Articles written by: Mark Salay

UCSB Brings in Three Recruits For Next Year
Sports / Volleyball

UCSB Brings in Three Recruits For Next Year

With a majority of players returning from last year’s squad, the UCSB men’s volleyball team will have only three recruits coming in for next season. Although the incoming freshmen bring athleticism and talent, the Gauchos will rely on the core of returning players from last season to improve on its [...]

UCSB Brings In 14 for 2013 Recruiting Class
Soccer / Sports

UCSB Brings In 14 for 2013 Recruiting Class

Despite losing only three seniors from last year’s team, the UCSB women’s soccer team will welcome 14 new players for its 2013 recruiting class. Following a season where the team struggled putting the ball in the back of the net, the Gauchos add depth to their squad with versatile players [...]

Columns/Features / Sports

Rose Smart For Sitting Amid Playoffs

Having LeBron James on your team doesn’t guarantee you an automatic victory, as evidenced by the Chicago Bulls stealing game one of the Eastern Conference semifinals from the Miami Heat. Similarly, having Derrick Rose on your team won’t guarantee you a win either. It’s been over a year since Rose [...]

Jason Collins Breaks Another Barrier
Columns/Features / Sports

Jason Collins Breaks Another Barrier

Monday was the historic day we have all been waiting for. Jason Collins of the NBA’s Washington Wizards became the first active male professional athlete from an American sports league to announce he was gay. Despite thousands of athletes playing in the professional ranks in MLB, NFL or NHL for [...]

Gauchos Take  Fourth at Conference Championship
Golf / Sports

Gauchos Take Fourth at Conference Championship

Led by sophomore Brett Silvernail’s first-place score, the UCSB golf team closed out the Big West Conference Championship yesterday with a fourth-place finish. The three-day competition held at the Country Club at Soboba Springs saw the Gauchos end with an overall score of 892, five shots off co-champions Cal State [...]