Team Examines UCSB’s Water
The Shoreline Preservation Fund recently granted CalPIRG and I.V. Surfrider Foundation $500 to test Goleta Slough waters for toxins and bacteria that wash into the ocean.
Upward Bound
Upward Bound, a federally funded outreach program, is just one of these organizations that works to help students achieve their educational goals.
The Red Tape: Bioethics Research Blues
Researching bioethics issues is fascinating. It’s my job. It’s a pain in the ass. The problem is that few people in the news media appear to have any idea what they are actually talking about.
Men’s Tennis: Gauchos Gear Up for NCAA Grind in L.A.
Despite an unbelievable run through the Big West Championships, the selection committee served up a royal slap in the face to Santa Barbara and its star player junior Carlos Palencia.
Weather Talent
I am retooling the weatherrésumé. I have decided that while there are a lot of things I am very good at, they are not necessarily things I want to advertise.
I’m in SAC, but I’m Not a Party Person
I hate to say it, but I agree with Jonathan Kalinski for once. He was right that in real politics this is how the game is played.
Groups Hold Xicano Latino Culture Week
Xicano Latino Culture Week events will focus on political campaigns, educational rights and labor rights, and will take place at several locations around campus through Friday. The main point behind these events is to reassure students of Chicano, Latino or indigenous descent that their presence is accepted and appreciated at UCSB.
Softball: Base Thief Clears Way for Record
When Leslie Simien came to Santa Barbara, her father predicted that she would break the university’s stolen base record. With three games and 21 innings left, Simien needs to snatch up one more base to own the single season Big West record.
DJ Shadow | The Private Press | MCA
On The Private Press, his first solo record in six years, Shadow departs from his trademark sound on Endtroducing…, with mixed results.
Forum To Cover God, Science
Lectures about God, science and psychology will cap off the second year of a three-year forum at UCSB called Science, Religion, and the Human Experience.