UCSB Lands on Another Top Party Schools List

Princeton Review thinks we’re the number 10 party school in the nation. Playboy, on the other hand, deemed us worthy of just 12th place earlier this year. Who are we to believe?!

According to the recently released results from the Princeton Review survey, Gauchos also made the grade by coming in 9th for “Reefer Madness” and ranking 20th for “Lots of Hard Liquor.”

“Reefer Madness?” Really? That’s so hip, Princeton Review.

As for our more scholarly pursuits, we’re on the Best Western Colleges and Best 371 Colleges lists. But no one cares about that, right? Click more to check out the full list of the so-called top party schools. (more…)

Obama’s Beer Summit a Farce

The woman who called the police when she witnessed Harvard scholar Henry Gates and his cab driver breaking into Gates’ own home did not mention their being black in the 9-1-1 call. The police officer who arrived at the scene did not go in thinking, Okay, I’m looking for two black suspects, and here’s a black guy inside the house, he must be one of the guys. Rather, it was Gates himself who introduced racism into the incident by accusing the officer of being racist for simply doing his job, and even rudely brought the officer’s mother into the discussion. He could have ended the situation simply by producing his driver’s license, and saying, Officer, this is who I am, I live here, I got locked out and had to break in. Maybe if the officer arrested Gates after he had done that, and maybe if Gates had not been so rude and confrontational, would I then be alarmed by his arrest. But no; Gates, although he broke no laws, was the one who acted stupidly, to use the word our president used to describe the police department’s actions.

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Real World: California

SACRAMENTO - College students are not the only ones who procrastinate.

If you’ve been following the California budget crisis, you’ll know that the state legislature recently resolved the $26.3 billion gap in the state’s budget. When it finally came time to solve the problem—meaning to vote—the legislature did what most college students do: They stayed up all night.

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London: Want to Get Away?

LONDON - Samuel Johnson was right.

“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.”

And he was just talking about the 1700s.

I’ve lived here for a few months of my life now, and I am never at a loss for something to do. In fact, there’s almost too much to do – when I end up leaving in a few weeks, I feel there will be a million things left on my list. This past weekend I did finally make it to my number 1-must see-can’t go home without visiting London site – St. Paul’s Cathedral. Definitely worth it, and I’m kicking myself for never having gone before.

But even with the literally endless options of tourist attractions, bars, clubs, restaurants, plays, musicals, etc. (you get the picture), sometimes it’s time for a break from city life.

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Dubai and Ghana: First Impressions

After a 15.5 hour flight from SFO, I arrived in Dubai. We had only 12 hours there, which included the many hours it took sorting out our issues with the hotel. Most of the students going to Ghana arranged to take the group flights, which included stay at a 4 star hotel in Dubai. Unfortunately, we had no information on where to go, where the hotel really was, or how we should go about checking into our rooms. Needless to say, the first hours off of the plane were pretty stressful.

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