Little-Known Legends Come to Life in Library
I sometimes find myself meandering through the library, browsing books, leafing through magazines, making sure to avoid the masturbators on the fifth floor, you know, the usual stuff.
Finances Curb Roadwork
Construction on Highway 101 from Milpas Street to Hot Springs Road has been delayed due to complications with the state budget.
Hub Hosts DJ Steve Aoki
UCSB alumnus turned DJ Steve Aoki brought his beats back to Isla Vista on Friday for a performance at the Hub.
Landmark Fire Baffles City
Three days after a fire in the historic Santa Barbara County Courthouse, investigators continue to analyze the cause of the blaze.
UC Santa Barbara
The critics picked them to finish second in the Big West preseason polls, and with inconsistent individual production and several stretches of cold shooting, you can see why UC Santa Barbara took a backseat to conference favorite Long Beach State. At the same time, the Gauchos (6-6 overall, 1-1 Big West) have given a stalwart defensive effort game after game and boast an upside unrivaled by most teams in conference — an upside that if reached would give them plenty of firepower to reclaim the Big West crown.
Look to Old Traditions for a Trippy New Take on Christmas
Each time Christmas break ends, I feel more tired of the holiday. As a kid, I thought Christmas was great: Heavy Tahoe snow, tons of presents and rare family visitations made it a pretty magical time purely from the confluence of life’s pleasures. I remember defending the existence of Santa, then later understanding my error and subsequently dropping out of Sunday school. As I have matured, the conventional holiday of Christmas and its heralded retail orgy has have calloused my enthusiasm for the Yuletide spirit.
Cash Team Charts Course
Despite major staff changes and budget concerns, the UC Santa Barbara Economic Forecast Project is planning a full schedule of seminars and programs analyzing the tri-county business climate.
Long Beach State
After Head Coach Dan Monson scheduled one of the toughest series of non-league games in the nation for his Long Beach State squad, one thing was clear: Monson wants to compete with the big boys in March.
Letters to the Editor
Political Columnists Miss the Mark in Terror Debate Your “Left Said/Right Said” excels in offering the disappointing shallowness that college newspapers are so predictably famous for. I’m referring to the Jan. 5 issue, where a “liberal” columnist debated a “conservative” about whether Barack Obama or George W. Bush has more effectively waged the so-called War […]
Gaucho Grad Takes On Local Budget Troubles
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors officially appointed Second District Supervisor and UCSB alumna Janet Wolf as its new chair this Monday.