Freeway Displays Endorse Paul 2012
Local proponents of Ron Paul joined in yesterday’s worldwide “Sign Bomb” campaign and held vibrant demonstrations at several Santa Barbara freeway overpasses to express their support for the Republican candidate’s 2012 presidential campaign. People from an estimated 670 counties across the nation — including over 43 percent of California’s 58 counties — participated in the […]
Weekend Wrap-Up
The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to an assault and several alcohol-related crimes this weekend. Deputies received a report of a physical assault Saturday night on the 6600 block of Sueno Road. According to IVFP Lieutenant Ray Vuillemainroy, the victim was unable to identify his assailant. “The victim was walking down Sueno when he was […]
Kepler Mission Finds First Known Planet with Two Suns
Previously only imaged in “Star Wars”, UCSB astrophysicist Avi Shroprer recently aided in the discovery of a small planet — Kepler-16 — orbiting two suns in our own Milky Way. The research findings, published last month in Science, uncovered the first binary planetary system. The study was conducted in collaboration with the UCSB-affiliated Las Cumbres […]
UCSB Anticipates Green Conference
On Oct. 13, UCSB will be hosting the first annual Sustainability Summit at the Loma Pelona Center, bringing together UCSB representatives and community businesses to discuss environmental issues regarding energy, transportation, waste and water management. The conference will be co-sponsored by South Coast Energy Efficiency Partnership and MarBorg Industries. The summit will feature discussions to […]
UCSB Set for Clash With Titans
The UCSB men’s soccer team will face the squad that took its place in league today when Cal State Fullerton visits Harder Stadium for a Big West conference match. Fullerton currently stands in last place in league rankings, a spot the Gauchos narrowly avoided by beating UC Davis this past Saturday. “They probably feel the […]
UCSB Continues League Play
The UCSB women’s volleyball team is off to a solid start, currently in first place with a record of 4-1. Last year, the Gauchos went 10-6 in Big West (16-13 overall), finishing in fourth place. “People want to beat us because we’re known to be a very competitive team in the league,” senior libero Chelsey […]
Progressive Taxes Mitigate Financial Woes
Left Said: “Nothing can be said to be certain, except love and war.” — Benjamin Franklin “All is fair in death and taxes.” — Anonymous proverb Wait a minute. Something tells me I didn’t quite get that right. Regardless, the permanence of these four institutions as part of the human condition — and the permanence […]
Comprehensive Reform Necessary to Reduce Debt
Right Said: As President Obama pontificated to the nation last month about how Stimulus II would renew our economy and restore the middle class he claims has evaporated, he made it abundantly clear that Congress should pass it “right away.” What he failed to elaborate on, despite having taken a month to release the plan […]
Media Wrongly Portrays ‘Occupy’ Protests As Aimless
“We are the 99 percent.” As you may or may not know, for almost a month now there have been thousands of people occupying a park near Wall Street in New York City as part of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement. This is not a few hippies camping out in a park smoking dank and […]
Crowds Feast on Feature Fruit
Avocado enthusiasts flocked to Carpinteria’s 25th annual Avocado Festival last weekend to celebrate and sample the local fruit in its many delectable forms. The free event is one of California’s largest fruit-filled galas and attracted thousands of attendees over this year’s three-day span. The fiesta included over 60 musical performances, dozens of nonprofit and vender […]