Issue 30, Volume 90 2009-2010
I.V. Halloween Sees Fewer Visitors
Monday, November 2, 2009
Only 25,000 people spent Halloween on the streets of Isla Vista this year. Despite the reduced crowd -- 45,000 people attended last year and 50,000 were expected this weekend -- bel-ligerent drunks and intoxicated minors kept the police busy. Officers arrested 311 revelers and issued 720 cita-tions, an increase from last year when police made 234 arrests and doled out 551 citations.
Chancellor Walks DP on Yearly Excursion
Monday, November 2, 2009
With the masses cheering him on, Chancellor Henry T. Yang squared up and let fly a high, arching shot that landed neatly in the cup. It may not have been the most traditional game of beer pong -- the cups were the life-sized costumes of two students reveling in their encounter with the chancellor -- but Yang sank the shot as the horde chanted his name.
Faculty Discuss Late Colleague's Research
Monday, November 2, 2009
UCSB geography and psychology professors will honor the career of the late professor Reginald Golledge this afternoon at Corwin Pavilion.
Igor Attempts to Prove His Worth
Monday, November 2, 2009
On Sunday morning, I woke up to find vomit in one of our cooking pots. Not cool. Who throws up in a pot? Especially when there are so many nice places to vomit in my house, like the toilet and ANYWHERE ELSE BUT A POT.
Vulgar Veto Leaves California Laughing While State Collapses
Monday, November 2, 2009
So I guess what I'm trying to say, Gov. Schwarzenegger and the entire California legislature, is fuck you. When you can manage to balance the budget without screwing my generation out of vital services or burying us with insurmountable deficits, maybe I'll be able to manage a laugh or two.
Men's Soccer
Gauchos Inch Past Irvine
Monday, November 2, 2009
With a chance to clinch a share of the Big West regular season title against the same UC Irvine squad that dethroned them last year, the Gauchos won a thrilling 1-0 double overtime decision.
Women's Soccer
Mustangs Oust 'Chos
Monday, November 2, 2009
Billed as the match that would award the Big West Tournament's #1 seed, and with it home-field advantage throughout, visiting Cal Poly (13-5-0 overall, 7-1-0 in Big West) seized the opportunity and handed the homesteading Gauchos (8-9-2, 5-2-1) a 2-0 defeat.
Men's Water Polo
UCSB Stops Skid, Endures Struggles
Monday, November 2, 2009
After dropping a nail-biter to USC last Thursday, the #9 UCSB men's water polo team pulled out their first victory in over two weeks against #13 Santa Clara on Friday before falling to #3 Stanford in conference play on Saturday.
What a Rough Weekend
Monday, November 2, 2009
Sleeping in your car is one thing. Ruining your poorly constructed and quickly improvised costume is something you make peace with, and losing your friends comes with the territory. But throwing up in your friend's bed?