Month: November 2011

News

UC Starts Inquiry on Rally Violence

November 23, 2011 by Patrick Kulp

UC President Mark Yudof and the California State Legislature announced yesterday that they will launch separate investigations into recent university police violence against student protesters at UC Berkeley and UC Davis. Yudof commissioned...

News

Civil Wars Wow at Lobero

November 23, 2011 by Corie Anderson

Last Friday night, acclaimed musical duo the Civil Wars performed at the Lobero Theater in downtown Santa Barbara in a show that sold out in August. In an environment where popular music is dominated by loud beats and meaningless lyrics, th...

Sports

Women’s Club Brings Home National Title

November 23, 2011 by Zak Weinberg

UCSB Women’s Club Soccer Head Coach Todd Heil can finally lift his ban on a team T-shirt that reads “On the Road to Five,” as the women edged out rival Cal Poly 1-0 in Saturday’s championship match to make their five-peat a reality ...

Sports

Gauchos Take on Huskies at Home

November 23, 2011 by Kristen Henneman

UCSB women’s basketball finishes off a three-game home stand Wednesday against Pac-12 opponent Washington. After two consecutive wins last week, the Gauchos improved to 2-2. The Huskies have also won two straight, including one against Se...

Opinion

Regulating the Regents: Why it’s Your Job

November 23, 2011 by Erika Martin

This month at the UC, we have seen students, faculty and staff beat with overhand blows, grabbed by their hair and thrown on the ground. During peaceful protests, batons were driven into their ribcages, pepper spray was forced into their ey...