Issue 53, Volume 86 2005-2006
Friends Gather to Remember Life of Deceased Student
Friday, January 13, 2006
Last night, 15 of Kendra Payne's friends got together and traded stories about Payne, 21, who died on Wednesday afternoon from injuries she sustained in a bicycling accident. Payne, a senior aquatic biology major, was killed when she lost control of her bicycle and was hit by a trailer truck in while riding in Goleta on Wednesday morning.
Coastal Access Routes To Get Reinforcement
Friday, January 13, 2006
Three of Isla Vista's beach accessways will soon receive makeovers designed to steel them for future winter storms, thanks to a recent decision by the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors.
Political Figures To Discuss Partisan Bias in the Media
Friday, January 13, 2006
This Saturday afternoon in Campbell Hall MSNBC political commentator Tucker Carlson and author Eric Alterman will debate whether the media slants stories to fit political principles.
Program To Bring Artists To UCSB
Friday, January 13, 2006
Students, staff and faculty interested in working with artists of various media types have until Jan. 17 to nominate talent for the Visiting Artist Program.
Runners To Make Marathon Effort for Cancer Charity
Friday, January 13, 2006
Local students and residents can sign up to shape up for a good cause at the National Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training program informational meeting in Goleta tomorrow. Team In Training, a marathon-training program that raises money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, will host the third of five informational meetings at the Goleta Valley Athletic Club at 10 a.m. Saturday.
A Winter Break to Fix What Katrina Broke
Friday, January 13, 2006
A red Ford pickup drives down a dirt path, carrying a coffin and seven UCSB students. It is the early afternoon in Phoenix, La. - a small rural area in the vicinity of Plaquemines Parish.
Regents Reap Benefits
Friday, January 13, 2006
It's been a very merry Christmas for the UC Regents. On Dec. 21, the limited liability corporation they formed with Bechtel, BWX Technologies Inc. (BWXT) and Washington Group International was awarded the contract to manage the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) for a seven-year term.
Corruption Zig-Zags Partisan Line
Friday, January 13, 2006
In response to Heather Buchheim's article, "The Straw That Broke the Elephant's Back," (Daily Nexus. Jan. 11) it is gratifying to see some well-deserved criticism of the Congressional Republicans' shameless surrender to financial corruption. It is, however, rather unrealistic to point towards the Democrats as an alternative, which Buchheim does.
Women's Basketball
Gauchos To Host Davis
Friday, January 13, 2006
The UC Davis women's basketball team might reconsider their decision to join the Big West after they visit the Thunderdome on Sunday to face off against defending Big West Champion UCSB.
Men's Volleyball
MPSF Season Begins With Hawaii
Friday, January 13, 2006
Robertson Gym is the first stop of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) conference season for visiting #7 Hawaii this weekend, yet the Gaucho home court advantage has been anything but advantageous in the past thirteen years against the Rainbow Warriors.
Men's Basketball
SB Looks for First Road Win
Friday, January 13, 2006
With a 6-1 home record, the second best scoring defense in the Big West and a full roster untouched by injuries, the UCSB men's basketball team seems to have all the pieces required to put together a successful season. Yet, the Gauchos (6-8 overall, 1-3 in the Big West) travel to UC Davis (4-10 overall) this weekend still looking for their first road win of the year.
Remembering Yesterday Is Hard
Friday, January 13, 2006
Yesterday was a sad day. Sidney Frank, inventor of Grey Goose Vodka, died yesterday at the age of 85.