Battling injuries to a number of key starters, the UCSB women’s club lacrosse team has stepped up its play this season, going 6-1 over its first seven games to earn a #6 ranking going into an important stretch of the season.
Stress. It’s something that will be present all our lives, as we continue on to grad school or jobs, as we attempt to rear a family, as we try to make a little niche for ourselves somewhere out there in the “real” world. As college students, we can only begin to understand the full force of stress, complaining about due dates and exams and the inevitable stretch of time each month where we realize that we must rely on the kind hearts of our roommates until another check from our parents makes its way into our empty bank accounts.
While his body has yet to be found, a UCSB graduate student is presumed dead after falling into dangerous waters near San Francisco over Spring Break.
The #6 UCSB men’s lacrosse team was in action over the break, losing to Sonoma State on the road and defeating Colorado at home. The Gauchos (6-4 overall, 2-0 Western Collegiate Lacrosse League) found themselves in the midst of a three-game losing streak after losing to #2 Sonoma 6-8, but got back on the winning track by defeating #7 Colorado 14-6 on Friday.
I feel so weak. You see, last night I gave in – I succumbed to my very own personal boycott. I had successfully boycotted Freebirds for over eight months. I had decided to boycott them because, quite simply, they suck.
As mobs of protesters take to the streets in France, many of UCSB’s students studying abroad in the European country are left without an education, due to several class cancellations.
Just when we thought it was time for sunshine, skipping classes and beer pong-filled afternoons, Mother Nature decides to rain on our parade, Beirut table and most importantly, ball games.
A proposal to renew or replace Measure D – a sales tax that funds most of the county’s transportation projects – in November’s election has UCSB students concerned that the end result could be a cut to alternative transportation funding.
After four years of work, the Goleta City Council recently released a Public Hearing draft of its General Plan/Coastal Land Use, giving community members a chance to check it out before an upcoming series of public hearings on the document.
Apparently, everyone hated me yesterday. Why the masses of UCSB voiced their distaste for my offerings remains beyond the ‘human’s comprehension.