Month: August 2011

Sports

UCSB Dominates in Preseason Exhibition

August 24, 2011 by Brent Pella

The large number of tortillas flying onto the field made the match seem like a regular season rivalry game, yet the UCSB men’s soccer team’s 6-1 victory over Westmont College this past Saturday served as the Gauchos’ lone preseason ma...

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Santa Barbara Airport Opens More Modern Terminal

August 24, 2011 by Megan Meyer

The Santa Barbara Airport opened its new terminal on August 18 to improve services and amenities for the 750,000 passengers travelling annually through the Goleta airfield. The $54 million project consists of a new 72,000 square foot termin...

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Dating Site Plays Matchmaker Within Campus Communities

August 24, 2011 by Daily Nexus Staff

Looking for a college sweetheart? Log in to DateMySchool.com, a dating website created by Columbia University students Balazs Alexa and Jean Meyer that matches students across departments within the same school and throughout campuses natio...

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Major Teaching Nonprofit Recruits Gaucho Grads

August 24, 2011 by Vanessa Angiuli

Teach for America, a renowned nonproﬁt public service program that seeks to bridge the gap between underprivileged school children and recent university graduates, accepted 42 UCSB graduates among this year’s 5,200 recruits. The organiz...

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LGBTQ Support Garners Recognition for UCSB

August 24, 2011 by Christina Lavingia

The nonprofit organization for queer advocacy Campus Pride added UCSB to its list of 33 colleges nationwide with a perfect 5-star LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index rating for its support of the LGBTQ community. The university hosts several...