Issue 28, Volume 86 2005-2006
Police Kept Busy During Weekend
Monday, October 31, 2005
Although today is officially Halloween, holiday celebrations on Friday and Saturday night resulted in hundreds of arrests and citations, and left many revelers in need of medical treatment after they partied a little too hard.
Caltrans Refines CA Highway in Effort to Reduce Driving Perils
Monday, October 31, 2005
As part of a series of countywide highway improvement projects, Caltrans is looking to decrease the possibility of accidents on State Route 217 by installing concrete dividers between its northbound and southbound lanes.
Library Goes Wild With Revamp
Monday, October 31, 2005
The southwest side of Davidson Library received a little horticultural care Saturday afternoon when members of the Environmental Affairs Board (EAB) weeded out invasive plants and replaced them with more native and environmentally friendly species.
Student Health Offers Flu Shots Through Fall '05
Monday, October 31, 2005
Students looking to avoid the aches, pains and fevers caused by the influenza virus can drop by Student Health to get a vaccine, beginning today.
Caltrans Plans Short Closure of Busy Highway 1
Monday, October 31, 2005
Frequent users of Highway 1 will have to find a different route that takes them to their destination, thanks to a multi-million dollar road repair project that will leave the road closed through late November.
Building Muscles One Step at a Time
Monday, October 31, 2005
Gambling Gone Wild
Monday, October 31, 2005
Some people think of gambling as something fun to do while in Vegas, but to me it's a way of life. I spend more of my time each week in Chumash Casino than anywhere else. While I have a great love for gambling, I have to question the Daily Nexus for its recent publications of the articles written by lecturer Eliot Jacobson.
Clean Up Your Drinking Habits
Monday, October 31, 2005
I have an exciting new invention I want to tell you all about. I guarantee it will revolutionize the way you clean and the way you drink beer. Do I have your attention? I thought so. For too long, the twin giants of the hygiene and alcohol industries have trapped us in a devious cycle, deceiving you into buying more and more of their products.
UC Regents Run With the Devil on Los Alamos Lab Bid
Monday, October 31, 2005
Two columns recently appeared defending the UC's management of the Los Alamos National Laboratory: "A Constructive Coalition" from Joshua Zide, (Daily Nexus, Oct. 18) and "UC a Better Candidate than Big Business for Los Alamos" from Matt Gazulis (Daily Nexus, Oct 18).
The Readers' Voice
Self-Proclaimed Revisionist Historian Has It All Wrong
Monday, October 31, 2005
I attended Thursday's lecture by Ilan Pappe (an event from the Center for Middle East Studies) and I am dismayed and disgusted that an academic department at my university would bring this self-proclaimed ideologue to campus.
The Readers' Voice
Propostion 73 Does Not Consider Abusive Households
Monday, October 31, 2005
This letter is in response to Allison Cross's letter ("Minors Unfit to Decide if Abortion is Best Option," Daily Nexus, Oct. 27). I do not think that anyone would disagree with the point that a minor needs some sort of counseling if they are pregnant, ideally that of a parent.
Men's Soccer
UCSB Uses Second Half Scores to Shutout Titans
Monday, October 31, 2005
Women's Volleyball
49ers Get Revenge, End Winning Streak
Monday, October 31, 2005
All good things must come to an end, as the UCSB women's volleyball team (13-8 overall, 8-2 in the Big West) found out this weekend, when its nine-game winning streak was halted in Long Beach on Saturday.
Women's Soccer
Gauchos Spoil Cal Poly's Postseason Plans
Monday, October 31, 2005
Men's Water Polo: UCSB Man Handles Trio of Unranked Opponents
Monday, October 31, 2005
The #14 UCSB men's water polo team had three extra reasons to party this Halloween weekend - beating unranked and non-conference teams Cal Baptist and Chapman 11-5, 16-4, respectively, while knocking off Occidental 13-3.
75 Percent Alcohol
Monday, October 31, 2005
If you're reading this, congratulations: you're alive. If you're not reading this, congratulations: you're only three quarters of the way through your bender.