Women’s Tennis: Santa Barbara Trips Riverside at Home
The 68th-ranked UCSB women’s tennis team welcomed back #1 singles player and team leader senior Marielle Gruenig and defeated UC Riverside 6-1 Sunday before losing to Cal Poly 4-3 Monday. In the Gauchos’ home opener Sunday, UC Riverside rolled into town for a Big West Conference match.
Dirty Dilemmas Done on the Desktop
I met my boss this weekend. It was awkward at first because he knew me, and trying to play off the fact that I was at a loss for who the fuck he was, I called him by a bizarre name and pretended that I recognized him.
Lightning Strikes Station Antenna
Last weekend’s storms brought an unexpected shock to KCSB-FM 91.9 employees, after a lightning bolt destroyed the on-campus radio station’s receiving antenna. KCSB Chief Engineer Bryan Brown said the strike occurred sometime between Saturday night and early Sunday morning, causing some of the station’s internal monitoring equipment to malfunction. Nevertheless, KCSB continues to broadcast from its main transmission facility in the Santa Ynez Mountains at Broadcast Peak.
Baseball: SB Edges Warriors
It was a little harder the second time around, but the UCSB baseball team managed to defeat cross-town rival Westmont once again, 5-3.
He Said: Mixing Rocks and Ice Can Only Mean Olympic Greatness
There are certain moments in the Winter Olympics that truly embody the spirit of international competition – the gut-wrenching pace of a short-track, speed skating final, the grace of a perfectly landed quadruple axel and the gritty determination of a cross-country skiing race.
Delays Cost Housing $37 Million
Although projected costs have increased by about 30 percent in the past several months, construction on the graduate student housing complex, San Clemente, will commence within the next few weeks.
Swimming: Gauchos Drown Conference Competition
Victory certainly was sweet for the UCSB swim teams last weekend, as both the men’s and women’s squads cruised to Big West Conference Championship wins at the Belmont Plaza in Long Beach. The Gaucho teams pulled out victories after four days of intense competition, giving UCSB its first dual titles since 2001.
She Said: Ice Dancing Spins Circles Around Olympic Competition
There are things in this world that just seem like they belong together: Root beer and vanilla ice cream, Christina Aguilera and heavy face makeup, beer and ping-pong balls, herds of freshmen and Del Playa Drive and – my favorite: -ice and dancing.
New Office To Aid Students in Need of Legal Counsel
A new Associated Students office aims to help students accused of misconduct by explaining to them their rights and clarifying communication with the university.
UCSB Ends Eight-Year Drought Against Pac-10 Teams
It was a long time coming, but the #75 UCSB men’s tennis team finally claimed victory over a Pac-10 team, as it defeated Oregon 4-2 on Saturday.