Any Santa Barbara DUers out there?

[Forever Free]

I'm a freshman at UCSB and was just wondering if any of you guys are in my area. If you are, introduce yourself!

[gristy]

1. Was there for 2 years a while back

getting my Masters in EE. Wonderful school. One of the more beautiful campuses in the country. Try to get some studying done in between parties... :evilgrin:

Seriously, though, you do have to be careful about all the distractions...

[Forever Free]

2. Soooo true

Hehe, but you're right about the campus. It is stunning.

[yorkiemommie1]

3. my daughter went there

loved it. and we loved visiting her... the lagoon, storck (sp) tower,
crazy isla vista. State Street...

study hard. wishing you much success there.

[Forever Free]

6. Stork

Yup, its a great campus alright.

[jgundrey]

4. Glad I'm not Alone

Hi there, UCSB frosh:

DU is mandatory daily reading for me, and I'm glad there are other SB County folks here.

I'm 30 miles up Hwy 101 from you in Buellton, which is pretty hardcore Republican territory. (Buellton went to Bush by a 3:1 margin.) Needless to say, being one of a very small handful of liberally-minded people in such a horrifyingly conservative bastion makes my life stressful. That's why I spend as much free time as I can in Santa Barbara - which runs quite blue, thankfully.

UCSB is an awesome place and it's hard to get into. (The whole UC system is tough, but UCSB is especially competitive.) So, I must congratulate you for ending up there. Do all you can to stay. A diploma from UCSB is getting more prestigious every year.

Spread the word on campus and get involved with political activism. We have to be prepared to turn back evil in 4 years.

Jim

[GRLMGC]

5. Right here

I'm from UCSB, though I've talked to you before :)

[MontecitoDem]

7. Hi all!

Santa Barbara is fabulous. Dems only have a small registration edge here, but we have way more happening in the city & parts of the county than the repubs.

Besides DU, Get involved in local politics too. There's campus dems; the SB Progressive Coalition; the democratic service club; PUEBLO; Healthcare for All; the People's March; Veterans for Peace; and on and on.

We need to start working together to get things going in the North County.

cheers

[Doomsayer13]

8. Yup - Senior UCSB

you may have seen me at local UCSB Democrats meetings - I am an officer

[GRLMGC]

9. Cool

Who knows? I may have seen you. I went to the meetings pretty regularly early this year.

[Doomsayer13]

10. More than likely

I run the website. I try to keep a low profile otherwise. We're gonna try to do more social events from here on out, so keep on checking your e-mail. It's been a sad tendency for the club to die out after an election, so we're trying hard not to let that happen this time.

[GRLMGC]

11. I actually don't get the e-mails

I think I may have failed to join the yahoo group. How do I get on the mailing list?

[Doomsayer13]

12. here you go

[e-mail]

-send an e-mail and you will be added. fear not, we don't bombard you with e-mails.

[GRLMGC]

13. Thanks n/t

[jenn1977]

14. I work in SB!

Hi Forever Free! Thanks for introducing yourself. Are you helping out with the CA-Madsen thing? I'm still trying to get caught up and find out what I can do to help in SB or Ventura county.

[Forever Free]

15. Hiya Jen

No I'm not actually actively helping out with the Madsen thing, but i support it, I'm just swamped with work. Ugh I hate finals.

[jenn1977]

16. I know what you mean

I'm trying to help but haven't had time because of work and the threads about it are just out of control! I'm having a hard time catching up with all that's going on.

[Biased Liberal Media]

17. I went to UCSB back in 1997-1998

great school! :) Go Gauchos!

Oddly enough, my cousin is transferring from community college in Monterey to SLO. Yuck!