I Should Be Studying . . .
It’s midterm time again. Everyone is trying their best to study – an attempt that will eventually lead to the downward spiral of beer and video games that mark the last half of every quarter here at UCSB.
Baseball: Santa Barbara Looks to Steal Trojan Power
The Gauchos (18-21, 1-8 in the Big West) square off against the University of Southern California at 5 p.m. today in Los Angeles in the second nonconference matchup between the schools this year.
Police Look Into Goleta Man’s Death
Goleta resident David Montanes, 23, was shot to death outside of his grandmother’s apartment complex on Ortega Street in Santa Barbara on Saturday night.
Abuse Over Substance
However, the tone of your recent editorial (“Fuzzy Math,” Daily Nexus, April 17, 2003) reads like a personal vendetta that degenerated from commentary on the issue to playground name-calling.
UCSB Alum Finds Place at C.O.A.S.T.
A UCSB alumna will help a local advocacy group carry out its mission of reacquainting community members with the sidewalk. The Coalition for Sustainable Transportation named Jessica Scheeter as the organization’s new executive director on April 14.
Track and Field: On Top of Mt. SAC
The UCSB men’s and women’s track and field teams ran wild over the weekend at both the Pomona-Pitzer and Mt. Sac Invitationals. Santa Barbara posted many individual personal best times at Mt. Sac, widely regarded as the toughest meet of the year next to the NCAA Championships.
Students Should Help UC LEED the Way
The University of California has come so far, but if we don’t act now we may lose the race. The regents are on the verge of adopting a clean energy and green building standard that will make the University a national leader in innovation.
Women’s Water Polo: Top-Ranked UCLA Drowns SB
When the UCSB women’s water polo team took to the pool over the weekend, it hoped to gain some momentum heading into the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament next week. #4 Long Beach State and #1 UCLA had other plans.
Tan Students Court Sun, Skin Cancer
They appear on campus and on the beach with the arrival of Spring Quarter. Wearing minimal bodily coverage, they don dark sunglasses and perch on towels or lawn chairs. They bare their skin to the sun as if making a sacrificial offering.
Talk To Bring Ocean to Light
Acclaimed underwater photographer David Doubilet is returning to Santa Barbara tonight to present a lecture on his craft in Campbell Hall at 8. Doubilet has shot photographs for more than 60 stories for the National Geographic magazine over the course of 30 years.