Issue 38, Volume 85 2004-2005
Dish Failure Hurts KCSB Pledge Drive
Friday, November 12, 2004
In the middle of its week and a half-long annual pledge drive, the transmission of on-campus radio station KCSB was suddenly cut, requiring station members to lift a replacement radio dish up the side of Storke Tower.
Physics World Praises Work of UCSB Professor
Friday, November 12, 2004
Spintronics sounds like a Harlem Globetrotter trick, but it is actually a branch of physics in which a UCSB professor has received a nationally recognized prize and published a landmark paper.
Wells Fargo Deposits New Branch in Isla Vista
Friday, November 12, 2004
A Wells Fargo branch recently opened in Isla Vista, becoming the first bank office to enter the area since rioting protestors burned the I.V. Bank of America branch to the ground in 1970.
Fatal Flight Ends in Woodland Wreck
Friday, November 12, 2004
Three people are dead after a single-engine private aircraft heading for Santa Barbara Airport crashed into a remote part of the San Rafael Wilderness on Wednesday, killing all aboard.
Leggies Pass Bill, Prepare
Friday, November 12, 2004
At their meeting Wednesday night, Associated Students Legislative Council members approved a bill to support local farmers and discussed next week's special election.
Hookah Patron Collapses, Sustains Multiple Injuries
Friday, November 12, 2004
A young man was seriously injured at Sam's To Go in Isla Vista on Thursday night after he passed out while smoking a hookah. Witnesses reported seeing an unidentified man fall backwards off the bench he was sitting on and strike his head on the cement.
Don't Grab That Ass!
Friday, November 12, 2004
For those of you who had the pleasure of hanging out in I.V. over the Halloween weekend, I hope you all had a good time. It got a little crowded, but, overall, things really seemed to go well.
I.V.'s Cesspool Needs Regulation
Friday, November 12, 2004
Recently, the Daily Nexus ran two articles that were intended to highlight police abuses in I.V. Both articles were long on conclusions and apocryphal stories but short on facts - actually, they were devoid of any facts.
The Readers' Voice
A.S. Should Stop Scamming Students for Major Bucks
Friday, November 12, 2004
I suppose there are enough undergraduates that directly benefit from Associated Students and its spending, but that is not the case for me. I do not belong to a campus organization that spends my quarterly $9.10; I've bought only one required $8 reader from the bookstore.
The Readers' Voice
Skippy's Stuck-Up Stereotypes Unfairly Portray Democrats
Friday, November 12, 2004
In response to Loren Williams' column "Damn Skippy: Post-Election Hangover" (Daily Nexus, Nov. 9), may I point out that Democrats, while distressed by the outcome of the election, have quickly decided to move on.
40 oz. to Freedom
High Time for Shotgunning to Make Its Comeback
Friday, November 12, 2004
There are so many lost arts in this day and age: the mid-range jump shot, record players and Kurt Russell. So many great things of the past go unnoticed in this day and age. What I'm really getting at here is the most relevant lost art in Isla Vista - the forgotten practice of shotgunning beer.
Men's Basketball
Injury List Lengthens for UCSB
Friday, November 12, 2004
When UCSB men's basketball coach Bob Williams looks down his bench for a sub in the game against Westmont College tonight, there will be more players clad in long-sleeved shirts and ties than in their sleek new white jerseys.
Men's Soccer
Anteaters Host Santa Barbara
Friday, November 12, 2004
Revenge is oh so sweet. The first-ranked men's soccer team has only lost two times all year, once to Northridge and once to Irvine. It already erased the loss to the Matadors on Tuesday night with a 2-1 victory and clinched the Big West title.
Women's Volleyball
Gauchos Look to Clinch Big West Title
Friday, November 12, 2004
Heading into this weekend's showdowns in the Southland, the #19 UCSB women's volleyball team (19-3 overal1, 3-2 Big West Conference) is in control of its own playoff destiny, as a win in any of its final three league matches will assure it a third-straight Big West title as well as an automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament.
Women's Basketball
SB Welcomes Club Team Love and Basketball
Friday, November 12, 2004
Santa Barbara ends its pair of exhibition games tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the Thunderdome when the women's basketball team hosts Love and Basketball. Forward Hillary Jager will not suit up for the game, nor any other this season.
Cross Country: UCSB Heads to Regionals
Friday, November 12, 2004
The UCSB men's and women's cross country teams hope to keep up the momentum this weekend at the West Region Championships in Fresno. Both teams have been training for the rolling hills course on the bluffs north of campus and feel physically and mentally prepared for the competition.
Golf: Santa Barbara Finishes Sixth
Friday, November 12, 2004
After just two days of rest, the #94 UCSB men's golf team came away with a sixth-place finish and edged out rival Cal Poly in its final tournament of the fall season.
M. Water Polo: SB Hosts Waves
Friday, November 12, 2004
Two. Two games left in the regular season for the UCSB men's water polo team. Two chances to end its season on a high note. Two chances to break a four-game losing streak.
Vote YES YES YES!
Friday, November 12, 2004
A.S. wants to (not) have your babies. They've been distributing A.S. Initiative propaganda fliers with condoms attached. The connection between giving A.S. more money and having sex is not immediately clear to me.