Tribute Remembers Fallen War Heroes
Local Veterans for Peace members placed 1,500 black and white crosses in the sand near Stearns Wharf last week in memoriam for those who lost their lives in recent U.S. wars. Twice each month, the activist group rebuilds the Arlington West Memorial, a depoliticized tribute to honor America’s casualties of overseas combat. This month, the […]
Campus Blotter
The UC Police Dept. was hit with a true double whammy — a hammered citizen with a hammer — when responding to an emergency call at Santa Catalina Residence Hall around 10:45 p.m. Friday night. Officers approached the North Tower’s east entrance and discovered a heavily intoxicated 56-year-old man brandishing his mallet at students in […]
Workshop Conquers UC Conflicts
The UC Office of the President organized a systemwide training session last month to educate student affairs staff about using restorative justice to constructively resolve student conflicts and maintain a safe atmosphere. The instruction was based on the methods promoted by Skidmore College Associate Dean of Student Affairs David Karp, author of Restorative Justice on […]
Gauchos Head South to UC Irvine
The UCSB men’s basketball team will begin its final road trip of the season tonight when the team heads to face UC Irvine. “We have got to try to control the tempo of the game,” Head Coach Bob Williams said. “[Irvine] is very little and like to play fast and shoot a lot of threes. […]
No. 15 Gauchos Host No. 11 CSU Northridge
Playing in their final home contest until March, the No. 15 UCSB men’s volleyball team hosts Cal State Northridge tonight in Rob Gym. Previously defeating the Matadors 3-1 in the UCSB Asics Invitational on Jan. 6, the Gauchos will try to resume their winning ways against a Northridge team ranked No. 11 in the nation. […]
Women Eye MPSF Championships
With the regular season now in the past, the UCSB women’s swim and dive team will begin its run at the MPSF Swimming Championships starting this Thursday at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park and concluding Feb. 18. Winners of their last four dual meets, the Gauchos hope the momentum they gained will carry […]
“A Contest Over Whether Your Government or the Almighty is the Judge of Your Soul”
Over this past week, the United States was drawn back into the thick of the “culture wars” that deeply divide our nation. Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s decision to rescind — for legal reasons, not political — and then reinstate funding for Planned Parenthood hardened the lines of pro-life and pro-choice forces, once again […]
If Even the Catholics Agree, Who Is Left Fighting Against Free Birth Control?
Once again, rumors are streaming in that Obama has a vendetta against religion. I’ll give it to them: At least this time they have a specific policy in mind, as opposed to the lack of any serious action that prompted Rick Perry to rail against the president’s “war on religion.” But the policy they’re in […]
He Said: Next Valentine’s Day, Think in Terms of What Would Whitney Do?
If you, like me, spend an inordinate amount of time agonizing over the fate of divahood in American pop culture, this weekend was pretty tough on you too. Whitney, this one’s for you. In honor of the great Mrs. Bobby Brown, I’m bringing you some Valentine’s Day advice she expressed through song. “I Will Always […]
She Said: “Looking like you don’t give a fuck that you’re not getting fucked is difficult.”
Valentine’s Day is over, and thank God for that. I’m not even talking about the relationship bullshit (well, not yet anyway). Now that the girls of I.V. are finally off the gluten/dairy/sugar-free crash diet, we can all stop being raging bitches. Looking like you don’t give a fuck that you’re not getting fucked is difficult. […]