Issue 22, Volume 87 2006-2007
Comedy Central Host Jon Stewart To Perform Live
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
The host of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" is moving to a new network Nov. - the UCSB Events Center. In Jon Stewart's only West Coast appearance this fall, Stewart will perform a 75-minute stand-up routine beginning at 8 p.m. on Nov. 18. UCSB student tickets, discounted at $35 each, go on sale at the Arts & Lectures Ticket Office, located next to Campbell Hall, this Saturday at 8 a.m.
Bake Sale Takes Bite Out of One Student's Debts
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
One UCSB graduate student is relying on campus Cookie Monsters to save her from college debt by dishing out some dough and buying one of her 4,000 pastries.
Driver Overturns Veggie Truck on 101
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
The Milpas Street offramp was closed until noon yesterday after a tractor-trailer rig hauling a shipment of zucchini lost control and squashed several palm trees, roasting the truck's load of vegetables.
Race for Sheriff's Office Gains Steam
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
With less than two weeks left until the Nov. 7 election, Santa Barbara County Sheriff candidates Jim Anderson and Bill Brown are actively seeking out support from local voters during the final stretch of the race.
Crest Looks for Smiling Faces on Social Site
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
UCSB students' incessant browsing of Facebook.com profiles turns out to be a great business for those jumping in on the craze, and it also turns out to be a great way to win free tickets and prizes.
Workers File Suit Against News-Press
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Santa Barbara News-Press upper management received two blows in the past two weeks, one from a class action lawsuit and the other from a recent decision by the Los Angeles branch of the National Labor Relations Board.
More than Meets the eye
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
The Wednesday Hump
Silly Kids, Treats Are for Adults!
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Trick-or-treat? Hell to the no. Why is it not trick and treat? I'm the kind of girl who likes both - you know, to have my cake and throw it in some bitch's face, too. It is time for Halloween, which means skanky costumes, thousands of potential out-of-towner hook ups, unprecedented police brutality, edible sexual treats and toys, in keeping with the Halloween theme.
Drinker's Digest: Appreciate I.V.'s Secret Halloween Pleasures
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Halloween weekend is coming up, and we all know what to expect. Over 30,000 people from all over the country come to our Isla Vista community looking to get wasted, bone down and have an all around great time.
Think
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Northridge Brings Trouble to SB
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
The great spoiler, Cal State Northridge, returns to Santa Barbara tonight to take on the first place Gauchos amid their longest winning streak of the season.
Wheelin' Anna Dealin': Show Water Polo Some Love
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
UCSB men's water polo is like the Minnesota Twins - decidedly underappreciated and underrated - of Gaucho athletics, especially now that the program is on the rise.
Clang Clang Clang Goes The Ding Dong
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
If a reporter has been especially bad, they get assigned the “Bell Beat.”