’06-’07 Applicants Break Records in Numbers, Smarts
The UCSB Admissions Office received applications from a record number of would-be Gauchos yet again this year, fielding nearly 50,000 submissions for the 2006 Fall Quarter.
Meeting To Educate Seniors About Teaching
Students looking for a chance to make the world a better place straight out of college can learn more about Teach for America (TFA) at an orientation session tomorrow, before the final application deadline on Feb. 17.
UCSB To Host Leadership Workshop
Students interested in mastering the art of persuasion have the opportunity to hone their skills tomorrow at UCSB’s 10th Annual Student Leadership Expo. The event, which will run from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. in Corwin Pavilion, will feature guest speakers and skill-building workshops focusing on leadership necessities like networking skills.
Lunch on me
A box in nicolletti’s is offering free lunch to anyone who makes a worthy suggestion for improvement in the U-Cen.
2006 Baseball Season Preview
With plenty of new faces and the return of a handful of prominent pitchers, the UCSB baseball team is back to improve on last year’s disappointing campaign. Santa Barbara is coming off a season in which it finished seventh in the Big West with a 26-30 overall record and an 8-13 conference mark.
Ignore the Neo-Fascist Cult
As your Associated Students internal vice president, I’d like to share a few opinions with you. “Jazz was foisted on black Americans by the same oligarchy which had run the U.S. slave trade, with the help of the … Paris-New York circuit of drug-taking avant-garde artists.” Like that one? Here’s another.
Police Find Probable Motive, New Details In Recent Shooting
Authorities recently uncovered a possible motive behind the Jan. 30 shootings at the Goleta Postal Distribution Center, while searching the New Mexico residence of Jennifer San Marco – the 44-year-old woman who killed 7 people before turning the gun on herself.
Men’s Rugby: SB Crushes Competition in Arizona
The #8 UCSB men’s rugby team tore through the desert last weekend, defeating Arizona 46-18 on Friday before routing Arizona State 63-7 on Sunday to complete a two-game sweep on the road. With the wins, the Gauchos improved their league record to 4-0 and their overall record to 6-2.
Demonic Panda Expresses All You Need
My hands wouldn’t stop shaking. My mind wouldn’t stop whirling. I would have done anything at that moment to fill the hunger rumbling against the walls of my stomach – well, anything that happened to be cheaper than the five dollar bill and miscellaneous change I had accumulated in my left jean pocket over the course of my two-day roller coaster ride through the depths of Isla Vista.
Art Exhibit Explores National Parks
The music, photographs, paintings and crafts of artists who draw their inspiration from America’s forests will be on display at the Santa Barbara Ranger District Office of the Los Padres National Forest through Feb. 12. The Santa Barbara Ranger District Office, located at 3505 Paradise Rd. in downtown Santa Barbara, is the first leg on the “Inspirations from the Forest” exhibit’s 33-stop tour around the nation.