Month: October 2011

Sports

From Tap Dance Champ to Big West Success

October 18, 2011 by Paul-Michael Ochoa

Originally from the dry deserts of Nevada, freshman forward Indiana Mead has found a dream home along the ocean here at UCSB while becoming an important contributor for the women’s soccer team. Mead, a biology major, chose Santa Barbara f...

Science & Tech

Grant Finances Web Access in Rural Africa

October 18, 2011 by Evan Crook

UCSB professors Elizabeth Belding and Lisa Parks recently received $1.2 million in grant money from the National Science Foundation as part of a project to improve Internet access in Macha, Zambia, a rural town in sub-Saharan Africa. Parks,...

Science & Tech

How to Start Sleeping Your Way to the Top: Studies Uncover the Power of Power Napping

October 18, 2011 by Kiyan Rajabi

As a kid, my day was not complete without that standard afternoon nap. Now, though, I still get tired and often nod off during class. I am disappointed to find that napping will not be socially acceptable again until I reach the ripe old ag...

Opinion

Anti-Immigration Inconsistent With American Identity

October 18, 2011 by Geoffrey Bell

Left Said: Anti-immigrant groups seem to lie in two main camps. The first claims that immigration is an economic concern — U.S. wages are being undercut by illegal and unregulated labor — and that government resources are being drained ...

Opinion

Law and Order Necessary in Immigration Reform

October 18, 2011 by Jeffrey Robin

Right Said: Every American is somewhat familiar with the immigrant experience, most more recently than the Mayflower landing at Plymouth or the Godspeed at Jamestown. My own maternal ancestors came to the United States as recently as 70 yea...