Locals Protest Passage of NDAA
Protesters gathered at Santa Barbara’s De la Guerra on Tuesday afternoon to testify before the Santa Barbara City Council in opposition to the controversial National Defense Authorization Act. President Barack Obama signed the legislation into law on Dec. 31, 2011, authorizing $662 billion in funding for various national security and defense programs during the 2012 […]
Arsonist Damages UCSB Construction
The perpetrator of a north campus arson incident that caused roughly $1 million in damage on Jan. 29 remains at large. The fire, which detectives said was started intentionally at approximately 2:14 a.m., damaged university-owned equipment and a personal trailer being used for a construction project in the area. The project consists of a new […]
Gaucho Survives Deadly Gas Poisoning
Second-year psychology major Nikkie Sedaghat returned to UCSB this year after undergoing eight months of intensive therapy to recover from a carbon monoxide-induced coma. Sedaghat fell into a 35-day coma on Thanksgiving Day 2010 while sleeping in her bedroom, which contained a faulty heater emitting the poisonous gas. Though doctors estimated her chance of survival […]
EAP Offers Arabic Culinary Class in Rioting Cairo
In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the UC Education Abroad Program will host five UC faculty-led summer study programs throughout the world, with UCSB faculty teaching a course on Arabic culinary traditions in Cairo, Egypt, from June 29 to July 28. Associate professor of Islamic Studies Juan Campo and Arabic lecturer Magda Campo will teach […]
Chocolate Dipped
Looking for some sugar this Valentine’s Day? Whether you are lucky in love or single and ready to mingle, chocolate-dipped delicacies are the romantic remedy for any sweet tooth. The perfect celebratory sweet for this holiday, chocolate-dipped strawberries seem to have become the poster child of Valentine’s Day, and now you can count yourself in […]
Say I Love You With Sushi
Nothing quite says “I love you” like sushi. No honestly, let me explain. If a guy is willing to burn a small hole in his wallet watching me delight over miniature portions of sashimi, to me, that’s dedication. We all know he’d rather be paying $5 to devour a burger the size of his own […]
Make Me Blush
If you’re planning to clink glasses with your significant other this Valentine’s Day, you should reserve a love seat at Blush Restaurant and Lounge. Set in the heart of beautiful downtown Santa Barbara, this swanky yet sophisticated hot spot will satisfy all your cocktail cravings. The date night destination is suitable for any occasion, but […]
UCSB’s Blue-Collar Baller
Kirsten Tilleman is a lot of things to the UCSB women’s basketball team, but in a word, she is selfless. The junior center is known for doing a lot of the dirty work on the court, sacrificing her body in any way possible to get her team a win, or even just another possession. “You […]
A Super Sunday: Reactions To Super Bowl XLVI
Well, I was wrong. It would seem that Eli Manning and the New York Giants are, in fact, the answer to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. And you know what the worst part is? I have nothing to complain about. For the second time, my Patriots put up only 17 points in a […]
A Super Sunday: Reactions To Super Bowl XLVI
What a Super Bowl Sunday. Kegs, snappa and flip-cup, with some football sprinkled in there as well. I successfully predicted the Giants win, won a little money and ate some greasy and wonderful food. I admit some of these extracurricular activities may have blurred what was already a pretty uneventful, yet evenly matched game. It […]