Todd Prodanovich

October 30, 2008

Gnar The Vote, It’s In Your Roots

By Todd Prodanovich

This is never the most fun topic of discussion, as differences in political opinions can lead to friends fighting, couples divorcing with the wife taking not only the kids, but the jovial German Shepherd as well, and eve...

October 23, 2008

Unigo Forum Assists Students

By Todd Prodanovich

Prospective college students hoping to hear about life beyond the classroom can now visit a newly launched Web site for the inside scoop.

October 22, 2008

Fist Fights, Flat Spells, and Everything Else

By Todd Prodanovich

Surfers generally don't have very many reasons to be bitter. We have a hobby that simultaneously gives us a tremendous exercise that would give even the most hardened yoga master a deep burn, and it just so happens to be...

October 13, 2008

Group Aids Kenya Village

By Todd Prodanovich

After returning from a 10-day trip to Kenya, the UCSB chapter of Engineers Without Borders has dedicated itself to improving living conditions in a small East African village.

October 10, 2008

UC President Refuses to Sign Drinking Initiative

By Todd Prodanovich

Over a hundred university chancellors and presidents nationwide have signed an initiative signaling their support of lowering the legal drinking age. A signature notably absent, however, is the one belonging to Universit...

October 8, 2008

The Surfing Abyss That is Isla Vista, California

By Todd Prodanovich

It's a brave and depraved new world, and as the earth rotates relentlessly about the sun, we are brought face-to-face with a new school year and a new surf column. This column should have been written twice by now, but i...

September 26, 2008

Greeks Welcome Rushees

By Todd Prodanovich

With Rush Week drawing to a close, hundreds of potential UCSB greeks have nearly completed the process of gaining new brothers or sisters. This year's rush slogan - "Find Where You Fit" - sought to introduce those inter...

June 5, 2008

Students Discourage Study Drug Use

By Todd Prodanovich

In an effort to combat the growing popularity of Adderall, one student group waged an anti-study drug campaign on campus this week in the hopes of offering alternatives to the substance.

May 30, 2008

UCSB Student To Race in ’08 Jetta Clean TDI Series

By Todd Prodanovich

From bike paths to racetracks, professional racecar driver and UCSB student Nick Mancuso lives life in the fast lane.

May 15, 2008

The Thursday Gnar: Learn to Love the Surfer Stereotype

By Todd Prodanovich

The other day I had just gotten out of the water when something strange happened. I met a psychic. This cunning temptress of the spiritual arts was the real deal, and revealed impossible truths to me without so much as a...

May 7, 2008

Master Surfer Draws Crowd With Talk

By Todd Prodanovich

Surfing legend Gerry Lopez shared some of his wisdom with UCSB last night, chatting with the audience about the state of the ocean, his surfing roots and even Marilyn Monroe's impact on the sport.

May 1, 2008

Surfers Should Relish Every Opportunity They Get

By Todd Prodanovich

When you surf for long enough, surfing transforms into one of two things. It may become your vessel, launching you via the crests of thousands of waves toward places you've never been before and people you've never met b...

April 11, 2008

World Leaders Convene for Justice

By Todd Prodanovich

Mick Jagger's former wife and the former president of Trinidad and Tobago are among the speakers who will participate in the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation's "Future Justice Seminar" today.

April 10, 2008

The Thursday Gnar: Get Off the Couch and Pick a Road, Any Road

By Todd Prodanovich

Spring Break came and went. Did you spend it well? Did you milk it for all it was worth, suckling its sweet nectar until every drop was gone? Of course you didn't. You went home, you sat on your ass for a week, you yelle...

March 6, 2008

The Wednesday Gnar

By Todd Prodanovich

"Epic" - by far the most overused word in the world of surfers and surf stories. Surfers drop the E-bomb at a frightening frequency to describe their most insane rides from years ago, or even their oddly fun chest-high w...

February 26, 2008

State Senator Advocates EAP Israel Renewal

By Todd Prodanovich

In spite of the State Dept.'s continuing travel warnings, students and a state senator have increased their efforts to end the University of California Education Abroad Program's five-year freeze on studies in Israel.