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Writing is fun, especially when I get to make fun of things.
Professor Uses Snack Food Metaphor, Makes Students Hungry
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
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
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

thanks for the shout-out, tall friend! :)
Posted 09/21/2007 5:55 PM
I, the Former Goal Post of UCSB, would like to share a video of hilarious shenanigans involving me right after UCSB won the NCAA soccer championship against UCLA last winter.

Yes, those kids are singing “Olé, olé, olé, olé… Gauchos, Gauchos”. Yes, they sto... MORE »
Finally, an online video that shows UCSB for what it really is: a magical land of surfing and hotness.

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
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
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"
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

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

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