Female Festival Seeks to Lift Spirits
The International Women’s Festival begins today at the Earl Warren Showgrounds, highlighting current issues facing women across the world.
Editorial Misses the Mark on SD Scandal
Your ambivalent response to such a controversial incident, coming from the helm of our campus’ very own “vital forum,” is disconcerting.
Gauchos Take Swing at Stanford
The Gaucho baseball team is set to face #24 Stanford in a three-game series at Sunken Diamond Field in Palo Alto, slated to begin today at 5:30 p.m. pending cooperative weather. UCSB (3-2 overall) has not faced Stanford since 1997 when the team took two out of three against the Cardinal — then the top-ranked team in the nation — on its home field at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. Stanford will be the first-ranked opponent to play the Gauchos this season.
UC Staff Discusses Budget, Instruction Methods
UCSB’s Faculty Legislature met yesterday to discuss the UC budget and a set of proposed recommendations for the UC system.
Vagina Talk: Loud and Proud
When Eve Ensler was writing her award-winning play “The Vagina Monologues,” she interviewed over 200 women from diverse backgrounds. These interviews began with two simple questions: “If your vagina got dressed, what would it wear? If your vagina could talk, what would it say, in two words?”
UCSB Staff Contributes to Space Study
A recent study, conducted in part by UCSB researchers, has confirmed with increased precision the size and age of the universe.
“Alice” Soundtrack is Suitably Whimsical ***
Following the recent success of the Twilight albums, Disney looks to reclaim its dominance in the soundtrack department with Almost Alice, a companion release to Tim Burton’s filmic adaptation of Alice in Wonderland.
Powell Drills Free Throws to Sink UCI
Big game James has done it again. Playing for the final time in the Thunderdome, senior guard James Powell hit a pair of clutch free throws with 14 seconds left to help UC Santa Barbara (18-9 overall, 12-4 in the Big West) hold off UC Irvine (13-17, 5-10) in a 77-74 win that clinches a #1 seed for the Gauchos heading into the Big West Tournament.
Shake, Shake, Shake
So this Chile earthquake is really shaking things up for everyone. No pun intended, of course.
Group To March, Rally for Funds
Students and faculty members from across the state will rally today for increased funding for public education.