From Tap Dance Champ to Big West Success
Originally from the dry deserts of Nevada, freshman forward Indiana Mead has found a dream home along the ocean here at UCSB while becoming an important contributor for the women’s soccer team. Mead, a biology major, chose Santa Barbara for its strong academic program in marine biology and its relaxed atmosphere, in addition to the […]
Grant Finances Web Access in Rural Africa
UCSB professors Elizabeth Belding and Lisa Parks recently received $1.2 million in grant money from the National Science Foundation as part of a project to improve Internet access in Macha, Zambia, a rural town in sub-Saharan Africa. Parks, a film and media studies professor, and Belding, a computer science professor, will receive the funding over […]
How to Start Sleeping Your Way to the Top: Studies Uncover the Power of Power Napping
As a kid, my day was not complete without that standard afternoon nap. Now, though, I still get tired and often nod off during class. I am disappointed to find that napping will not be socially acceptable again until I reach the ripe old age of mushy food and Depends. Despite social stigmas regarding adult […]
Anti-Immigration Inconsistent With American Identity
Left Said: Anti-immigrant groups seem to lie in two main camps. The first claims that immigration is an economic concern — U.S. wages are being undercut by illegal and unregulated labor — and that government resources are being drained by millions who do not pay into the system. The second are the “culture warriors.” These […]
Law and Order Necessary in Immigration Reform
Right Said: Every American is somewhat familiar with the immigrant experience, most more recently than the Mayflower landing at Plymouth or the Godspeed at Jamestown. My own maternal ancestors came to the United States as recently as 70 years ago, forced to flee — since they were “bourgeoisie” capitalists — from Chairman Mao’s genocidal revolution. […]
Stop Regurgitating All Over Your Exams: Take a Lesson in Ingestion – Learn How to Learn
Midterms are approaching and you have that unfortunately now-common feeling of, “Goddamn it, I did it again.” Well I’m altogether not surprised you haven’t mastered your material, because you don’t know how to learn. You’ve been doing it wrong. “Learning?” you think. “I’m at a prestigious university on the coast of California. I must know […]
Festival Features Live Music, Local Lager
The Santa Barbara Revels musical troupe hosted its first annual Oktoberfest last night at the Lobero Theatre to celebrate the German holiday and its cultural heritage. The festival featured live performances by Biergarten Musikmeisters, traditional Bavarian garb and various authentic German beers, sauerkraut and apple strudel. Event proceeds will benefit the musical group — one […]
Selfish Protestors Unfairly Victimize the Honest Business Man
The Occupy Wall Street protesters are a mindless rabble of envious deadbeats. When they aren’t doing drugs and breaking laws, they’re busy defecating on police cars and marching on the private homes of businessmen, who dedicate their lives to hard work, entrepreneurship and lawful citizenship. They exude hatred for and jealousy of the most honest […]
If You’re Drinking Month-Old Natty Light, You Deserve Much Worse Than a Ticket
Before I get going, I must apologize for the sand all over this article. I just got back from the beach and as I sit here, sipping my Kona Brewing Company Longboard and looking out over Kaneohe Bay, I can’t help but reflect on how hard it is to find any place nicer than Santa […]
Brown Halts SB 185
Governor Jerry Brown vetoed State Senate Bill 185 earlier this month on the grounds that it would go against the precedent set by Proposition 209, a related public referendum passed in 1996. If passed, SB 185 would have allowed public universities in California to consider an applicant’s race, gender and socio-economic status during the admissions […]