Online Threats Land Ex-Employee in Jail
Former UCSB employee Neil Baker, who was detained last week in Kennewick, Wash. for threatening to “bomb and injure property,” will be arraigned today.
Council Debates Irvine 11
During last night’s four-hour meeting, the Associated Students Legislative Council disputed whether or not A.S. should take a stance on the controversy surrounding a group of UC Irvine students facing expulsion.
Alum Gets the Prices Right
Earlier this month, UCSB alumni Alfred Konuwa competed on the Super Bowl XLIV episode of “The Price is Right,” making it all the way to the Showcase Showdown.
State To Review UC Spending
On Feb. 17, the state Joint Legislative Audit Committee unanimously approved a system-wide state audit of the University of California.
Students Must Hold Rove Accountable for Actions
Karl Rove, a documented war criminal and outspoken opponent of gay rights, is speaking in Campbell Hall this Thursday. The UCSB College Republicans persuaded A.S. to help fund the visit with $12,933 of student money. A.S. was sold on the notion that Rove was merely a “controversial figure” that would “draw a large crowd.” Some members of A.S. did not even know who Rove was.
The Other Palin
So does anybody else find it amusing that Bristol Palin is going to guest star on a show about teenage mothers?
UCSB Whomps Westmont
In accordance with the cloudy skies hovering over Caesar Uyesaka, the UCSB baseball team issued a torrential downpour of runs Tuesday afternoon to flood visiting Westmont 18-4. Santa Barbara (1-0 overall) earned RBI from 12 different players in their rout of the Warriors (4-6), with three apiece from senior outfielder Ryan Tregoning and junior first baseman Trevor Whyte.
Farmers Markets
As the pale light of a rising sun sweeps over Santa Barbara’s downtown, local farm owners set up tents boasting rows of succulent fruits, vibrantly colored vegetables, assortments of homemade jams, jars of freshly pressed olive oils and bouquets of stunning floral arrangements. Each tent showcases a different specialty for these farmers and speaks of a different passion developed with every harvest. Farmers markets have sprouted all across the country and according to the U.S. Agricultural Marketing Service, have grown an impressive 14 percent since 2004. With the quality of goods offered at these venues, that comes as no surprise. Several farmers markets occur weekly in Santa Barbara County including those in downtown Santa Barbara, Goleta, Montecito, Solvang and Carpinteria. An extensive list of the times and specific locations of these markets can be viewed at http://www.sbfarmersmarket.org/schedule.php.