Month: January 2009

Opinion

Why Your Drunk Brain Is Stupid

January 22, 2009 by Derek Mead

After being forced to publicly harangue my admittedly drunk and heinous writing last week, I went on a long spiritual journey to try to reclaim a little bit of the spark that once inspired me to write at a level slightly above "hellishly ba...

Sports

Gauchos Migrate North

January 22, 2009 by Matt Connolly

With the majority of Big West squads jockeying for position atop conference standings as they head towards the midway point of the season, the men's basketball team (8-9 overall, 2-3 in the Big West) will try to build a winning streak on t...

News

One Department Slashes Student Jobs and Programs to Stay Afloat

January 22, 2009 by Elliott Rosenfeld

UCSB's Educational Opportunity Program is preparing for the worst in the face of the University of California's budget woes.

Sports

SB Digs for Redemption

January 22, 2009 by Ravi Bhatia

The UCSB men's volleyball team will play #2 Cal State Northridge (5-0 overall) at 7 p.m at the Matadome on Friday, giving the #10 Gauchos (2-3 overall) a chance to avenge their 30-38, 30-23, 28-30, 30-21 loss to the Matadors in the Elephant...

News

Student Finds Prehistoric Tusk

January 22, 2009 by Lexi Pandell

A UCSB graduate student made a mammoth discovery earlier this month when she happened across the fossil remains of a woolly mammoth while doing survey work on Santa Cruz Island.