Sports
My word doc yesterday was emptier than my bank account after a Thursday night downtown. For a solid four hours I just stared at it. What a crazy feeling. I’m writing to say goodbye to a school that ...
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If four years at UCSB has taught me anything, it’s that it’s incredibly awesome here and consistently exceeds your expectations, unlike the Miami Heat. Even superstar athletes who are too cool for...
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As I was preparing to write this column, getting the right font and indentation and all that, the enormity of the task before me hit me with full force. Writing a column for a school publication doesn...
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Andrew Checketts finished off his first year as head coach of the UCSB baseball team with a neutral .500 record, but in high fashion with a 3-1 mark during the last weekend series of the season. The s...
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As the end of the season approaches for the UCSB surf team, the Gauchos have just one more contest on the schedule: the National Championships, set for June 14 to 17 at Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point,...
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Four games in three days will close out the 2012 UCSB baseball season as the Gauchos travel to Bakersfield to take on Cal State Bakersfield and the University of Utah this weekend. A double-header aga...
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Falling short of winning the program’s first Big West title in its history, the UCSB softball team will add seven incoming players to next year’s squad in hopes that their athleticism and raw tale...
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As ironic as it is, the Saints aren’t exactly acting saint-like these days. It seems as if one charge or accusation after another is surfacing, each more shocking and damaging than the last. The Sai...
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After only one senior graduated from a team that finished tied for 10th in the MPSF, the UCSB men’s volleyball team brings in four standout recruits in hopes of getting back to postseason play. One ...
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As a young team with no seniors, five key freshmen on the UCSB men’s water polo team played large roles this past season. Next year, eight freshmen will join the squad, and they hope to create a lar...
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While the season ended two weekends ago at the Big West Championships for most of the UCSB track and field team, several athletes head to Austin, Texas, to participate in the first round of the NCAA C...
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After a No. 2 finish in conference and a trip to the third round of the NCAA playoffs last season, the UCSB men’s soccer team will add five new members to its roster this coming fall in hopes of exp...
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After winning the Big West title this past season, UCSB women’s basketball will look to repeat this feat and claim a second crown with the help of three new recruits next season. “I think they’r...
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After a disappointing 0-3 performance against Cal Poly on the road this past weekend, the UCSB baseball team returns home for a non-conference, solo-game series against USC. It will be the first time ...
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First off, can I just say what a treat it was to finally have a good headliner for Extravaganza? Especially because this is my senior year. I can’t speak for the rest of the show since I only really...
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Ride through the bike path without crashing
Find a seat at the red couches on the second floor of the library
Sunrise and sunset dip on the same day
Find parking on Del Playa Drive
Drunk for 24 hours
Bagel crawl
First pick at an Arbor muffin in the morning
Participate in a mosh pit at a band show
Finally talk to their class crush
Get an earlier pass time than their friends in GOLD
Graduate
Successfully walk through I.V. without seeing an old hookup
