Finance Board Funds Turkey Dinner, Def Jam Poet
The Associated Students Finance Board allocated $650 from its budget to help bring turkey, stuffing and poetry to campus at its meeting Monday afternoon.
Gaucho Toastmasters Host Public Speaking Expert
A UCSB alumnus and communications strategist who has worked with celebrities, politicians and corporations will share his secrets for successful public speaking with students tonight.
You Got Beef?
Here’s my beef with beef: After I finish my Freebird’s steak burrito, I have to wedge chunks of brown out of my teeth with a straw. If I don’t get it out, I inevitably end up performing oral exercises on the significant otherhuman and I can’t tell what is what.
Gauchos Draw Even in Big West Race
The #14 UCSB men’s soccer team stayed undefeated in the Big West, coming from behind twice in a 2-2 double overtime tie with fellow Big West powerhouse Northridge.
T.V. Junkie Finds Her Niche
I have a tendency to categorize people. Sometimes just in my head during a lull in lecture, occasionally in a forum that has a readership of over 20,000 people.
UCSB Student Dies in Motorcycle Accident off Hwy 33 in Ventura
A 19-year-old UCSB student was killed Saturday night when he lost control of his motorcycle while driving southbound on Highway 33 in Ventura County. Sophomore George Kalev was traveling at high speeds when he hit a curve in the road and lost control of his vehicle at approximately 5:10 p.m.
Santa Barbara Splits Weekend on the Road
After charging out of the gates to start 2005 conference play by trouncing Irvine, the UCSB women’s soccer team could not avoid a couple unlucky bounces in Long Beach, landing it a weekend split to kick off the Big West season.
Professor’s Passion Moves All-in
Sometimes you just have to play a game. It was about 9 a.m. the day of my preliminary Ph.D. oral examination. I had been studying for months and was over-prepared. I hadn’t been able to sleep for a few nights and was sick to my stomach with nerves. I couldn’t eat. The oral exam wasn’t until 4 p.m. that day, seven tortuous hours away.
Soccer Scores for Hurricane Relief
Nearly 11,000 fans came to watch an internationally televised soccer match in Harder Stadium while supporting the victims of recent Hurricanes Rita and Katrina this past Sunday afternoon.
UCSB Extends Streak in SoCal with Two Victories
The UCSB women’s volleyball team is going streaking. What began as one of its worst records in their history is nothing but a memory of the past for the Gauchos (8-7 overall, 4-1 in the Big West), who are now riding their longest winning streak of the season.