Freshmen Are in the Air
Springtime is so nice.
Cops Clip Chops for Kids
Mustachioed officers from the Santa Barbara Police Dept. flaunted their facial hair in front of a panel of judges at Chino’s Tacos on State Street Monday night.
Right Side Up
New restaurants have been popping up along Pardall Road this year, with Dogtown and Chino’s first to offer a new flavor to Isla Vista’s gourmets.
SB Keeps Up Winning Ways
While the rest of the school was preparing for finals week, the UC Santa Barbara men’s and women’s lacrosse teams were fighting for supremacy in their respective leagues. On March 6, the second-ranked women took a tough 12-11 loss from first ranked Santa Clara, but rebounded a week later with a dominating 14-5 victory over 7th ranked UCLA on March 12 to move to 10-1 on the season. After a slow start to the season, the men extended their win streak to five with three straight March wins before falling to Arizona State in their most recent game. The loss brought their record to 6-4 overall.
Census Data Crucial For Education Funds
In March 2010, every household across the nation received a Census form. We’re tracking return rates through the U.S. Census Bureau Take 10 Map at www.2010.census.gov/take10map. As of March 29, Isla Vista had the lowest return rates in the county, with only 23 percent of households participating. That means that 77 percent of households in Isla Vista had not returned their forms.
Cycle Routes Reap Reward
UC Santa Barbara’s crisscrossing bike paths have earned the campus a Bicycle Friendly Business Gold Award from the League of American Bicyclists.
‘Chos Primed for Poly
The men’s tennis team travels to the Mustang Tennis Complex in Cal Poly today for a makeup match that carries postseason implications.
Unofficial Etiquette is of Utmost Importance
In an effort to improve our sewer-classiness to red-light-district-classiness, this week’s topic will be a lesson in etiquette. Note: I am in no way insulting spliff-smoking at graduation, 9 a.m. handle pulls of Sailor Jerry’s, or depositing used condoms on a stranger’s windshield.
UC Acts To Ease Racial Tension
A UC Berkeley faculty member has been chosen by UC administrators to help resolve recent incidents of intolerance on the UCSD campus.
UCSB Aces Rivals
The UCSB women’s tennis team is coming into top form with just a handful of matches left in the season. Saturday, the Gauchos defeated Loyola Marymount on the road 5-2 and carried the momentum home on the following day to beat Cal State Northridge 6-1 in a conference match. Santa Barbara is now 9-9 on the season with a 4-1 Big West record that has them sitting in third place in the conference.