Anteaters Falter at the Thunderdome
The UCSB women’s basketball team beat UC Irvine 70-56 on Thursday night at the Thunderdome, where the Gauchos improved their record to 13-10 (7-4 Big West).
Swimming Heads to Cal Poly
UCSB will compete against a familiar opponent this weekend when the team travels north to San Luis Obispo for a duel meet against Cal Poly. The first meet between these two teams was held at Campus Pool in November when the UCSB men beat the Mustangs 155-141, and the women won with a score of 157-141.
Gauchos Try For Two in a Row Against Bruins Tonight
Fresh off a win at UCLA, the Gauchos host the Bruins tonight in Rob Gym at 7 p.m. UCSB (6-5 overall, 4-4 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) beat UCLA (7-6, 2-5 MPSF) earlier in the week and enter tonight’s rematch looking for a regular season sweep of their conference rival.
UCSB Wins Second In a Row, Heads to Irvine
Junior Greg ‘The Storke Tower’ Somogyi had five blocked shots and junior Orlando Johnson added 31 points as the UCSB men’s basketball team beat UC Riverside 59-47 on the road Thursday night.
Acclaimed Speaker Critiques Food Industry
Michael Pollan will serve up a wealth of knowledge tonight at 8 p.m. in the Granada to kick off the UCSB Arts & Lectures’ “Food for Thought” series. A leading figure in the sustainable food movement, Pollan was recognized by TIME magazine as one of the “100 most influential people of 2010.” Tonight’s lecture will […]
City Defers Bench Proposal
The Santa Barbara City Council voted against a proposal to rotate benches on State Street as a panhandling deterrent during their Tuesday meeting. The $50,000 project was called for by local business owners concerned about excessive homeless solicitation. The failed plan included moving trashcans, bike racks, newspaper stands and 14 benches currently located on the […]
Gauchos Depart Turbulent Egypt
A number of UCSB students who were compelled to evacuate their study abroad programs in Egypt last week by the U.S. State Dept. are now scattered across the Middle East and U.S., their studies cut short by nearly three months. Up to 19 UC students had their classes at the American University in Cairo canceled […]
Irvine Protesters Disturb the Peace
This Wednesday, an article titled “Protesters Face Charges” was published under the University News section of the Daily Nexus.
Base Article Breaks Forbidden Bounds
I understand that college is an institution where our minds need to be open, but the sex column published last week does not fit that category and adds no moral value to the university’s public discourse.
Fire Alarm Frustrates Library-Goers
Students were evacuated from UCSB’s Davidson Library around 12:30 p.m. yesterday after a smoke detector went off in the building.