Sports
UCSB Athletics has a bit of a tradition when it comes to dominating the Big West. The Gauchos have won all but two Commissioner's Cups (given to the highest performing school across all sports) this m...
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The crying shame about most American beaches is that they are damn cold when the sun goes down. We all love to frolic in the salty goodness and sandy stretches that beaches provide, sometimes without ...
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Last Saturday, the UC Santa Barbara cross country team arrived in Terre Haute, Indiana to compete in the Pre-Nationals Invitational held at Indiana State. After a long day of running in the White Race...
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In a pair of nonconference games this weekend, the #8 UC Santa Barbara men's water polo team put a stop to its three-game losing streak but concluded their two-game swing in disappointing fashion. The...
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Last Saturday, the UCSB women's soccer club traveled to Los Angeles for a rematch with the UCLA Bruins.
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The weather was hot, the field was small, and the referees were questionable Sunday afternoon at Cal State Northridge. But at the end of the day, the Gauchos have no one to blame but themselves for a ...
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Since the start of conference play, there have been two major problems haunting the UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team - coming out strong and finishing off opponents after building up a lead. I...
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For 100 minutes, Sunday's match between UCSB and Seattle University unfolded like drama we'd seen before. After again finding themselves trailing a team that -- at least on paper -- they were predicte...
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Winning on the road is never easy. Except, of course, when it is. Despite playing without three regular starters, the #3 UCSB men's soccer team cruised to a 3-0 victory in a high noon game at UC Davis...
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Down 2-1 with under six minutes to play, senior forward Genelle Ives headed in a goal in crunch time to send the UCSB women's soccer team into overtime with visiting Cal State Long Beach. The reigning...
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"Oh my gosh, I was so excited because I knew we were going to the NCAA playoffs," senior midfielder Jacqui Simon said. "I just remember seeing all the people rushing the field. ... It was definitely a...
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It's been awhile since we've had a pair of Championship Series this evenly matched. The Angels, Yankees and Dodgers (with MVP Matt Holliday) have all proven their dominance by sweeping their way into ...
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There's really no sports news today. So... how 'bout that NASCAR?
Just kidding. Fuck that.
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Already having proven that they can rally back from a deficit, the UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team (13-4 overall, 3-2 Big West) can now take pride in their ability to hold a lead. After battl...
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Last Saturday will be etched into the history of my life as one of the most fun-filled nights of incidental hilarity that I have ever experienced, and I might owe it all to a bottle of whiskey and a f...
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“Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury
“Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut
“The Giver” by Lois Lowry
“The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood
“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky
“Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley
“Wicked” by Gregory Maguire
“The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath
"The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger
“1984” by George Orwell
“Lord of the Flies” by William Golding
