Issue 80, Volume 85 2004-2005
Experts, Public Meet About DP Bluff Erosion
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Third District Supervisor Brooks Firestone and a panel of experts gave I.V. residents a geology lesson Tuesday night to explain the county's rationale for evicting a number of oceanside Del Playa Drive residents last fall.
County Cuts Rural Land Area in Plan for Santa Ynez Valley
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted to slash the study area for the Santa Ynez Valley Community Plan by 79 percent Tuesday, leaving the excluded land subject to existing zoning regulations.
Work Crews Block Off Ocean Road to Locate Water Leak
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Crews working to find the source of a leak in the pipes running under Ocean Road in front of the Rec Cen are widening excavation of the street to find the exact location of the problem.
Human Wall To Show Pathways' Risk to Disabled
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Students cruising through the Arbor on foot, skateboard or bike today will be met by a human wall armed with signs that read, "Bikes Are Replaceable, But I'm Not." The Associated Students Commission On Disability Access (CODA) is organizing the event, and the wall of human bodies is scheduled to go up between 11:45 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.
Author To Speak on Getting Smashed
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Koren Zailckas doesn't regale close friends with tales of drinking in college -- she tells her stories to the whole world in her new book and is touring college campuses across the nation to share her story.
ICA Building Undergoes More Delays
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
The opening of the new Intercollegiate Athletics (ICA) Building has been pushed back another four to six weeks because materials for the project were not delivered on time, university officials said. Associate Athletic Director Bobby Castagna said the delay is the most recent setback for the building, which was originally set to open in August 2004.
Staff Editorial
All's Not Fair in War and Education
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
According to a resolution recently presented to the Academic Senate, 17 UCSB professors want to ban military recruiters from campus and review the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. Their stated reason: The Defense Dept.'s "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy discriminates against homosexuals and violates an individual's First Amendment right to discuss his or her sexual orientation.
The Wednesday Hump
The Pill Isn't Your Ticket to Condom-Free Sex
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
At the zoo, I found myself surrounded by the most disgusting, stinky, vile animals I had ever seen: ugly, little human babies. They made the gibbons look like Mr. Belvedere. And as I watched the tiny bastards hoot and poop and dribble Fanta all over my new boots, I couldn't help but thank the men and women who created the pill.
Baseball: Santa Barbara Wallops Westmont
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
The UCSB baseball team sure tried to make it look like a rivalry. However, a five-run fifth, four-run sixth and three-run seventh inning for the Gauchos turned a competitive game into a 14-2 beating of Westmont.
Gauchos Welcome New Sponsorship
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
If any of UCSB's athletes look different in competition this year, it's probably not because teams have inserted a new starting lineup. The UCSB Athletic Dept. signed a contract with athletic apparel giant Adidas in October, threading all 19 Santa Barbara Intercollegiate Athletic programs together by stitching the same logo on its uniforms.
In The Trenches: Help SB Help You
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
"I guess all you can really learn from a loss like that is to copy everything they do and do it yourself," UCSB men's basketball Head Coach Bob Williams said Feb. 5 after watching his Gauchos fall by 30 to Utah State.
Message From the Stars
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
You may have noticed that yesterday's paper omitted a horoscope for Pisces. Sorry, some of the stars were tired and needed a day off.