Skating Event Encourages Sober Fun
The After Dark Club will host a free ice skating event tonight at the Channel Islands Ice Skating Center in Oxnard as part of its schedule of alcohol-free weekend activities — and wearing pajamas is encouraged. Students will meet at the bus loop at 9 p.m. to travel in charter buses to the rink for […]
Regain Your Life’s Focus by Living Outrageously
This letter is going to be about a fictional character, who shall be given the arbitrary name of Aspen Shorelion. Young Aspen is a freshman at UCSB, and he’s feeling a bit lost. It so happens that he doesn’t know what he wants to major in and isn’t particularly excited about any of the classes […]
Peeping Tom Mulls Over Puzzling Heartbreak
When you get betrayed, it is best not to let your emotions get the best of you. Even though my emotions are still raw, I am taking this opportunity to vent. Recently I was left heartbroken by someone that I admired. It was almost too good to be true. Living in dense and crowded Isla […]
We Never Invited Internet Censorship… Or Did We?
Over the past few weeks many Americans have displayed their outspoken opposition against the Protect Intellectual Property Act and the Stop Online Piracy Act. According to CNNMoney, SOPA would prevent U.S. companies from providing access to international sites that pirate material, making it more difficult for American users to access these sites. Wikipedia and Google both […]
Due-Diligence Tips to Stay Out of Trouble in Isla Vista
Gauchos, throughout the first quarter of the school year many of you have undoubtedly had, seen or heard of run-ins with the law while out and about in Isla Vista. The morning after a big night on the town can be rough in itself, and only worsens when you sift through your pockets and find […]
Embracing Jesus But Denouncing Religion Reveals Hypocrisy
Just over one week ago, a handsome and allegedly humble Christian unleashed upon YouTube a performance of spoken-word audaciously titled, “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus,” that he wrote “to highlight the difference between Jesus and false religion.” After its seventh day of infecting the Internet, the video’s YouTube page now has over 14 […]
Forget Campus, Tackle Tequepis Trail Instead
It’s a new year and only two weeks into the new quarter you may have found yourself already behind schedule on the 2 million pages of reading your professors have so thoughtfully deemed necessary. Time management is the name of the game with a heavy winter course load, and it can be an anxiety-inducing struggle […]
Students Begin the Housing Search
The beginning of Winter Quarter signals the start of the stressful and often confusing race to find housing for the following school year. The task of finding the perfect combination of price and location, going door-to-door in Isla Vista for home tours and even deciding who to live with for the duration of the lease […]
Lucrative Bid Keeps Coach Through 2015
The UC Regents granted UCSB Men’s Basketball Head Coach Bob Williams a five-year contract with a $39,730 annual pay increase and $235,000 base salary. The new agreement is effective until Aug. 31, 2016 and provides a 105 percent increase to Williams’ current $195,270 salary, funded solely with student fees. The contract also establishes a 120 […]
Weekend Wrap-Up
The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to an illegal drug possession, a burglary and several alcohol-related crimes this weekend. Deputies stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation around 1 p.m. Thursday on the 1300 block of Camino Pescadero. According to IVFP Lieutenant Ray Vuillemainroy, officers found the illicit substances on the male suspect during a […]