Men’s Tennis: NCAA Hands SB Matchup With #20 Cal
After conquering the Big West, the #71 UCSB men’s tennis team now has its sights set on the NCAA Tournament. Fresh off their dramatic 4-3 win over Pacific to capture the Big West Championship last weekend, the Gauchos will travel to Stanford, where they will face #20 Cal Saturday, May 13, in a first-round matchup.
Do Not Dump Blame on Recycling
As the program coordinator of Associated Students Recycling Program, I felt obligated to rebut Colin Marshall’s misinformed opinion of our national recycling establishment (“We Must Find a Way to Reduce Society’s Wastefulness,” Daily Nexus, May 4).
Sororities To Volley in Annual ATO Event
Eighteen sorority teams and hundreds of onlookers are expected to attend the charity event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Greek Park. Matches will also take place at the volleyball pits at the Phi Sigma Kappa and Kappa Sigma fraternity houses. Teams from UCLA and UC Davis are expected to attend and compete against UCSB sororities.
Baseball: UCSB Gears Up for Fullerton
After picking up its first conference series win, the UCSB baseball team hosts one of the top teams in the country this weekend. Fourth-ranked Cal State Fullerton (33-11 overall, 10-2 in the Big West) comes to town having won two straight games and five of their last six.
UCSB Opens New Nanotechnology Center
Several scholars gathered in the Engineering Science Building last night for the public launch of the UCSB Center for Nanotechnology in Society – a national education and research base. The CNS is funded by the National Science Foundation’s National Nanotechnology Initiative, a federal program that centers on the development of nanotechnology: Microscopic tools created to the scale of one-billionth of a meter, used to create and improve a wide range of materials.
Board Grants Eight-Hour Permit for Festival
Despite their concerns about combining a day of live music and educational activities with alcohol, the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District voted yesterday to allow the organizers of the upcoming Chilla Vista festival to purchase extended park rental and alcohol permits for their event.
Tower To Improve Cell Service
Isla Vista residents who are angry over dropped calls should see their cell phone service picking up once construction is finished on a new cell phone tower located next to the Korean Methodist Church in I.V. The new tower should be up and running in June, and it will carry service for T-Mobile and Cingular Wireless customers, an employee of AIS Construction Company said. The Rev. Chi-Young Jeong, who preaches at the Korean Methodist Church, said the church is collecting rent for the use of the land, but would not disclose the rental cost.
Apaches Are Not the Answer
Last week I asked curious UCSB students to send me their “Dear Abby” style questions via e-mail. The response was absolutely staggering.
Track and Field: Santa Barbara Aims for Big West Championships
The men’s and women’s track teams will head south this weekend to vie for a spot atop the Big West at the Big West Championships at Northridge, Calif.