Speace’s Pieces: Why Do We Play? To Win the Games
The NBA playoffs come down to two things: wins and losses. When we criticize, analyze and scrutinize every single move of each team, coach and individual player, it is all for naught. The level and style of play is not important. Only the victories — plain and simple.
The 17th Weekly Photo of the Week: Time to Dance
The Gaucho women’s club lacrosse team earned an at-large bid to the WCLA National Championship Tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona. On Wednesday, May 4, the team will face off against No. 10 University of Texas as a No. 7 seed.
Haddow’s Homer Drowns Waves in 15th
After four hours of play, UCSB was ready to go home. Senior right fielder Mark Haddow ended the Gauchos’ longest game in program history with his two-out walk-off home run over the center field wall to secure a 3-2 win over Pepperdine yesterday.
AQB: Lamar Odom’s New Hardware
Lamar Odom became the first Laker ever to win the NBA’s sixth man award yesterday. Second best athlete in the league? Maybe not. But look at it this way:
TMP Students Present Business Plans
Student entrepreneurs will pitch their business concepts at the semifinals of UCSB’s 12th Annual New Venture Competition today in Corwin Pavilion, competing for cash prizes and potential investments into their business start-ups. The Technology Management Program sponsors the competition every year and coaches students through the process of conceptualizing and executing business plans. A somewhat […]
Board Finances Runway Show, Trip to Capitol
The Associated Students Finance Board allotted over $23,500 to 18 student organizations during last night’s four-hour meeting.
Convict Transfer To Create Issues in County Prisons
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill last week that would relocate some felons from state to county jails in an effort to alleviate overcrowded prisons. Assembly Bill 109 permits the state to transfer jurisdiction of convicted lower level felons — those were not found guilty of serious or violent charges — to county law enforcement. […]
Weekend Wrap-Up
The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to three assaults and several alcohol-related crimes this weekend. Deputies received the first report of a physical assault on the corner of Del Playa Drive and Camino Pescadero early Saturday morning. According to IVFP Lt. Ray Vuillemainroy, several suspects allegedly attacked a male without provocation. “The victim stated he […]
SB Accepts Record Number
UCSB offered admission to 22,386 of nearly 50,000 applicants — its largest pool ever — for Fall 2011. The university accepted 46 percent of prospective freshmen applicants and plans to enroll about 3,900 students next Fall. This year’s admitted students boast a mean GPA of 4.08 and an average SATR score of 1908 out of […]
Species Variance Helps Remove Water Pollutants
A study completed and authored by former UCSB biologist Bradley J. Cardinale confirms biodiversity as the driver of nutrient uptake in streams — a process which acts as the ecosystem’s natural cleaning system. Performed at UCSB’s stream flume facility, the study shows that streams with more biodiversity have a positive linear correlation with increased uptake […]