Issue 91, Volume 86 2005-2006
Student Threatens Classmates During Final
Friday, March 10, 2006
UC Police Dept. officers arrested a UCSB student Wednesday morning after he threatened to kill his classmates during a final exam.
I.V. Eatery Puts Music on the Menu
Friday, March 10, 2006
Silvergreens will serve more than salads and sandwiches to locals tonight, when it brings live music from Isla Vista bands to its hungry patrons and passersby.
Shamans To Shed Light on Healing
Friday, March 10, 2006
Several shamans will present their knowledge of alternative medicines at the Fourth Conference on Global Medicine this weekend, beginning tonight in Campbell Hall.
Weekend Festival To Promote Peace With Workshops, Concert
Friday, March 10, 2006
Local students looking to give peace a chance will have the opportunity to learn how they can protest against war during the first annual Isla Vista Peace Festival on Saturday. The festival, which is co-sponsored by KCSB-FM 91.9, the UCSB Solidarity Against War group and the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (NAPF), will feature a teach-in at I.V. Theater and a free concert.
MTV's 'The Real World' To Hold Local Auditions
Friday, March 10, 2006
Crowds of strangers, eager for a spot on reality television, will try to find out what happens when people stop being polite and start being real at an open casting call for "The Real World" in Santa Barbara this weekend.
Noodle House Seeks Liquor License
Friday, March 10, 2006
If the owner of Saigon Express gets his way, customers might be able to buy a beer with their meal at the restaurant's grand opening. The restaurant, which is taking the place of Menehunes on Pardall Road, is scheduled to open by the end of the month, once remodeling is finished.
Terminate This
Friday, March 10, 2006
Civil War Rips Uganda Apart
Friday, March 10, 2006
In 1986, after a number of brutal and violent regimes in which numerous atrocities were committed, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) led by Yoweri Museveni entered Uganda's capital city, Kampala, and seized control.
Gaucho Economicus
Stein's Law Can Quell Oil Panic
Friday, March 10, 2006
So, I hear mankind is teetering on the brink of self-destruction. Not a day goes by that the alarm isn't raised about the rapid depletion of our planet's resources, an announcement often accompanied by an ever-diminishing figure of how long we've got left before relegation to an eternity of shivering in the dark.
Stand Up and Fight to Improve Social Justice
Friday, March 10, 2006
You know, I'm getting pretty tired of the people who sit in the Arbor with signs crying for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney. Don't get me wrong; I'm liberal as hell.
The Readers' Voice
Author Begs Shiebler To Get His Facts Straight
Friday, March 10, 2006
My eyes have been opened. When I read Bill Shiebler's article ("Fight Against Financial Aid Cuts," Daily Nexus, March 9) I was faced with a haunting question I had never before considered: How did Bill Shiebler get accepted to UCSB?
The Readers' Voice
Author Says No To Parental Notification Initiatives
Friday, March 10, 2006
UCSB students should be aware of a new petition drive to put "parental notification" back on the California ballot. Californians have just spoken on parental notification - and they said, "NO," loud and clear. Prop 73 was soundly defeated in last November's election.
Men's Basketball
Mustangs Disappoint Gauchos
Friday, March 10, 2006
The UCSB men's basketball team got bucked from its horse, dropping its Big West quarterfinal game to Central Coast rival Cal Poly last night. The Mustangs (10-18 overall) downed Santa Barbara 57-50 in a game that saw neither team shoot higher than 36 percent from the field.
Women's Basketball
SB Shoots for Tenth Straight
Friday, March 10, 2006
The UCSB women's basketball team hopes to continue its streak of ten consecutive conference tournament championships when it takes its well-rested legs down to Anaheim for the Big West Conference Tournament.
Men's Baseball: UCSB Takes On Rival Cal Poly
Friday, March 10, 2006
After finishing its six-game road trip with just one win, the UCSB baseball team looks to turn things around as they face Big West foe Cal Poly in nonconference action. The Gauchos host the Mustangs on Friday and Sunday and travel to San Luis Obispo on Saturday.
Women's Water Polo: ASU Stops By Campus Pool
Friday, March 10, 2006
In its sixth game in three days a fatigued UCSB women's water polo team lost 8-6 to #8 Arizona State in February's Gaucho Invitational. This Friday the Gauchos, rested and wielding a newly improved pressure defense, seek revenge on the Sun Devils at Campus Pool at 4 p.m.
Men's Volleyball
Santa Barbara Heads North
Friday, March 10, 2006
The #7 UCSB men's volleyball team looks to take its two-game winning streak up north this weekend, when it travels to face Stanford tonight and Pacific tomorrow night.
Booyah, Spring!
Friday, March 10, 2006
So long, winter quarter. And bring your abysmal weather and shitty class schedule with you.