Issue 23, Volume 86 2005-2006
Student Dies From Major Head Trauma After Car Accident
Monday, October 24, 2005
An 18-year-old UCSB student died Thursday night after she was thrown from a car during an accident on State Route 217, near campus. Freshman Abigail Isabela was not wearing a seatbelt when she was ejected from the car, driven by 19-year-old Santa Barbara City College student Jose Carlos Valdez.
Students Strive for a Clean Halloween
Monday, October 24, 2005
By their powers combined, local students and environmentalists are getting ready to mount a Halloween cleanup campaign in Isla Vista that would make even Captain Planet proud.
Co-op Residents Reveal New Solar Panel System
Monday, October 24, 2005
Manley House co-op residents unveiled their renovated, repainted and now environmentally friendly digs to the public Friday afternoon. The 16 residents of the co-op, located on the corner of Embarcadero del Norte and Cervantes Road, showcased the house's new paint job, kitchen and solar panel system at the celebration Oct. 21.
Potential Voters Offered Final Chance to Register
Monday, October 24, 2005
Students have one last chance today to make their voices heard - and help UCSB hold a record - by registering to vote for the upcoming, statewide special election.
Elderly Local Resident Dies; Cause Unknown
Monday, October 24, 2005
Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP) found the body of a 64-year-old Isla Vista resident dead in his camper Friday, following reports that he had not shown up for work in a few days.
Takin' Out the Trash
Monday, October 24, 2005
Teaching Them Their Own Game
Monday, October 24, 2005
I first started going to Chumash Casino in 1997. At the time, the laws were different in California about how these casinos operate. The casinos were not allowed to keep player losses. Instead, they earned their income on a pay-to-play system. For example, it cost 50 cents to play a single hand of blackjack.
Esoteric Living
Go Shake "Old Man Snoring" Awake
Monday, October 24, 2005
Sometime between my semi-annual bike accident and my customary run-in with Pirate at I.V. Market, I got to thinking about unavoidable repetition. I've been at UCSB for a few years now and though I've taken classes in a wide array of subject matter and I've met new people each quarter, it seems that my life here is doomed to repeat itself.
Bush Administration Steals the Cake of Incompetence
Monday, October 24, 2005
If you've followed American politics, even loosely since George W. Bush, stole office in early 2001, you would have realized a few common themes that separate this administration from the other more competent, tolerant and knowledgeable administrations that have come before it (read: pretty much every administration ever).
The Readers' Voice
If You Can't Get the Joke, Hop Off the Hump
Monday, October 24, 2005
As regards Brittany Madison's published objection to a phrase contained in Nina Love Anthony's Wednesday Hump (Reader's Voice: When it Comes to Foreplay, Jews Light My Menorah, Daily Nexus, Oct. 21), I have one thing to say: Pick your battles, Miss Madison.
The Readers' Voice
Department Praised for its Addition of Catholic Courses
Monday, October 24, 2005
This letter is in regards to Shannon Lamb's article ("Religious Studies To Open Catholic Focus" Daily Nexus, Oct. 20). I have to say kudos to the Religious Studies Dept. on its creation of the Catholic Studies program.
Women's Volleyball
UCSB Saddles Up, Sweeps Mustangs
Monday, October 24, 2005
The UCSB women's volleyball team (12-7 overall, 7-1 in the Big West) continued its October tear, avenging its only conference loss, with a sweep over Cal Poly on Saturday night.
Men's Soccer
Gauchos Ride, Wrangle Their Way Into Big West Conference Lead
Monday, October 24, 2005
The view is always better from the top, and after its 2-0 victory over Cal Poly on Saturday night, the UCSB men's soccer team once again finds itself on top of the Big West standing.
Women's Soccer
Playoff Hopes Disappear on Two Game Road Trip
Monday, October 24, 2005
With the Big West Conference season waning, the UCSB women's soccer team needed a pair of wins this weekend that it could not get. The Gauchos (8-10 overall, 2-4 in the Big West) split a pair of games, losing to Pacific 3-2 and beating Northridge 2-1 on the road.
Men's Water Polo: Santa Barbara Drowns Against Nation's Best
Monday, October 24, 2005
In its return to Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) play this weekend, the #15 UCSB men's water polo team dropped both its games to two of the top teams in the nation. The Gauchos (9-12 overall, 0-3 in the MPSF) fell 8-2 to #4 UCLA and 10-3 to #1 USC.
Sue Happy
Monday, October 24, 2005
So apparently the House of Representatives passed a “cheeseburger bill” that would block lawsuits that blamed the food industry for making people fat.