Issue 58, Volume 83 2002-2003
SB Holds Anti-War March, Rally
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
The protest -- Peace Congress 2003 -- began with a march down State Street, which was closed to automobiles, and culminated with an outdoor festival, including speakers and live music in Alameda Plaza.
Happy Trails
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
There are tons of other, more hikes to check out in Santa Barbara County - Seven Falls, which is only about a mile and a half each way, is well known and beautiful, as is Red Rock, although both can be a bit unrewarding if there's no water in the creeks.
Local Concert Promotes Peace
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
Students 4 Peace sponsored the late-night event, which began at 6 p.m. and ended around 1 a.m., and featured a large mix of bands and solo artists.
Connerly Says 'Go to Hell,' Won't Apologize
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
UC Student Association and a Los Angeles politician are demanding the regents censure UC Regent Ward Connerly after his recent defense of Sen. Trent Lott's comments at Strom Thurmond's birthday party.
Gathering Honors Life, Work of MLK
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
Yesterday, members of local religious groups held a gathering near UCSB's Eternal Flame in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Student Strikes Gold While Working in the Dirt
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
Noah Fierer received the Francis and Evelyn Clark Soil Biology Scholarship for his study in microorganisms in soil and the way they control nutrients and soil fertility.
Drugstore Cowboy: Real Reality Television
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
A row of hooting and hollering in what must have been the deepest voices these freshmen could've mustered went up, and a circle developed out at the balcony overlooking the ocean.
Booze, Pot Are Not the Best Way to a Higher Degree
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
We are not bettering ourselves through this endless process of drinking and using drugs, but are merely repeating what the students before us have done.
War With Iraq May Not Be So Highly Illogical
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
I do not agree with many of the policies the government has enacted since his election, but I think it is unfortunate that it appears students' disapproval of Bush in general leads them to automatically disapprove of any given policy without really thinking about it.
The Readers' Voice
The Recreation Center Is Expanding, You Dumb Bell
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
With the university's ever-growing student population, buildings cannot be expected to spring up overnight to compensate for the increasing crowds.
The Readers' Voice
Patriot Act Transforms Our Uncle Sam Into a Peeping Tom
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
There's plenty of documentation that our own country has had a curious history of supporting terrorist regimes for the last 20-30 years.
The Readers' Voice
Absence of Borders Is Not Proof of a Nation's Absence
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
The conversation between the professor and the student is perfectly legitimate, and does not a priori imply that the sovereign state of Israel should be removed from the map.
Men's Basketball
They're Gr-r-r-eat! UCSB Rips Tigers
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
Santa Barbara won the game on the boards, dominating the glass 37-21 while countering every UOP attack with two or more counter punches until the Tigers had X's where their eyes should have been and lollipop tongues instead of mouths.
Women's Basketball
Pacific Tweaks Santa Barbara's Win Streak
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
The University of the Pacific snapped the #21 UCSB women's basketball team's string of 31 straight victories over opponents from the Big West on Saturday night by handing the Gauchos a devastating 74-65 defeat in the Alex G. Spanos Center.
Men's Volleyball
Gauchos Settle for Split on Road
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
It took a trip to the Midwest to do it, but the UCSB men's volleyball team snapped its three-match losing skid this weekend, defeating Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne on Friday night 3-2 before faltering 3-0 during Sunday's second match to the Mastodons.
Women's Tennis: SB Netters Zig Then Zag
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
The UCSB women's tennis team, with five freshmen and just one senior, kicked off its season in a surprising destruction of a veteran Gonzaga team by a score of 7-0 on Saturday at the RecCen tennis courts.
I'm Busy Saturday... I'm Busy a Lot.
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
I hate cell phones. I'm not talking about how they ring in the middle of an exam or how they play horrifying renditions of "Scotland the Brave." I'm talking about the automatic redial function.