Month: October 2011

Volleyball

Gauchos Split Pair Over Weekend

October 24, 2011 by David Russo

The UCSB women’s volleyball team remains tied for second place in the Big West after splitting its pair of weekend matches. The Gauchos (12-10 overall, 5-4 in the Big West) fell to first place Long Beach State 3-1 on Saturday after defeat...

Sports

UCSB Comes Up Empty on Road

October 24, 2011 by Paul-Michael Ochoa

In the midst of a disappointing season in conference play, the UCSB women’s soccer team lost a pair of road matches this weekend to Pacific and Davis. The Gauchos fell 2-1 at Pacific on Friday, and 2-0 to Davis on Sunday to drop their ove...

News

UCSB Research Team Advances Polymer Physics

October 24, 2011 by Christine Cha

UCSB Materials Research Laboratory scientists recently developed magnetic tweezers tailored to provide a more efficient and precise method of measuring plastic polymers. Biomolecular Science and Engineering professor Omar Saleh and graduate...

Opinion

Gun Control Policies Propagate Violence, Calamity

October 24, 2011 by Riley Schenck

Two weeks ago, on Oct. 12, a man by the name of Scott Evans Dekraai killed eight people in a bloody massacre at the hair salon where his ex-wife worked in Seal Beach, California. Apparently, Dekraai snapped over a child custody dispute with...

Sports

Gauchos Host Riverside in Rematch

October 21, 2011 by Brent Pella

After being upset on the road during the first Big West conference game of the year, the UCSB men’s soccer team has an opportunity for redemption when it faces UC Riverside at home this Saturday. The Gauchos lost their previous game again...