Month: November 2011

Opinion

(w)Ron(g) Paul’s Free Market Fairytale

November 14, 2011 by Riley Schenck

[media-credit name=”Erika Frost” align=”aligncenter” width=”250″][/media-credit]Gather round, all ye children, for I haveth a tale for thee on why Ron Paul is oh so wrong… Once upon a time (two weeks ag...

Feature

Educational Program Draws Mixed Reactions

November 13, 2011 by Jack Crosbie

Ahmed Mousa grew up hearing about Palestine every day. The soft-spoken second-year religious studies major is a half-Palestinian Muslim who, until recently, had never set foot in his father’s home country. “Growing up as a Palestinian l...

Sports

Gauchos Advance to Championship

November 10, 2011 by Brent Pella

Junior forward Sam Garza’s goal and assist helped the Gauchos overcome visiting UC Davis 2-1 during a semifinal match of the Big West conference tournament Wednesday night. It was UCSB’s fifth win in a row, and dashed all hopes of a pos...

Outside Opinions

Demonizing the Rich Misappropriates the Blame

November 10, 2011 by Alex Gushner

Last week’s South Park episode brilliantly parodies the Occupy Wall Street movement. If you didn’t tune in, this one is for you: Barack Obama has belligerently demonized the rich. His unremitting proclamations have spawned a nagging, ir...

News

Navy To Display Destroyer Downtown

November 10, 2011 by Douglas Flanagan

The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) will offer free public tours in honor of Veterans Day during its stay outside of the Santa Barbara harbor. The Milius, measuring 154 meters long and carrying 281 navy personnel, wil...