UC Briefs

Residence Hall Elevator Traps Student Makiko Kosaka, a Japanese exchange student, was trapped in a San Rafael elevator late at night on September 25 after the elevator door jammed. She was rescued at ...
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Police Report Second Rape In Two Weeks

A 19-year-old Santa Barbara resident was arrested Saturday after allegedly raping a 20-year-old UCSB student.
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Suspect Robs Local K-Mart, Makes Off With About $300

The suspect went through the gardening center entrance and informed the cashier that he had a gun and demanded the money in the cash register.
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Blinded With Science?

"...lift your hand and hold up two fingers. Unless you are a freakish oaf, one is bigger than the other. Should it count for more? If this seems like nitpicking, that's because it is.
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Extended Jurisdiction Protects Victims of Sexual Assault

Social problems as complex as rape cannot be solved solely through law or rules and regulations. They must be addressed in a variety of ways, including the law, education, and ultimately, the desire a...
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Weatherhuman and the Angry Inch

People fucked up, so I have no space today.
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Coalition for Peaceful Justice To Rally Downtown

Locals seeking "Peaceful Justice" in response to the recent terrorist attacks will gather tomorrow at noon in De La Guerra Plaza in downtown Santa Barbara.
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Feature Photo: Congressional Meet and Greet


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Grand Jury Indicts Suspects in I.V. Assault Case

Eight suspects on trial for assaulting a Santa Barbara City College student last fall on Trigo Road were indicted by a grand jury on Friday.
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Fluffy Bunnies and Things You Don’t See Enough of Here

If you're not shouting out at the top of your lungs about what pisses you off or what makes you happy, then you're letting some anonymous coward speak for you by scribbling "profound" half-truths on t...
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Pot Smokers Beware: Help May Be on Its Way

"A possible pot vaccine! Oh god, the horror, the humanity! Kids in twenty years could be inoculated at birth against T.B., polio, tetanus, marijuana, cocaine, speed and everything else."
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UCSB Nooks, Crannies

As students, we are constantly looking to ease the stress and monotony of our scholastic lives; sex on campus is the perfect solution. There's a special place on campus for every position and rhythm.
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The Ironic Truth About the Exclusiveness of Recent American Unity

I was disgusted by this e-mail because it forced me to realize that Muslims in America have been robbed of their basic human rights to practice their own beliefs.
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Real Stories of the IV Foot Patrol

Model Drunk At approximately 10:50 p.m. on Friday, September 21, Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers patrolling the 6600 block of Del Playa Drive observed a 22-year-old female walk out of an apartment hol...
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Rally Around the Flag in Storke Plaza Thursday; Celebrate Being American

Never before have I seen such an outpouring of love for this country, and we all know that we need it now more than ever before.
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