Institute Educates Despite Persecution
Prior to receiving his Ph.D. at Princeton University, UCSB postdoctoral physics researcher Pedram Roushan graduated from the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education. The BIHE is an underground university in Iran seeking to allow Baha’i followers access to education despite systematic persecution by the government. The BIHE began in 1987 in response to persecution of the […]
Gauchos Get Around Gaels in First Thunderdome Game
It was a tale of two halves for the UCSB women’s basketball team in their home opener last night, though the Gauchos walked away with a 61-52 victory. The game gives the team their first win of their campaign, bumping their record up to 1-2. It was also the first official win for Head Coach […]
Gauchos Continue Home Action Against Westmont
On a roll through two games this season, the UCSB men’s basketball team will look to remain hot when it hosts cross-town NAIA opponent Westmont College in the Thunderdome Friday night. “It’s a huge cross-town rivalry for them,” Head Coach Bob Williams said. “We have to stay motivated.” The Gauchos (3-0) are coming off an […]
UCSB Set for Weekend Games vs. Riverside, CSUN
This weekend, the UCSB women’s volleyball team finishes its Big West season at Cal State Northridge today and at UC Riverside tomorrow. Santa Barbara (16-11 overall, 9-5 Big West) can clinch second place in the Big West with two wins. “We’re in a good situation,” Head Coach Kathy Gregory said. “We can control our own […]
Club To Reappropriate Surplus Finances
The UCSB Office of Student Life recently established the After Dark Club to create non-alcoholic weekend social events for students in Isla Vista. The club receives excess funds from the university’s similarly-named After Dark Program to organize various weekend activities and curb the number of alcohol-related incidents within the community. The After Dark Program’s finances […]
Scientists Find Algae-Clearing Fish Foster Coral Growth
Researchers at UCSB’s Marine Science Institute recently discovered a link between the behavior of algae-eating fish and the resiliency of coral reefs. At the Moorea Coral Reef in French Polynesia, one of 26 sites of the multi-university Long Term Ecological Research Network funded by the National Science Foundation, the team observed that the region’s herbivorous […]
Link Between Sustainability and Public Discontent Proves Inextricable
The number of problems the U.S. faces today seems to be infinite. Whether you have come to this realization through opening up your CNN homepage or even the walk from the Davidson Library to the Arbor, I’m sure you have been confronted by headlines, news articles and active petitioners pining for your attention regarding issues […]
UCSB Gets Savvy About Dodging Sex Scandals
Recent allegations against Jerry Sandusky and the surrounding scandal at Penn State have been a wake-up call for UCSB administrators. “This school simply cannot afford to endure a sexual abuse scandal right now,” Jason Appelstien, the university’s general counsel, warned. Officials have already taken strong measures to prevent sexual activity of any kind. Student Health […]
Gauchos Travel to Face UCLA
After clinching the fifth seed in the MPSF tournament last weekend, the No. 5 UCSB men’s water polo team will travel to face No. 1 UCLA on Saturday in their final regular season game of the year. Last Saturday’s 12-10 victory over Irvine secured the slot for the Gauchos who will try to win their […]
Cal Community Condemns Violence During Shooting
As ‘Occupy’ protesters from across the Bay area gathered at UC Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza on Tuesday to join a university-wide strike against police violence and privatization, a UC police officer shot and killed an armed undergraduate student in an apparently unrelated incident. An estimated 4,000 demonstrators including representatives from Occupy Oakland, Occupy Cal, faculty, staff, […]