Insurance Dispute Ends Partnership
This year, the UC Student Health Insurance Plan will no longer cover Walgreens prescriptions due to the company’s failure to reconcile negotiations with Anthem Blue Cross. Students covered under UC SHIP can no longer receive network benefits — such as subsidized prescription costs — at Walgreens and other pharmacies under its leadership, including OptionCare, Duane […]
Professor Receives Grant to Study At-Risk Youth
Associate professor of sociology Victor M. Rios recently received a $305,019 contribution from the William T. Grant Foundation to study how youths involved in gangs relate to various authority figures in their community. Rios is the author of Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys, which examines how certain laws and policies affect […]
Gauchos Overcome by Late Pacific Rally
The UCSB women’s basketball team dropped another close game Saturday afternoon at home against University of the Pacific by a score of 52-48. With the loss, the Gauchos (8-11 overall, 3-5 Big West) drop to seventh place in the conference standings. The Tigers improve to 4-4 in league play and 11-9 overall. “I’m extremely disappointed […]
UCSB Falls in Three Straight Sets at UCLA
In front of a raucous crowd on the road Friday night, the No. 15 UCSB men’s volleyball team fell in three straight sets to UCLA for its third consecutive loss. The Gauchos fell to the No. 3 Bruins by a score of 25-18, 25-20, 25-19, extending UCLA’s win streak to seven games. “We were definitely […]
Gauchos Sweep Westmont at Home
The No. 62 UCSB men’s tennis team swept Westmont College 7-0 on Saturday, improving to 4-2 on the year and 2-0 at home. It was the first sweep for Santa Barbara this season as it dropped the Warriors to 0-1. “This is a nice way to finish the first segment of our season,” Head Coach […]
Men, Women Bring Home Wins
The UCSB swim and dive team completed its final road trip of the season this weekend, sweeping Pacific on Friday and beating women’s conference rivals UC Davis on Saturday at each of their opponents’ senior meets. “This was a really good weekend for us,” Head Coach Gregg Wilson said. “It was the kind of thing […]
Gauchos Host Pacific in Big West Tiebreaker
UCSB women’s basketball will seek revenge Saturday afternoon against Pacific, which stunned the Gauchos at home last season in the first round of the playoffs to end UCSB’s season. With a 51-47 loss to UC Davis yesterday, the Gauchos dropped to 8-10 overall and 3-4 in conference. The Tigers are also 3-4 in conference […]
Bad Surf Reports To Delay Contest
The 29th annual Rincon Classic surf competition has been postponed for the second consecutive weekend as weather reports indicate the surf spot’s famous point break will flatline through Sunday. Contest Director Chris Keet said the Classic is on hold until the first weekend in the next five weeks that a sizable swell consistently molds the […]
Red Cross Club To Hold Fundraiser
The UCSB Red Cross Club is hosting its annual dodgeball tournament at 6 p.m. tomorrow in the Recreation Center’s Multi-Activity Center to raise funds for global disaster relief efforts. The event will feature teams of six to eight competitors in a bracket-style tournament competing to earn prizes and contribute to the charity. The club will […]
Armenian Assocation Advocates Awareness
Members of UCSB’s Armenian Student Association gathered in silent protest yesterday near Girvetz Hall in objection to the Turkish government and the international community’s failure to officially recognize the Armenian genocide during the early 20th century. Armenian student organizations at several other campuses across the state — including the entire UC system, CSU Northridge, Cal […]