AQB: Really, Forbes?
Forbes.com listed NASCAR drivers as two of the top three of its ‘Most Influential Athletes.’ AQB says:
Gauchos Gear Up for Showdown v. No. 19 UCLA
After six tough games on the road, the UCSB baseball team will conclude its seven-game road trip on Wednesday when it takes on No. 19 UCLA.
O.J. To Return for Senior Season
Men’s basketball Head Coach Bob Williams told his star guard Orlando Johnson to consider the NBA back in September. “I recommended it,” he said. “[I told him,] ‘if you had a good year, you should go work out with them, have them communicate with you and utilize that information.’” Johnson performed well at the NBA […]
Brain Reacts Similarly to Unhealthy Foods and Addictive Drugs
When someone says that a certain brand of candy is as addictive as crack, they might not be as far off as one might think. In a recent study published by Yale University in the Archives of General Psychiatry, researchers monitored the brain activity of 48 young female volunteers with varying body types when presented […]
Scientists Research Impact of Household Energy Use in Cities
Two UCSB geography professors have completed a study of household environmental effects on urban ecosystems, which was published in the April issue of the journal Ecological Applications. Professors Joe McFadden and Jennifer King, along with a team of graduate students, have gathered data on households in the twin cities — Minneapolis and St. Paul in […]
A.S. Funds Counter-Horowitz Event
The Associated Students Finance Board allotted $4,360 to five student organizations during last night’s one-hour meeting. The board fully funded the Muslim Student Association and the Office of the Internal Vice President while partially funding Sigma Chi Omega, UCSB Surf Team and Arts & Lecture’s “Salud!”. The board decided to redistribute funds set aside for […]
Left Said:Student Backlash Plays Into Horowitz’s Hand
If you browsed a bookstore, you would quickly run across books warning of liberal academia’s orthodoxy over us brainwashed students. One such website is CampusReform.org, whose stated purpose is to “revolutionize the struggle against leftist bias and abuse on college campuses.” Conservative activists say universities like UCSB are “platforms for a virulent orthodoxy,” where students […]
Right Said:Horowitz Provokes Diverse Discourse
What does it mean to be political? Media and other “very important people” tell us it means to disagree civilly over public policy and politically correct narratives. However, when these constraints confine political discussion, politics suffer and cease to be politics. Being political means there will be times when you’re uncomfortable with what the opposition is […]
Next Year’s A.S. Budget Faces Major Cutbacks
Associated Students Legislative Council approved the association’s 2011-12 budget during last week’s nearly 11-hour meeting. Representatives finalized the budget — which faces a 92 percent decrease in unallocated funding from this year — at 3:15 a.m. on Thursday. The top two funded boards and committees are The Bottom Line, which will receive $48,050 but generates […]
Government Briefs
Santa Barbara City Council will review the city’s third quarter budget as of March 31 for the fiscal year of 2011. The council will listen to the Finance Committee’s recommendation to approve $850,000 in appropriations to the Fire Department and provide an additional $54,000 in appropriations to the City Attorney’s Office. The committee will also […]