Countdown

There are two long-held Thanksgiving traditions in college. The first of these is the well-known Turkey Drop, in which all of our beloved freshmen run home to their high school sweethearts and promptl...
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Santa Barbara Prepares for Battle

After clinching the Big West for the first time in school history and posting a #7 national ranking, there is yet another goal to cross off on the UCSB women's volleyball's 2002 laundry list - an unde...
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Nine Gauchos Named on 2002 All-Big West Team

Just three days prior to its anticipated first round match versus the University of San Diego, the UCSB men's soccer team posted nine players to the All-Big West team yesterday.
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November 21 – November 27, 2002

Hooray for cockfights! A&L screens the Balinese melodrama "Legong: Dance of the Virgins" (1935) in Campbell Hall with live accompaniment and performance by Bali & Beyond. Tickets are $8. Starts at 7:3...
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The Hot Zone

There has been a green wall surrounding the San Rafael dorm for the entire quarter. No one seems to know why. I do have a few theories, though.
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The Pepsi Challenge

Nothing revives my sense of wonder like a trip to Albertson's. For instance, the sausage that says "Made with Beef," is rather intriguing. Although I wouldn't stop and think about it for too long if ...
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UC Briefs: November 19, 2002

A new study by two UCSB professors says that, when it comes to the age, gender and ethnicity of those responsible for dreaming up the stories we see in movies and television, it's still the same old s...
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I’m Ready for My Close-Up


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Mission Statement

Capps and company are pushing for the California Missions Preservation Act of 2002, which would allocate $10 million in federal funding for the renovation and restoration of California's missions.
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Take Out the Papers and the Trash

The weathercave is in the midst of a trashcan cold war. It began with everyone waiting to see who would take it out first.
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Gauchos Sign Two Recruits

The Gauchos signed Cameron Goettsche and Chris Devine to national letters of intent late last week, according to UCSB Head Coach Bob Williams.
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November 18, 2002

Thursday, Oct. 31, 8:00 a.m.: Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers were dispatched to Francisco Torres in response to a reported subject possibly under the influence of narcotics who was causing a disturba...
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Feature Photo

Junior College of Creative Studies art major Robert Wechsler throws chunks of clay from the Storke Tower on Friday afternoon as part of a performance art piece. A team of cohorts watched for pedestria...
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TOP SCORE!

Nothing chaps my ass like the phrase "mandatory attendance." Especially when your section is at 8 a.m. on a Friday and the TA is discussing library skills.
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Boxing Day

Tina Villadolid, of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, encourages children at the MultiCultural Center at 4 p.m. Thursday to explore their senses of self through art. The students made symbolic boxes, w...
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