Gauchos Return to MPSF Playoffs
Postseason fever has swept through Gaucho athletics this year. The UCSB men’s volleyball team will compete in the 2011 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament for the first time since 2007, playing BYU tomorrow on the road in Provo, Utah.
Students Face Laborious Job Search
Santa Barbara County unemployment rates remained stagnant throughout March, the Workforce Investment Board reported this week. County joblessness remained at 9.6 percent, with about 21,000 people still unemployed out of an estimated 218,100 person labor force. The largest job growth was seen in industries related to leisure, hospitality, business and professional services, while careers in […]
A.S. Invests In Internet, Talks I.V. Annex Plans
Associated Students Legislative Council discussed topics ranging from funding Santa Barbara Hillel to investing money in a Chinese Internet provider during last night’s three-hour meeting. Having been denied funding from A.S. Finance Board on Monday, Hillel sought $1,700 from the council to organize its weekly Shabbat dinners and Kosher cookouts. However, the organization intended to […]
Farmers Initiate Lawsuit Against Biotech Company
A group of 60 organic farmers filed a lawsuit last week, denying accusations of infringing upon biotech corporation Monsanto’s patented plant germs. The coalition — including Seedkeepers LLC of Santa Barbara — took action last week after several months of claims against the farmers from Monsanto. However, the prosecution denies using Monsanto property and claims […]
Site Chronicles Student Work
UCSB undergraduates established a blog earlier this school year featuring the ideas, experiments and findings of 11 student researchers. The blog serves as a public outlet for research discoveries, progress and predicaments of students from various disciplines. The contributors are primarily composed of students chosen from the Early Undergraduate Research and Knowledge Acquisition program that […]
Sea Squirt Serves as Transplant Model
Researchers at UCSB suggest that further study into the natural transplantation process of the sea squirt species Botryllus schlosseri could provide crucial insight into how to avoid transplant rejection in human patients. The Botryllus schlosseri — which bears a common vertebrate ancestor with homo sapiens — allowed the team to study organ rejection on […]
Power Plant Faces Tremor Tests
The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission has been asked to delay approving Diablo Canyon Power Plant’s license renewal until the nuclear-powered facility undergoes an earthquake risk evaluation. The Pacific Gas and Electric Company asked the U.S. NRC to hold their decision on the plant’s license until the utility company could complete a survey of […]
Vendors Brace for Shut Downs
Vendors who have lined the walkway adjacent to Storke Plaza for decades may not be allowed to continue selling their goods on campus after this quarter. Cindy Slater, a vendor who has sold her goods at a table along the Plaza several days a week for the last six years, said merchants will enter discussions […]
Green Advice for Green People: Don’t Overlook Your League’s Overlooked Talent
Most fantasy owners don’t trust rookies and other smaller names to be consistent. They are reluctant to use players who have not established themselves as household names, which can be a big mistake. Here, five players who are still available in ESPN leagues because of their anonymity, but may not be for long.
’Chos to Kick Off Series v. 49ers
Hoping to maintain the momentum from Tuesday night’s 15-inning victory over Pepperdine, UCSB will host Big West foe Long Beach State in a three-game series starting today. Long Beach currently stands at 18-16 (5-4 Big West) after winning two out of three against Riverside at home.