Santa Barbara Ties CSU Bakersfield
Trailing for most of the match, the UCSB women’s soccer team was able to salvage a 1-1 tie on the road at Cal State Bakersfield in double overtime game Sunday night. With the tie in their final nonconference game of the season, the Gauchos improve to 5-5-2 on the year. “The tie was unfortunate,” sophomore […]
Gaucho Midfielders Silva, David Propel UCSB to 2-0 Weekend
Undefeated weekends have become a growing trend for the UCSB men’s soccer team, as it followed up a 3-0 victory against visiting University of San Diego on Friday night with a 2-0 win against Sacramento State on Sunday. These games have been the first at Harder Stadium since the start of Fall Quarter. The Gauchos […]
New Study Relates Effects of Stereotypes with Uneasiness
UCSB doctoral psychology researcher Michael Mrazek and his team identified a link between the threat of stereotyping and mind-wandering in a study that will be featured in The Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. According to the team’s research, the act of mind-wandering — described as a “pervasive social phenomenon” — has proven to impair task […]
Progress Over Passivity: Spurring Students to Action
The grassroots movement #occupywallstreet — a peaceful protest that began Sept. 17 in New York City — continues to draw attention to many scattered yet pertinent issues plaguing the nation. On its first day, a reported 2,000 individuals marched down Wall Street, protesting corporate greed and influence, social inequality and conservative politics. The group’s progressive […]
System Could Forever Abolish Blind Course Selection
Here’s a question: How do college students go about selecting their classes? A portion of a student’s courses are predetermined due to his or her specific major or general education requirements, but what about the remainder, which must be hand-picked from an orchard of options? There are a number of elements that might influence students […]
UCSB Alumna Nominated for Screenwriting Award
The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation named UCSB alumna Cameron Lund one of five finalists in its 56th annual Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards contest for rising screenplay writers last week. The Foundation selected Lund’s screenplay “Practice Makes Perfect” from a pool of over 250 entries from eight UC campuses. The SGWA began at UCLA in 1955 to […]
Book Sale Raises Funding for Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood kicked off their 37th annual used book sale on Thursday at the Earl Warren Showgrounds in an effort to help fund the organization’s locations within the tri-county area. The volunteer-run effort will continue until Oct. 2 and has already garnered a record-breaking $25,000 in donated book sales at Thursday night’s opening reception. All […]
Revolutionary Method Earns Professor Award
UCSB assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry Song-I Han received a 2011 New Innovator Award from the National Institute of Health last Tuesday for her work in protein interaction and its link to neurodegenerative diseases.
UCSB 1-1 in Weekend Doubleheader
The No. 7 UC Santa Barbara men’s water polo home opener was spoiled last Saturday by an 8-6 overtime loss to No. 14 Concordia, but it was able to rebound with a 9-8 victory against Pomona-Pitzer. UCSB is now 8-4 on the season. “At the end of the day, we missed a couple of wide […]
Gauchos Split Pair of Big West Openers
The UCSB women’s volleyball team split its opening games of conference play on the road last weekend, beating No. 21 Long Beach State on Friday before falling to Cal State Fullerton on Saturday. After five hard-fought sets, Santa Barbara came away with its first win at Long Beach since 2004, ousting the 49ers 3-2. The […]