Sex, Lies and Cable
There comes a time in every TV aficionado’s life when they get super excited for a new program, only to realize five minutes before the series premiere that their beloved show’s patron is the backstabbing bastard of every American’s worst nightmare. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I’m talking about premium channels, or, by their more popular name, “The Channels You Have to Pay For.”
Armchair QB
UConn women’s basketball won another national championship last night, extending its win streak to a record 78 games. Does this support my thesis that “evil is in” this year in sports? Geno’s smug grin says yes.
SB Squads Stutter-Step
With the playoffs just around the corner, both the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams are preparing to fight for national titles. Before they do that, however, they need to finish the last few games of their seasons.
Students Must Work Together to Stop Rape
One in four women will experience rape or attempted rape by the time they graduate from college. There are over 20,000 students at UCSB. You do the math. Most people at UCSB don’t like that this is happening. The question is, if you don’t like that this is happening, what are you doing to stop it?
Sweet Treats for Spring Eats
With spring here and summer just around the corner, now is the perfect time to start recognizing those “go-to” ice cream shops to quell your frozen-treat fetishes. Both McConnell’s Ice Cream, located on Mission St., and Spoon, located on State St., serve as excellent choices for indulging in delicious, homemade ice cream. With one thing on my mind, I ventured to these locales to get the scoop on two of the hottest gelato, frozen yogurt and ice cream parlors in all of Santa Barbara.
Inspiration Is All Around Us
So Nicollette Sheridan of “Desperate Housewives”
fame is saying that the show’s creator, Marc Cherry,
hit her, got upset that she complained about his hitting
her and then killed her character off the show
because she complained about his hitting her.
County Wipes Out Floatopia
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Dept. will barricade all beach access points in Isla Vista and on campus this Saturday in order to stop Floatopia.
Benefit To Support SB Trails
The Santa Barbara Trails Council will hold its first annual barbecue benefit this Sunday at El Capitan Ranch.
Lions Maul Gauchos in Comeback Victory
Coming off a disappointing doubleheader at Sacramento State last weekend, the UCSB baseball team found themselves Tuesday on the wrong end of a 12-4 rout courtesy of a scrappy Loyola Marymount squad.
Let It All Hang Out in Spring Quarter Free for All
If you never got the memo, Spring Break is just epic preparation for its successor, an annual phenomenon that arrives just in the nick of time: Spring Quarter. For the past three years I’ve greeted these infamously barbaric 10 weeks with ghostly skin and an amateur’s liquor tolerance.