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UCSB To Host Hawaii in Last Home Match

After recent successful performances in the Cal/Nevada Championships and Cal Poly Invitational, UCSB’s track and field teams look to continue their winning ways as they travel to Fullerton today to compete in the Big West Challenge Cup. The Gauchos will face off against host Cal State Fullerton, UC Irvine and [...]

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Track and Field Continues Season Play

Last week, both the men and women’s track and field teams excelled at the Cal Poly Invitational in San Luis Obispo, finishing in first place with respective scores of 141.5 and 98. The men’s squad took first in the 400m and 800m dashes, the 110m hurdles, the 3000m steeplechase, shot [...]

Ex-Gaucho Excels At World Championships
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Ex-Gaucho Excels At World Championships

Former UCSB sprinter and current Olympian bobsledder Nick Cunningham completed his participation in the World Championships this past weekend, driving his rookie team to finish ahead of a slew of experienced veterans in both the two-and four-man bobsled races. Serving as pilot in the World Championships for the first time [...]

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A Wild Weekend in Orlando: Reactions to All-Star 2012

“Caught in the middle of midterm funks, where F’s still haunt me in my sleep…School frickin’ sucks but amazing slam dunks truly brighten my week…From star-studded casts to a behind-the-back pass, this event was truly a success…The start of week eight witnessed rookies to greats in a memorable All-Star contest…” [...]

#Linning: Jeremy Lin’s Rise to Stardom
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#Linning: Jeremy Lin’s Rise to Stardom

Nothing is Linpossible Every once in a while, something in sports happens that is so unexpected and polarizing that it consumes all media; 24/7 coverage seems understated, as the topic is beat into the ground by so-called know-it-alls who dissect the story from every angle possible. You might call it [...]