Health Bill Reforms To Help Recent Graduates
Local Congresswoman Lois Capps and the Obama administration are working with insurance companies on a health care provision that would extend coverage for young adults.
Temporary Skate Park Opens in I.V.
A temporary skate park opened in Estero Park last Tuesday in lieu of the permanent structure the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District hopes to construct.
UCSB Out-Wiled by Roadrunners
Both offense and defense misfired for the UCSB baseball team Tuesday afternoon at Cal State Bakersfield, as the Gauchos committed five errors in a 4-0 loss.
Cooking With All the Right Tools
Starry-eyed cooking magazine writers often characterize chopping vegetables as “therapeutic” and “comforting.” One word for you, folks: bullshit.
Avoiding the Dangers of Sexual Dehydration
A couple of weeks ago, I woke up curled comfortably next to one of my best friends. He jolted up, looked at me, and then with a disappointed look on his face, muttered, “Shit, I thought I got laid for a second.”
Japanese Company Renews Funding
The Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation of Tokyo recently gave UCSB almost $6 million to continue research in advanced materials for the next four years. This is the third time the company — which supported the establishment of UCSB’s Mitsubishi Chemical Center for Advanced Materials (MC-CAM) in 2001 — has renewed its partnership with the campus. Since […]
Begakis Ignores the Issues in Immigration Bill Column
Steven Begakis’s column about the Arizona immigration bill is a joke, proposing no solution to the immigration issue and instead playing the blame-Obama-and-the-Left-game once again.
A.S. Denies the Brothas
The Associated Students Finance Board allotted $15,746 to 12 student organizations during last night’s nearly three hour meeting. The board began their meeting by addressing their dwindling spring unallocated budget, which tallied to $25,879 at the start of the evening. After doling out $3,799, members voted to augment their funds by reallocating $13,000 of unused […]
Four Locals Forge Cash, Go to Prison
Police arrested a UCSB student and three other young adults late last month for counterfeiting $20 bills and spending them in Isla Vista. Authorities charged all four suspects with forgery and conspiracy for making purchases with counterfeit money at I.V. Drip, Freebirds and Deja Vu. Police are currently unsure of the amount of fake currency […]
Drive-In To Reopen for Summer
After 19 years of disuse, the Santa Barbara Drive-In — located just minutes from campus — will burst back into life Friday night with the premier of “Iron Man 2.”