Issue 116, Volume 84 2003-2004
Karen Hughes Draws Crowds
Monday, April 26, 2004
Karen Hughes, former special counsel to President George W. Bush, spoke to an audience of about 450 people Saturday in Campbell Hall after a group of about two dozen people stood outside in protest of the Bush administration's foreign policy.
New Zealand Swell Brings Wicked Surf to California
Monday, April 26, 2004
According to the National Weather Service, a series of storms southeast of New Zealand has generated a 40-foot swell from the south-southwest that has traveled nearly 7,000 miles in the past 12 days.
Parking Fee Plan Receives A.S. Attention
Monday, April 26, 2004
Around a dozen members of UCSB Associated Students met with a Santa Barbara County planner Friday to voice concerns regarding a proposed permit plan that would require Isla Vista residents to pay for residential street parking.
Man Rages Against Car Windows
Monday, April 26, 2004
Police arrested a man early Friday morning for allegedly smashing the windows of 10 to 15 cars while walking through Isla Vista. He was arrested on charges of vandalism and burglary.
Earth Gets Its Day in the Sun in Anisq' Oyo'
Monday, April 26, 2004
Mother Earth showed her good graces by providing sunny weather for the Earth Day celebration at Anisq' Oyo' Park in Isla Vista on Saturday.
Bikinis and Balls, Oh My
Monday, April 26, 2004
Staff Editorial
To the Victors Go the Spoils
Monday, April 26, 2004
Cervin Morris will not pay tuition next year. Neither will his three vice presidents, Andrea Wells, Felicia Cruz and Jared Renfro. It's part of the Associated Students Legal Code. "Each executive officer must receive full payment of university-assessed undergraduate fees, excluding nonresident tuition and health insurance, for each of the Fall, Winter and Spring Quarters for his or her term." These four officers instead pay their tuition from the A.S. General Fund.
Blue Traffic Lights: Should We Stay or Should We Go?
Monday, April 26, 2004
We have learned that Iraqi society is guided by traditions our society can barely fathom, and governed by forces far more powerful than rational self-interest or abstractions about democracy. It is a place where a cleric can snap his fingers and the next day summon 10,000 people into the streets.
Baseball: Gauchos Surprise Titans
Monday, April 26, 2004
After two good old-fashioned spankings and seemingly in the midst of another, the UCSB baseball team put a halt to #30 Fullerton's reign of dominance and backhanded the Titans by way of an eight-run eighth inning Sunday at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.
Track and Field: Women Run Over Mustangs
Monday, April 26, 2004
The UCSB women's track team triumphed again, this time against rival Cal Poly. The Mustangs lost to the Gauchos 101-95, but the men were not powerful enough to overcome Cal Poly and lost 117-77.
Softball: UCSB Wins One in SLO Series, Drops Last Two
Monday, April 26, 2004
Just when things were going great and the UCSB softball team (25-26 overall, 7-4 in the Big West) was on a seven-game winning streak, things drastically took a turn for the worse.
Men's Tennis: Pacific Upsets UCSB in Playoffs
Monday, April 26, 2004
The UCSB men's tennis team avenged their only conference loss of the season with a victory in the Big West semifinals over Cal Poly 4-2.
Women's Tennis: Gauchos Place Seventh in Big West Tournament
Monday, April 26, 2004
The UCSB women's tennis team was down but not out Friday after losing their first match of the Big West Championships 4-2 in Indian Wells, Calif.
Men's Volleyball
Santa Barbara Bites Dust at Pyramid
Monday, April 26, 2004
The Beach's current was too strong for the #7 UCSB men's volleyball team this weekend. Santa Barbara allowed #2 Long Beach State to pull the Gauchos to a 3-0 loss in the first round of Mountain Pacific Sports Federation playoffs against the 49ers.
Professional Crastinator
Monday, April 26, 2004
I don't really have time today to sit here and tell jokes. I've got a midterm tomorrow, which means I've got to get home and clean my room, cook a full dinner and organize my desk.