Fertilizer & Flowers

November 30, 2001 by

It's time for the quarterly tulips and turds to be dished out.
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Weather: To the Battle-Hardened

November 30, 2001 by

Congratulations, you made it! The end of week 10! Just a Dead Week and some tests left. Let me guess: the days took eons, but the weeks went by in a flash. Let me guess: You didn’t study, but yo...
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Shed a Little Light

November 30, 2001 by

When one thinks of Isla Vista as a community, it's easy to forget the 10,000 residents who aren't students. We don't interact with them on a daily basis, even though they live down the street or even ...
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Barraging the Brussel Sprout Barricades

November 30, 2001 by

The weatherpet is a vegan
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Science & Technology Briefs

November 30, 2001 by

The December issue of Discover magazine was recently published, containing the company's picks for the top 100 science stories of the year. Four of the stories focused on research done by UCSB scienti...
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Feature Photo: Another Prayer for Peace

November 30, 2001 by


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In Memory: El Canario (1988 – 2001)

November 29, 2001 by

The weatherbike was stolen last week. It was parked, whistling cheerfully at passerby in its bright, yellow fashion. The weatherbike was always cheerful, even when it lost its handlebars and the brake...
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Feature Photo: Women Building Peace

November 29, 2001 by


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Weather: We’re The Golden Children Turning Bronze

November 28, 2001 by

The Hometown WeatherQuintilogy: #3 Santa Barbara is too expensive for people with actual problems. Ridiculous local apartment rents equal a house mortgage in any rural shithole, so you can’t aff...
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Rughe Elephant

November 28, 2001 by

The Lompoc Economic Development Committee member is in trouble for sending letters to south coast newspapers, stating that "Muslims are out to destroy our world."
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Feature Photo: Bye, Bye BYU

November 28, 2001 by


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Drugs, Babies and Marriage

November 27, 2001 by

Going home is always heavy. Friends and family can really jack up their lives while you’re away. I’ve found the majority of the hometown heaviness involves just three things: Drugs, babies...
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County Briefs

November 27, 2001 by

Living Wage Ordinance The Santa Barbara City Council will consider the Living Wage ordinance at 7 tonight. The ordinance would increase the hourly pay for city employees to $11 an hour with benefits o...
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Jesus Mutants!

November 26, 2001 by

My home town is full of mutant people! Obese mutants! Acned mutants! Jesus mutants! Mutated Mutants! Witness to such perverse genetic disaster require months of trauma counseling among Santa Barbara&#...
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Suicide Follows Failed Robbery

November 21, 2001 by

After attempting to rob a Goleta Rite Aid on Monday night, 29-year-old Santa Barbara resident Derrick Kirby fired multiple gunshots in a field north of Aero Camino and then took his own life.
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