Gaucho Nonprofit Expands Statewide
The nonprofit Environmental Education for the Next Generation established several new regional chapters earlier this month, extending its program to over 19 classrooms statewide. The EENG — founded in 2009 by several UCSB undergraduates — enlists college student volunteers to teach first- and second-graders about sustainability and environmental issues through classroom lessons and experiments. The […]
Fisheries Lure in Locals With Fresh Seafood
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum and city government hosted its 10th annual Harbor and Seafood Festival last weekend at the downtown waterfront in celebration of the local fishing industry’s bounty. The free event featured local vender booths, a UCSB Marine Science Institute touch tank, a raffle benefit for the museum’s various educational programs and dozens […]
Garza’s Overtime Goal Gives No. 15 Gauchos 2-1 Edge Over UC Davis
Coming off its biggest win of the season against No. 3 Akron, the UCSB men’s soccer team made an arguably even bigger statement on Saturday with a 2-1 overtime victory at Davis off junior forward Sam Garza’s golden goal. With the victory, the No. 15 Gauchos improved to 8-3-1 and notched their first conference win […]
Gauchos Nearly Upsets No. Stanford, Falls 6-5
The UCSB men’s water polo team nearly completed an upset of No. 1 Stanford on Sunday, before late game heroics salvaged the match 6-5 for the Cardinal in Palo Alto. The Gauchos drop to 11-6 on the year, and begin Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference play at 0-1, while Stanford improves to 9-2 and 2-0 […]
UCSB Gets Shut Out Over Weekend
After losing a pair of overtime matches last weekend, the UCSB women’s soccer team cannot seem to catch a break, losing two 1-0 games to Northridge and Irvine this weekend. With the pair of losses, UC Santa Barbara falls to 5-9-2 on the season (0-4 Big West) and can finish at best .500 in conference […]
UCSB Splits Pair Over the Weekend
The UCSB women’s volleyball team went 1-1 over the weekend, losing a close match to Loyola Marymount 3-2 on Friday before coming back on Saturday to defeat UC Irvine 3-0. The Gauchos (11-7 overall, 4-1 Big West) are now in sole possession of first place. Santa Barbara controlled the tempo and won in straight sets […]
City To Revamp Local Waterway Structure
The city of Goleta held an information session this past weekend regarding the San Jose Creek Capacity Improvement & Fish Passage Project, an ecological renovation program set for one of Goleta’s major waterways. The session gave Goleta citizens and business owners the opportunity to learn more details about the local implications of the project, which […]
A.S. President Urges Student Body to Read Beyond the Headlines
As your Associated Students president, it is my duty and honor, among a myriad of other responsibilities, to serve as the liaison between my undergraduate student peers and our formal association. In practice, this is an honor I share with the paper you are now reading. I commend what I sincerely hope is a good-faith […]
Steve Jobs’ Lasting Legacy: A World Fraught With Opportunity
From Facebook, via a personal computer, I learned of Steve Jobs’ tragic passing. The irony of the information’s medium was not lost upon me or the Internet community. After the initial shock, understanding the meaning of Jobs’ life and work, which so dramatically shaped our generation’s relationship with technology, became incomprehensible. The Internet seemed the […]
A.S. Council Clashes With Permanent Staff
The following is the second installment in a series of articles regarding ethical and legal concerns about recent actions taken by Associated Students permanent staff. With no mention of a name, committee or particular incident, On-Campus Representative Lesa Bishop asked her adviser — a university employee charged with overseeing “the enforcement of all Associated Students […]