At this time last season, the Gauchos beat Pacific to begin a six-game winning streak that propelled the team to a Big West Championship and an NCAA tournament berth. Tonight, the Gauchos have the same chance against the Tigers (12-9 overall, 4-4 Big West) at the Thunderdome in a nationally televised game on ESPNU.
UC Administrators and State Leaders Gamble with Higher Education…
After the end of Gaza Awareness Week, I noticed the influx of apologies for the Israeli government in the Opinion section.
It’s not every day that your Egyptian Facebook friend claims: “So many gun shots at night. GOD help us,” and “‘Army and people one hand’: that is the welcoming from the people to the Army, downtown and everywhere all over Egypt.”
Warning: The following content may contain offensive material and be inappropriate for, say, my parents. Seriously, just stop now, Mom and Dad — this isn’t helping any of us.
A group of 19 University of California students, five of whom attend UCSB, were evacuated from their study abroad programs in Egypt yesterday following the State Dept.’s release of a travel advisory for the area.
Students across the UC system could potentially receive more financial aid next academic year than ever before.
The federal government funded the University of California, Santa Barbara $42,020,658 in federal grants throughout the 2010 fiscal year under the Recovery Acts Project.
UCSB will have to slash around $40 million from its budget in the upcoming academic year.
Although the university has coped with a smaller budget and preserved essential services through staff cuts, hiring freezes, reductions in operating hours and departmental consolidations, these cutbacks may no longer be enough.