Narcotics Provide Scapegoat for Troubled Nation
We’ve been trying for quite some time to solve our problems with the same mentality we had when we created them. We’re almost out of stupid plans to try.
New FAFSA Website Allows For Easy Navigation
It’s now January, and the new FAFSA is already upon us. Students are grinding their teeth like it’s a chemical engineering midterm.
Nobel Laureate Relays Research
UCSB alumna Carol Greider spoke about her Nobel Prize-winning cancer research in Corwin Pavilion last Friday.
Board Judges Jails’ Mental Health System
Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown and others discussed the effects of sparse mental health spending on overcrowded county jails at last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting.
Campus Renovation Continues
Construction crews made vast progress on infrastructural renewals over winter break and expect to move their work area northward from the Arbor toward Ellison Hall within a month.
Landmark To Be Repaired After 70 Years of Ruin
Construction is underway once again on the Knapp’s Castle property after county officials halted all progress earlier this month, claiming the project violated zoning requirements.
Gauchos Pull Out Win v. Northridge in Straight Sets
Fifth-ranked UCSB men’s volleyball smashed #11 Cal State Northridge in straight sets Friday night (25-22, 25-9, 25-20) in one of its best offensive performances of the year. The Gauchos bounced back from a pair of losses and now hold a 2-2 record in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play to start the conference season.
UCSB Falls to Rival UNLV in Road Meet
Competing away from home is tough for any team, especially when traveling seven hours away on the road and more than 2,000 feet up in elevation. These factors were apparent during UCSB’s meet in Las Vegas, as both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams fell in meets against UNLV.
UCSB Destroys Titans in Record Victory
After a 33-point loss Saturday at UC Riverside, UCSB women’s basketball responded in a big way at home against Fullerton. The Gauchos used a balanced offensive attack and pressure defense on their way to a 69-32 victory.
Best of UCSB 2011
We eat. We shop. We party. We groom. We consume. We also vote — Take five minutes to answer the next 30 questions. You decide who is the “Best of UCSB” for 2011!