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Professor Uses Snack Food Metaphor, Makes Students Hungry
By Oy to the World (02/27/2008 3:16 PM) Tags: Antarctica faculty Biology, snail, pteropod, science, potato chip
Yum yum! Looks tasty!
According to reliable stereotypes, scientists are supposed to be smart. It is surprising, then, that UCSB’s associate professor of Biology Gretchen Hofman refers to the creepy fetus-like snail pictured above as “the... MORE »
Bookstore Shocks Freshmen by Having Lower Level
By Oy to the World (10/02/2007 9:19 PM) Tags: freshmen, UCSB, bookstore, stairs
It may look like these girls are smiling helpfully, but they're actually laughing at you
If you've been in the UCSB bookstore lately, possibly to buy your UCSB sweatshirt, you may have overheard one or more of these gems:
"Wait, the books are downstairs?
"We have a... MORE »
Leave it to Beaver: Rodent Hates Environment, Needs Money
By Oy to the World (09/25/2007 1:33 PM) Tags: environmentalism, global warming, beavers
Many of you will remember when we last reported on hero Jerry Beaver, the local real-estate mogul and adorable rodent who fought a terrifying environmental awareness art project called Light Blue Line, which would have involved a temporary light blue line paint
... MORE » Link: http://www.independent.com/news/2007/sep/20/walkin...Latest comment by Anonymous: awesome.... whats a complete jack ass
Douchey Bro Knows... Laundry Machine Sex
Oy to the World says,
thanks for the shout-out, tall friend! :)
Posted 09/21/2007 5:55 PM
Gauchos Win, Hilarious Destruction of Property Follows
By Oy to the World (09/19/2007 08:32 AM) Tags: NCAA champions, Isla Vista, riot, UCSB, soccer
Yes, those kids are singing “Olé, olé, olé, olé… Gauchos, Gauchos”. Yes, they sto... MORE »
Video Proves UCSB has Surfing, Hotness, Own Soundtrack
By Oy to the World (09/18/2007 10:48 AM) Tags: UCSB, soundtrack, surfing, hotness, Isla Vista
You may think that the song, “Sea Legs” by the Shins, was added to the video to provide a nice soundtrack, but you’d be wrong. That song just naturally plays w... MORE » Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYqnpRD8C5I
SB Film Fest Ranks in Top 50, Gives Students New Reason to Be Pretentious
By Oy to the World (09/16/2007 7:53 PM) Tags: being better than everyone else, Santa Barbara, Film Fest, SBIFF
The Arlington Theater, photographed in black in white to denote true artsiness
Grab your cameras and start acting pretentious, because Variety has included our very own Santa Barbara International Film Festival on its list of “50 Unmissible ... MORE » Link: http://independent.com/news/2007/sep/12/sbiff-make...
Liberty Bell Commends UCSB Patriotism
By Oy to the World (09/12/2007 10:15 AM) Tags: beach, butts, cracks, patriotism, Liberty Bell
Let freedom ring!
Dear Women of UCSB,
Greetings from your favorite symbol of Americana: the Liberty Bell! I probably don't need to remind you that I'm quite famous for my rather large crack. I’m not telling you this in order to toot my own horn (or ring my own bell, as it were), but w... MORE »
Obama to UCSB: "Not Grass-Rooty Enough"
By Oy to the World (09/10/2007 09:43 AM) Tags: SBCC UCSB, 2008 campaign, Barack Obama
See? He obviously likes the beach!
Barack Obama spoke at what his website calls “A Grassroots Rally in Santa Barbara” on Saturday, but apparently UCSB isn’t considered “grass” nor “roots”. That’s right, Obama opted to address the young people from Santa Barbara City College inste... MORE » Link: http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/sbrally?source=ev...
Penguin-Less Proceedings Ruin Perfectly Good Antarctic Symposium
Oy to the World says,
I had to photoshop a penguin into the picture above this post to keep from crying. True story!
Posted 09/05/2007 08:06 AM
