Issue 32, Volume 84 2003-2004
UCSB, Police Brace for I.V. Halloween
Friday, October 31, 2003
Residents and local law enforcement personnel are gearing up for tonight's Halloween celebration in Isla Vista - an epic event for UCSB students and the Isla Vista Foot Patrol and a pilgrimage for thousands of out-of-town visitors.
Officials Urge Safe Partying to Protect Students, Reputation
Friday, October 31, 2003
From national media attention highlighting UCSB student participation in pornographic films to stories about rising violent crime rates in Isla Vista, a variety of factors have shaped university and local law enforcement policy regarding this year's Halloween celebration.
Cute Lil' Puppy Eyes Ask for Money
Friday, October 31, 2003
Where can gals and guys go in Goleta to meet Laurel and Hardy, Alfie or Joe Boxer, and maybe even take them home? Not Blockbuster or Target - all of these fun-loving individuals can be found at the K-9 Placement and Assistance League shelter.
Marshall Says She Won't Run Again
Friday, October 31, 2003
Third District Supervisor Gail Marshall, whose representative area includes Isla Vista, announced Thursday she would not seek re-election to a third term.
UCSD Reopens Following Closure From Wildfires
Friday, October 31, 2003
Students at UC San Diego returned to school Thursday after wildfires in the area forced the closure of the campus Monday through Wednesday.
Carpinteria Health Clinic Bulks Up
Friday, October 31, 2003
While many people were busy making last-minute cuts and carvings to pumpkins yesterday, the Santa Barbara County Health Clinic in Carpinteria held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of its expansion.
I.V., SB Offer Sober Halloween Fun
Friday, October 31, 2003
This year, Halloween revelers seeking more wholesome entertainment than keg stands and various degrees of nudity have alternatives available in both Isla Vista and Santa Barbara.
Fun Runs Dry at On-Campus Parties
Friday, October 31, 2003
The party may or may not be over, depending on whether you ask the university or Isla Vistans, but the university has scheduled sober alternatives to an alcohol-saturated Halloween.
Relief for the Rash-Ridden
Friday, October 31, 2003
Do you have questions about your health but don't have enough time to ask even your permanent couch roommate, a connoisseur of mysterious insect bites, about the effects of an itchy, unknown rash?
Cookies 'n' Milk: the New Beer for Halloween This Year?
Friday, October 31, 2003
Students of UCSB, I come before you today with intrepid ideas and profound propositions. Gone are the days of the kegger, I say to you - gone, cast into that dark place where such barbaric things of the past go to die.
Cops Shouldn't Chat When They're on the Clock
Friday, October 31, 2003
With Halloween weekend parties upon us, I'm sure the police department has been putting in much time and effort beefing up their force, pulling out all the stops and definitely sparing no tax money for this year's crazy Friday.
Huff's Anal Sex Column Soils the Holiest of Holies
Friday, October 31, 2003
In response to Christina Huff's article last Wednesday ("A Back Door to Sexual Delight? Butt of Course!"Daily Nexus, Oct.29), I was disgusted reading your article. Not the topic - everyone is entitled to their own sexual deviations.
DeFranceschi Brightens Up a Curvy Girl's World
Friday, October 31, 2003
I am writing you regarding the article "Curvy Cate Shouldn't Try to Be Skinny Minnie" by Sam DeFranceschi that ran on Oct. 29. I don't know how else to express how I felt after reading the article except to say that I was totally floored.
Jack-o'-Hot Line
Friday, October 31, 2003
The pumpkins reign tonight. I tell ya, those toothy fuckers will wait to bite you on the ass as you stumble drunkenly home from another famous Isla Vista Halloween - with the teeth you carved with your fat cousin Penny. Think it's a joke? You just wait.
Women's Soccer
Vandals Raid Santa Barbara
Friday, October 31, 2003
As if Halloween night couldn't get any scarier. The UCSB women's soccer team not only needs to win its next two upcoming games to even receive a seed in the upcoming Big West Tournament, but also has to do it on the most terrifying night of the year - Halloween.
Women's Volleyball
UCSB Welcomes Tigers, Matadors
Friday, October 31, 2003
That old rule that prohibits midterms, paper due dates, and any other kind of test from falling on Halloween will prove to be a myth for the #19 Gaucho women's volleyball team this weekend.
Men's Soccer
Gauchos Lack Last Season's Punch
Friday, October 31, 2003
A year ago today, the # 9 UCSB men's soccer team was barreling through the Big West with ease, undefeated after five games and going nowhere but up. Today, virtually the same team appears to be headed in the absolute opposite direction.
Slippery Like a Pissed-On Pig
Friday, October 31, 2003
Watch your step tonight. There's going to be horses with cop-jockeys stalking the streets of I.V. Personally, I'm not sure how we're going to handle the smell.