Big West Preview — Long Beach State

January marks the beginning of the New Year, where people make resolutions to change their life for the better. While some people vow to lose weight, be a better parent or get out of debt, for others, a New Year’s resolution might include winning the Big West basketball crown. The women’s teams have so much parity that any team can defeat any other team on any given day. While the odds-on favorites are Riverside and defending champion Santa Barbara, other teams cannot be ruled out, including Long Beach State.

Pappas Won’t Back Down

Steve Pappas has been busy.

While you were sipping hot chocolate by the fire on your much-deserved break, Steve Pappas was meticulously recounting Isla Vista votes. While you were watching Ryan Seacrest and counting down to the ball drop, Steve Pappas was sending out press releases announcing that he is contesting the 2008 general election results.

Pappas To Challenge Nov. 4 Loss

Steve Pappas has filed a petition with the California Superior Court to challenge the results of November’s 3rd District Supervisor race.

UCSB Undefeated to Start Big West Play

UC Riverside was the preseason pick to take home the Big West title. Defending champion UCSB felt disrespected. Sunday afternoon, in what may well have been a preview of the Big West Championship, the Gauchos did something about it.

New Year’s Resolution

Happy New Year everyone! I don’t know about y’all, but the ‘human has a multi-phase resolution ready to go.

Voter Turnout Seems Suspect

UCSB was one of the best campuses in the country in regard to registering students to vote. Also, we had the highest turnout on any college campus in the country. How do I know this? Because our school had a 100.2 percent turnout. Yes, that’s right, the most recent, and plausibly most historic, election in our nation’s history had the overwhelming support of UCSB students. OVER being the key term.

Gauchos Lose Twice in Conference

Unfortunately for James Powell and UCSB (6-8 overall, 0-2 in the Big West), this shot from beyond the arc was released just a second after the end of regulation and was waived off, giving the Gauchos a heartbreaking 71-69 road loss to UC Riverside (9-4 overall, 2-0 in the Big West) only two days after falling at Long Beach State (7-7 overall, 2-0 in the Big West) in their conference opener.

UC Professors To Join Cabinet

In assembling his administration, President-elect Barack Obama has looked to the University of California to fill two of the top posts in the United States government.

Greka Pipeline Leaks 1,600 Gallons

Greka Oil and Gas Co. celebrated the waning days of 2008 in the only way it knows how – by spilling more oil.

Americans Value Obama’s Candor

A recent UCSB poll has yielded some rather unsurprising information – that Americans want an intelligent and honest president.