Issue 69, Volume 86 2005-2006
Police Find Probable Motive, New Details In Recent Shooting
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Authorities recently uncovered a possible motive behind the Jan. 30 shootings at the Goleta Postal Distribution Center, while searching the New Mexico residence of Jennifer San Marco - the 44-year-old woman who killed 7 people before turning the gun on herself.
Art Exhibit Explores National Parks
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
The music, photographs, paintings and crafts of artists who draw their inspiration from America's forests will be on display at the Santa Barbara Ranger District Office of the Los Padres National Forest through Feb. 12. The Santa Barbara Ranger District Office, located at 3505 Paradise Rd. in downtown Santa Barbara, is the first leg on the "Inspirations from the Forest" exhibit's 33-stop tour around the nation.
Peace Group To Host Event In Place of Planned Speech
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
UCSB Arts & Lectures has had to cancel an upcoming lecture on nuclear weapons after keynote speaker Robert S. McNamara, former U.S. Secretary of Defense, sustained a serious neck injury during a fall.
Board Funds Five Student Groups
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
The Associated Students Finance Board allocated its final $1,282.41 for Winter Quarter and discussed the annual budgets of two dozen A.S. entities at its meeting last night.
Student Health Seeks To Provide Incentives for Healthy Lifestyles
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
UCSB Student Health hopes to give students an ounce of prevention in return for the usual pound of cure with its Wellness Center (WellCen) program, slated to begin Fall 2006.
One Big Hurdle
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Ignore the Neo-Fascist Cult
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
As your Associated Students internal vice president, I'd like to share a few opinions with you. "Jazz was foisted on black Americans by the same oligarchy which had run the U.S. slave trade, with the help of the ... Paris-New York circuit of drug-taking avant-garde artists." Like that one? Here's another.
Under the Table
Demonic Panda Expresses All You Need
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
My hands wouldn't stop shaking. My mind wouldn't stop whirling. I would have done anything at that moment to fill the hunger rumbling against the walls of my stomach - well, anything that happened to be cheaper than the five dollar bill and miscellaneous change I had accumulated in my left jean pocket over the course of my two-day roller coaster ride through the depths of Isla Vista.
Gaucho Rolls the Dice
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
I've recently started playing the classic board game Monopoly again. I was struck by an idea: The Monopoly board is a fitting metaphor for my time here at Santa Barbara. There are four sides on the board, each corresponding to a different year spent here.
The Readers' Voice
Nexus, Koyama Cross First Amendment Line in Column
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
The Readers' Voice
Fantom Must Return to the Dome for Gauchos' Spirit
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
2006 Baseball Season Preview
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
With plenty of new faces and the return of a handful of prominent pitchers, the UCSB baseball team is back to improve on last year's disappointing campaign. Santa Barbara is coming off a season in which it finished seventh in the Big West with a 26-30 overall record and an 8-13 conference mark.
Men's Rugby: SB Crushes Competition in Arizona
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
The #8 UCSB men's rugby team tore through the desert last weekend, defeating Arizona 46-18 on Friday before routing Arizona State 63-7 on Sunday to complete a two-game sweep on the road. With the wins, the Gauchos improved their league record to 4-0 and their overall record to 6-2.
Women's Rugby: Gauchos Rout Rival UC San Diego
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
The UCSB women's rugby team picked a great time to shine, playing their best game of the season, defeating rival UC San Diego 27-5 Sunday at Harder Stadium, behind a smothering defense that kept San Diego in check on every possession.
Lunch on me
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
A box in nicolletti's is offering free lunch to anyone who makes a worthy suggestion for improvement in the U-Cen.