Softball: Santa Barbara Gets Rocked on the Road
Long Beach State showed the UCSB softball team how a conference championship is won this weekend in sweeping fashion. The #24-ranked 49ers (36-14 overall, 16-2 in the Big West) claimed the outright title to the Big West, winning by counts of 6-2, 8-1 and 2-1 over the Gauchos (26-19, 9-9 Big West).
eGrades, U-Mail To Boost Safeguards
UCSB administrators are booting up an improved security system to help prevent students from stealing identities and falsifying grades online. Associate registrar for computer processing Pat McNulty said U-Mail and other UCSB online systems are getting a boost in security after UCSB student Nancy Ramirez allegedly used the school’s eGrades application to change several grades through the Internet.
Fight Night Face-Off To Hit UCSB Tonight
The bells will toll tonight for 14 boxers as they compete in Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) fraternity’s 14th annual Fight Night. Doors to the charity event, held in the Thunderdome, will open at 5:30 p.m., and the first match is scheduled to begin at 7.
What’s in a Name?
Today is Tony Charles Lynton Blair’s birthday. Today is also the birthday of the person who edits this page. There is a story about Tony Charles Lynton Blair on this page today.
Do Downtown Right
I love all that the downtown college scene has to offer. As a senior, I’d like to offer some advice to my fellow younger classmates about downtown rules and etiquette. Hopefully, this advice will lead you away from the many mistakes I’ve foolishly made.
Baseball: Gauchos Slide Into ‘Dirtbags’
A seven-game losing streak can be quite a pickle, and when the UCSB baseball team hosts #11 Long Beach this weekend in a three-game series, the Gauchos will have their gloves full trying to fend off the 49ers’ attempts to further sour UCSB’s sluggish season.
Fraternity To Donate Event Proceeds to SB Youth Program
While boxers and ring girls take center stage at the Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) fraternity’s annual Fight Night, directors of a downtown organization called the Say Yes to Kids Foundation said proceeds from the event help change lives.
Don’t Undermine the Efforts of CSOs
CSOs are a unique group of students with diverse interests and backgrounds. They quietly endure a lot of animosity and discrimination from students who fail to appreciate the good work they provide the community.
Softball: SB Takes Weekend Trip to Beach
It’s a Big West softball battle to the death for UCSB and Long Beach. The Beach, which took the conference title last year, sits atop Big West rankings and climbed to #24 in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll.
Museum Lecture To Focus on Impact of Meteorites
A local meteorite collector, Lowdermilk will give a presentation tonight at 7 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, touching on topics ranging from billion-year-old meteorites to fossilized dinosaur dung.