The 12th Weekly Quote of the Week
Senior infielder Beck Wheeler, on preparations the men’s baseball team took before traveling north to play in the 20 degree temperatures of Washington State
’Chos Head to Washington to Open Up Road Series With Cougars
The UCSB baseball team will be donning warmer clothes this weekend when it leaves the sunny surroundings of Isla Vista to go to Pullman, Wash., for its first three-game road series against Washington State, where temperatures are expected to hover in the low 20s throughout the weekend.
Israeli Blockade Bars Entry of Essential Medical Services
Not too long ago, there appeared an Op-Ed in the Daily Nexus entitled “False Body Count Numbers Disguise Political Agenda.” The author of this piece, Mr. Gluschankoff, cited the inferiority of Palestinian medical care to justify the number of deaths incurred by the Israeli army during their 2008 massacre of Palestinians in Gaza. I am […]
The King of Limbs Is Far From Artistic Stretch
If anybody were to leak Radiohead’s new album, it would be Radiohead themselves, as proven with the release of their eighth studio album, The King of Limbs. Scheduled for release Saturday, Feb. 19, the album was instead released a day ahead of schedule. On their website, Radiohead said, “It’s Friday… It’s almost the weekend… It’s […]
Who Cares Who is Number Four?
We have reached an age in cinema where Hollywood spews sequels to films like a frat dude puking up Freebirds on a Saturday (“Gotta stay cut, bro!”) — look at the “Saw,” “ F o c k e r s ” and “Big M o m m a ’ s House”. But we’re not here […]
Lissie Joins UCSB Singer/Songwriters in the Hub
Folk artist Lissie headlined the Singer/Songwriter Showcase Thursday night, a concert sponsored by A.S. Program Board. The show also featured five local students who brought their A-game to The Hub as a modest crowd of fellow students and supporters cheered them on. Among the student performers were Mai Cao, Sean Malone, Emily Rath and Wyatt […]
Obama Revokes Federal Support of Marriage Act
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress yesterday the Obama administration would no longer support the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act, reversing its previous stance on same-sex marriage.
SB Remembers Submarine Strike
Sixty-nine years ago yesterday, a Japanese submarine attacked an oil field at Ellwood, firing shells from its 5.5” deck gun onto shore about a dozen miles west of Santa Barbara.
Vigil Honors Victims of Isla Vista Tragedy
Santa Barbara community members gathered in Isla Vista’s Little Acorn Park yesterday to honor the lives of four people who were killed on Sabado Tarde Road 10 years ago by a deranged driver.
Computer Glitches Prevent Expected Launch of Rocket
NASA cancelled the scheduled launch of a Taurus XL rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base yesterday after experiencing technical difficulties during the initial stages of blastoff.