Issue 84, Volume 85 2004-2005
Amtrak Service Grinds to a Halt After Rainstorm
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Recent heavy rains have drowned the hopes of students anticipating the return of full train service, as all Amtrak and Metrolink routes north of Los Angeles have been closed since Sunday afternoon.
Firestone To Revisit Park Plans on GPAC's Dollar
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Third District Supervisor Brooks Firestone will ask members of the Project Area Committee and General Plan Advisory Committee (PAC/GPAC) for $100,000 tonight to help revive Santa Barbara County's abandoned plans to create a new open-space park on Del Playa Drive.
Burning Down the Isla Vista Bank of America
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Swinging a bottle of wine, Rich Underwood strolled from Harder Stadium into Isla Vista with several hundred other students who had just attended a speech delivered by defense attorney William Kunstler. The date was Feb. 25, 1970.
Materials Shortage Delays Opening of Rec Cen Expansion
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
The scheduled opening of the Rec Cen expansion has been pushed back until Spring Quarter because of a building materials shortage and several other outside factors, university officials said.
Rained Out
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
The Wednesday Hump
The Songs of Seduction
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
As I stood face-to-face with the sexiest accountant I had ever seen, we began to strip the clothes off of one another. It really is a beautiful thing when an English student and a number-cruncher hook up - I called her loquacious, she filed my W-2's without using her hands, you follow me?
ROTC Shouldn't Take Rap for Intolerance
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
As I read the article titled "UCSB Senate Calls for ROTC Review" (Daily Nexus, Feb. 14), I am concerned. It seems that "several professors" from your Academic Senate are on a crusade against the U.S. Military and are using the Military Science Dept. at UCSB as their scapegoat.
Men's Swimming: Gaucho Men Look to Defend Big West Title
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Santa Barbara will face deep competition when it jumps into the pool Wednesday to begin the Big West Swimming and Diving Championships held in Long Beach.
Men's Volleyball
UCSB Heads to Land of Troy
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Tonight at USC, the #6 Santa Barbara men's volleyball team looks to add upon its two-game winning streak on the road and to show the Trojans that just because they have a decent football team doesn't mean they can contend with the Gauchos on the volleyball court.
Women's Lacrosse: #2 Santa Barbara Upsets #1 Michigan in Los Olivos
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Nestled quaintly on a small field in the Santa Ynez Valley, the UCSB women's lacrosse team found a sanctuary amid the challenges mounted by a storming tempest.
Research and Search and Research
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Damn those bastards who check out every book in the library right before the big paper is due.