Month: November 2011

News

Scientists Find Algae-Clearing Fish Foster Coral Growth

November 18, 2011 by Multimedia Editor

Researchers at UCSB’s Marine Science Institute recently discovered a link between the behavior of algae-eating fish and the resiliency of coral reefs. At the Moorea Coral Reef in French Polynesia, one of 26 sites of the multi-university L...

Opinion

Link Between Sustainability and Public Discontent Proves Inextricable

November 18, 2011 by Sarah Buck

The number of problems the U.S. faces today seems to be infinite. Whether you have come to this realization through opening up your CNN homepage or even the walk from the Davidson Library to the Arbor, I’m sure you have been confronted by...

Opinion

UCSB Gets Savvy About Dodging Sex Scandals

November 17, 2011 by Matt Renner

Recent allegations against Jerry Sandusky and the surrounding scandal at Penn State have been a wake-up call for UCSB administrators. “This school simply cannot afford to endure a sexual abuse scandal right now,” Jason Appelstien, the u...

Water Polo

Gauchos Travel to Face UCLA

November 17, 2011 by Paul-Michael Ochoa

After clinching the fifth seed in the MPSF tournament last weekend, the No. 5 UCSB men’s water polo team will travel to face No. 1 UCLA on Saturday in their final regular season game of the year. Last Saturday’s 12-10 victory over Irvin...

News

Cal Community Condemns Violence During Shooting

November 17, 2011 by Erika Martin

As ‘Occupy’ protesters from across the Bay area gathered at UC Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza on Tuesday to join a university-wide strike against police violence and privatization, a UC police officer shot and killed an armed undergraduate s...