Sports
I miss the chaos of football. I miss fake punts, double reverses and play-action bombs on first down. Remember watching football in the '90s? Remember how much better it was? Any given punt could very...
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Raiders owner Al Davis fired head coach Lane Kiffin on Tuesday. For those of you keeping score at home, that's four different coaches in six terrible years. The only constant is you, Al.
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With long travels, one-goal games, and a whole lot of overtime drama, the UCSB women's soccer team has spent the last two weeks living the life of an elite soccer team. Sunday the Gauchos (7-4-0) boun...
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Greatness is a word that is a frequently used word in the world of athletics. It embodies the leadership, determination, talent and heart of an athlete. At UCSB, senior swimmer and captain Katy Freema...
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Sundays are the only day I even care about anymore. Seriously, I've been rushing through the week as quickly as possible just so I can get to that fateful day. I've even almost given up on partying so...
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Winning at Indiana is no easy task. The Hoosiers (4-2-2), currently ranked 10th in the country and holders of seven national titles, rarely lose in Bloomington.
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Reza Garajedaghi is a former head of the Gaucho Locos, and has been very active in both UCSB athletics and in the Locos since his graduation. He sent us an open letter welcoming our new athletic direc...
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Gaucho senior outside hitter Lauren McLaughlin reminded spectators this past weekend why she was selected to the Big West Women's Volleyball First Team last season.
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The UCSB men's club soccer team tied the UC Davis Aggies in the final seconds of Saturday's game to keep their league title hopes alive.
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"The game against Indiana is just about the hardest game you're going to get in college soccer."
And Tim Vom Steeg would know. The two-time National Soccer Coaches Association of America coach of the...
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During a weekend that had a little bit of everything, the #10 UCSB men's water polo team edged #14 Pacific 7-6 on Friday before placing ninth at the Northern California Tournament with three wins and ...
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The men's club soccer team looked to continue last year's success last weekend, opening up the season in the highly touted and prestigious San Diego Aztec Cup.
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UCSB proved the "S" stands for speed as the men's and women's cross country teams opened their 2008 seasons with a first-place finish for the women and second place for the men at the UCSB Lagoon Open...
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Who would have thought that Oregon State would be the OSU to beat USC? Oh wait, anyone who pays attention to USC ever. Bye bye BCS Championship, hello consolation bowl!
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
“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
