Gauchos Suffer Lopsided Loss Against Long Beach
National television cameras scanned the Thunderdome crowd on Saturday night as a sold-out crowd of 6,000 fans awaited tip-off between the top two teams in the Big West. But once the game began, UCSB struggled offensively as Long Beach State used a 23-2 run to cruise to a 71-48 victory. “We didn’t stay as resilient […]
Gauchos Drop MPSF Weekend Openers
The No. 13 ranked UCSB men’s volleyball team opened MPSF play this weekend with two tough home losses coming at the hands of a pair of top-15 teams. Falling Friday to Pacific, the Gauchos (2-4 overall, 0-2 MPSF) improved with a tough showing against Stanford on Saturday to somewhat salvage the weekend. “I was pretty […]
Gaucho Water Polo Begins Season With Wins at Spartan Invitational Tournament
The No. 17 UCSB women’s water polo team opened its season with a 10-9 win over Cal State Monterey Bay last Thursday, bringing the season record to an even 3-3. On Sunday the Gauchos played the final two games of the Spartan Invitational at San Jose State. UCSB jumped out to a 7-2 lead by […]
Gauchos Open 2012 With Dual Meet Victories Over UNLV Rebels
In their first meet of 2012, the UCSB men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams each captured victories in dual meets against UNLV Saturday at Campus Pool. With 17 total event victories, the men’s team was able to win with a score of 134-122 while the women handed the Rebels a 166-134 defeat. With the […]
UCSB Wins 2OT Thriller at CSUN
It takes big plays to win a double overtime game. For the UCSB women’s basketball team (8-9 overall, 3-3 Big West), which defeated top-ranked Cal State Northridge (10-9 overall, 5-2 in conference) 71-67 Saturday night, most of those clutch plays came from the two senior guards Emilie Johnson and Kelsey Adrian. Both finished with 17 […]
Commerical Assault of the UCen Disrupts Student Downtime
You have an hour between classes. It’s a slightly awkward period of time and you’ve got a decision to make: You can either return home briefly, only to rush back to school, or stick around and find a way to occupy the time constructively on campus. For many students, the University Center serves as an […]
Newt Gingrich: He’s Only Fooling Goldilocks
At first they tried Papa Bear Cain’s porridge, but it was a little too strange with that weird pizza-flavored aftertaste. Then they tried Mama Bear Romney’s porridge, but it was a little too watered down and had that disturbing, corporate smell. They even tried Uncle Bear Perry’s famous Texas porridge, but when they went […]
UCSB Hosts Long Beach on National Stage
This is what it’s all about. In a nationally televised game on ESPNU, the UCSB men’s basketball team will host visiting Long Beach State in the Thunderdome Saturday night in what is anticipated to be one of the biggest games of the year. “It will be a great environment,” senior guard Orlando Johnson said. “We […]
Board Boots Crowd from UC Riverside Regents Rendezvous
The UC Board of Regents met yesterday at UC Riverside for their second day of meetings intended to furnish a comprehensive method to cope with the university system’s chronic budget crisis. Although the Regents did not approve any significant action items, the event elicited a large reaction from student protesters, who disrupted the board’s proceedings […]
Esteemed Professor Talks Politics
Renowned Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig spoke about political campaign contributions undercutting the values of a democratic republic as well as the danger of restrictive internet laws during his lecture in the McCune Conference Room in the Humanities and Social Sciences Building on Wednesday. Lessig, a director of Harvard’s Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for […]