Month: November 2011

News

Gaucho Alumna’s Research Spurs Acclaimed Device

November 7, 2011 by Chris Nebergall

Former UCSB graduate student Victoria Broje’s research contributed to the design of a revolutionary drum oil skimmer, which recently received the 2011 Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE’s $1 million top prize. Illinois-based corporat...

Feature

Campus Group Puts a Spin on Studying Abroad

November 7, 2011 by Jack Crosbie

“Our goal is to go on the trip and learn and meet people with different perspectives and open our own eyes,” graduate advisor for the Olive Tree Initiative, Mike Schwartz, said. “But we also can do a service for the people that we are...

Sports

UCSB Buries S.F. State in Exhibition Opener

November 7, 2011 by Ryan Porush

Basketball is back in the Thunderdome. In front of a large and eager home crowd, the UCSB men’s basketball team opened its season with a 67-51 exhibition win over visiting San Francisco State Saturday night. “You don’t really see [cro...

Sports

Gauchos Shut Out Mustangs on Senior Night

November 7, 2011 by Brent Pella

A 2-0 victory over visiting Cal Poly capped a four-game winning streak for the UCSB men’s soccer team as it closed out its regular season Friday night. After opening with a 2-4 record through the first six games of conference play, the wi...

Volleyball

Gauchos Sweep Irvine

November 7, 2011 by David Russo

The UCSB women’s volleyball team took care of business against UC Irvine on Friday night with a 3-0 win, maintaining its position in second place in the Big West. The Gauchos improve to 14-11 on the season and 7-5 in the Big West, while I...