A.S. Hopefuls Debate Student Issues
Three candidates for Associated Students president squared off in the Hub yesterday, marking the first of a series of debates leading up to UCSB’s campus-wide elections on April 19.
Service Proposes New Fee
The upcoming Associated Students Spring Election ballot will feature a new Career Services measure that seeks a quarterly fee of $5.55 per student.
SB Considers Hotel Tax
Local hotels are pushing for the creation of a new tourism district to promote Santa Barbara, and they are willing to tax themselves to get it.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.