “Lane smashed a leased Lexus!” Lane: “Yeah, well I was just using you so USC would like me!” Their words, not mine… ish.
UCSB Competes in Environmental Contest
Hoping to live up to its reputation as a green campus, UCSB is participating in the 10th annual RecycleMania contest.
Fussy Flies Fail to Flourish
Biologists at UCSB have found that it is not only possible for females to be too attractive, but that the evolutionary prospects of fruit flies, or Drosophila melanogaster, are being harmed by this problem.
Local Creates Web Tour
Exploring Stearns Wharf and West Beach is now as easy as using a cell phone.
Gauchos Hose Riverside
Sometimes, all it takes is a little extra motivation. After being benched to start the second half, sophomore forward James Nunnally exploded with 16 second half points — including 14 of his team’s 20 during one stretch — to lead UC Santa Barbara (9-7 overall, 4-2 Big West) to a 63-56 victory over UC Riverside (7-10, 1-4) Saturday night in the Thunderdome.
Global Warming Naysayers Find Support From Science
In most areas of science, it is considered noble to be a skeptic of a given theory, unless that theory is man-made climate change. According to Al Gore, “The debate [about climate change] in the scientific community is over,” yet the debate curiously rages on. English Prime Minister Gordon Brown, frustrated by those pesky second-guessers, proclaimed, “we mustn’t be distracted by … flat-earth climate skeptics.” Yet while those who reject the climate change orthodoxy are portrayed as denying scientific fact, the facts are overwhelmingly supporting that skeptical view.
World Leaders Must Act to Prevent Climate Disaster
There is no question that failing to control the rising temperatures due to carbon dioxide output will have disastrous consequences on a global scale. The dangers are well known. Rising sea levels, famine, drought and other effects of unchecked global warming would lead to widespread displacement, conflict and death. Entire nations face the prospect of being buried beneath the ocean. Yet in the face of such massive human suffering, greed remains a powerful obstacle to reform, as demonstrated at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
Weekend Wrap-Up
The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to calls over the holiday weekend, one concerning the death of a veteran. Officers were also called upon to handle an attempted suicide, drug arrests, burglary, vandalism and alcohol-related arrests and citations.