Retrofits Aid Shake, Rattle, Roll Safety
For Santa Barbara County, earthquake preparedness is just one part of routine maintenance. The most common structural maintenance for an “at risk” building is a retrofit. Retrofitting entails modifying the existing structure to bring it up to current codes without structurally rebuilding it.
Teach For America
Few people have the talent, drive and commitment to teach in Watts or rural South Dakota. Even fewer people consider it a privilege worth competing for. Those few people are exactly what Teach for America recruiters are looking for.
High Tech: DNA
Imagine a handheld device that could identify a person infected with HIV in seconds with a drop of their blood. As great as this would be, it is just the tip of the iceberg of options made possible by new technology pioneered at UCSB.
Warriors Trample SB
A full crowd at Rob Gym witnessed the UCSB men’s volleyball team’s first Mountain Pacific Sports Federation loss of the 2004 season as the Hawaii Warriors defeated the Gauchos 3-1.
Pondering Pap Smears
SHAC, the Student Health Advisory Committee is ready to bring you another installment of health care info. Testing for sexually transmitted diseases is a thought that crosses many students’ minds, though some have trouble distinguishing fact from fiction.
Nexus Pilferer Faces Charges for Petty Theft
The UC Police Dept. began an investigation Thursday to determine who stole nearly 2,400 copies of Wednesday’s Daily Nexus and dumped them in the trash shortly after they hit the racks Wednesday morning.
Peace Corps
The Peace Corps aims to recruit volunteers who have a “passion for travel, adventure and public service,” Peace Corps representative Melody Akhavan said.
Gauchos Take the SLO Road
There’s no doubt that tomorrow night’s game between the UCSB men’s basketball team and Cal Poly at Mott Gym in San Luis Obispo has huge Big West standings ramifications, but the Gauchos are insisting that there’s nothing personal going on with their rivals from the north.
Bad Manners Along the Bike Lane
The other day, I was double-crossed. While on the trusty bike I like to call Rinaldo, I experienced what many of us bicyclists have – an accident. The male perpetrator came from behind, passed me on the right side, even though I was traveling at a decent speed, and then made a sharp left turn in front of me.
Coach Benches Alleged Forger
The UCSB freshman baseball player arrested Tuesday for making fake driver licenses in his residence hall has been suspended from the team until further notice.