Student Strikes Gold While Working in the Dirt
Noah Fierer received the Francis and Evelyn Clark Soil Biology Scholarship for his study in microorganisms in soil and the way they control nutrients and soil fertility.
Patriot Act Transforms Our Uncle Sam Into a Peeping Tom
There’s plenty of documentation that our own country has had a curious history of supporting terrorist regimes for the last 20-30 years.
Absence of Borders Is Not Proof of a Nation’s Absence
The conversation between the professor and the student is perfectly legitimate, and does not a priori imply that the sovereign state of Israel should be removed from the map.
UCSB Cooks Matadors
The Gauchos staved off a voracious second-half rally by Cal State Northridge to upend the only Big West team without a conference victory after Long Beach State stopped Idaho at The Pyramid.
Weekend
If you’re reading this, you missed out on the chance for a four-day weekend. But instead you’re in class right now or studying in the UCEN. Way to screw it up for the rest of us.
Man Sends UC Vulgar Photos
Some dirty faxes have led to the possible criminality of one man and an investigation into police misconduct. On June 10, 2002, two detectives from the UC Police Dept. served a search warrant at the Sierra Madre home of 38-year-old Sydney Potter.
Do It for Dr. King
When King’s birthday is celebrated, it’s common to focus on his life prior to the implementation of his civil rights work and to ignore what he was trying to accomplish in his last years of life.
Women’s Basketball:Gauchos Rip Northridge to Set Record
The #18 UCSB women’s basketball team has waited all week to travel to Northridge to receive its prize: a road win and a place in the record books.
Heavy RecCen Congestion Is Not Worth the Weight
It is an everyday nightmare when you walk into the gym and see the extremely overcrowded nature of the gym. Not only are all of the four treadmills filled up, but the weight room is also always filled to the brim with UCSB students.
Anacapa Blaze Renders Dorm Room Unlivable
Firefighters extinguished a fire Wednesday that left a dorm room uninhabitable and forced the evacuation of Anacapa Hall. The blaze on the ground-floor room shared by freshmen Natasja Swartz and Allison Woods was reported at approximately 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.