The UCSB women’s soccer team split matches this weekend, beating St. Josephs 5-1 at home on Friday night but suffering its first defeat of the season on Sunday after falling 4-1 to the University of San Francisco on the road.

“We had a hard time adjusting to the different field, but its something we need to get used to because a lot of our games are on the road,” junior forward Kailyn Kugler said. “I think this unfortunate result will prepare us well for the future.”

Senior forward Erica Seidman would convert her third goal of the season against the Dons, but it came too late as USF had already put three of its own past the Gaucho defense.

UCSB would go a goal down early in the game when USF senior midfielder Lauren Maris beat sophomore goalkeeper Taylor Gonzalez from the top of the box in the 28th minute. Don freshman forward Hanna Haanes would make it 2-0 just ten minutes later after heading in a free kick from inside the six-yard box. The Dons would make the score 3-0 in the 60th minute when their forward Molly Hall found the back of the net.

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It took more than 90 minutes to decide a winner Friday night as UCSB took on the Mexico U-20 National Team at Harder Stadium, losing 3-1 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 tie in regulation.

The Gauchos were especially aggressive early in the match, registering two quick shots on goal just 15 minutes into the game at the feet of junior midfielders Pete McGlynn and Danny Barrera. Fifteen minutes later, UCSB would be the first to strike as junior midfielder Michael Tetteh took a free kick from Mexico’s Luis Silva and blasted it low past the goalkeeper.

“It’s really good because I’ve been hurt for a while, now for five months,” Tetteh said to UCSB Athletics after the game. “This is my first time coming back and working hard and playing. To come back home and get a goal, for me, is big time.”

But Mexico would not roll over. It took just 11 minutes for a response when U-20’s Alan Izaguirre took a rebound and sent the ball in high for the equalizing goal before the teams headed in for halftime.

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After dominating in a 3-1 victory over cross-town rivals Westmont last week, the UCSB men’s soccer team will face a more difficult challenge on Friday when the Mexican U-20 squad comes to Harder Stadium.

Expectations will be high for the Gauchos on the heels of yet another top-10 ranking, this time by Soccer America, which ranks UCSB as the fifth best team in the nation. So far, the team has garnered four other preseason rankings in the top ten in the nation, including fourth from Top Drawer Soccer, sixth from College Soccer News, and eighth by the NSCAA. These rankings are the highest ever for the Gauchos, who will host the College Cup – soccer’s answer to college basketball’s Final Four – in December.

Head Coach Tim Vom Steeg will look to keep tweaking his lineups in preparation for the regular season, which begins on Sep. 1 at Cal State Bakersfield. Sophomore forward Sam Garza, a transfer from the University of Denver, will be someone to watch, as Vom Steeg has stated that he expects Garza to contribute immediately. In the exhibition against Westmont scored one goal and assisted on another.

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Class of 2014:

You’re here. You’re actually here. And you must have a thousand thoughts a minute whizzing through your head: What am I doing here? What classes do I take? How do I get to Buchanan Hall? What should I major in? How do I cross the bike paths without being t-boned by the freaky-looking kid with a pink Mohawk who rides that bicycle with two frames welded to each other? What the hell is a Gaucho?

Perhaps I should back up a little. First off, welcome. It’s no small feat that you’ve managed to get yourself into this school, especially considering the UC’s ever-tightening admissions standards (The average GPA of accepted freshmen this year was 4.10 for Christ’s sake). And, congratulations! You will find that you have just placed yourself into one of the most unique learning environments you’ll ever encounter.

Seriously, Santa Barbara has it all: We’ve got a climate akin to a year-round summer; glorious mountains for hiking, biking, skating and exploring; miles of coastline for wandering, revelry and world-class surf; prestigious academic programs, teachers and facilities; access to education abroad programs in locations around the world; not to mention the hordes of talented peers and teachers you will come in contact with on the day-to-day.

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Now that you have a reason to use your new iStudiez Pro app to manage your class schedule, you should make sure your classes are as cool as your snazzy iPhone. True, it’s important to fulfill your general education requirements in a timely manner, but you can still do that with a light course load of outrageous and innovative classes. Read on to discover some of the courses this world-renowned institution has to offer.

Love Lust App

Students whose extra curricular activities include “getting it on” can apply their expertise outside of the bedroom in the Sociology Dept.’s series on human sexuality. As one of the university’s most popular and longest-running classes, Sociology 152 A-C squelches common myths associated with the taboo topic and teaches students how to express their sexuality in a healthy manner.

Professors Janice and John Baldwin cover topics such as pregnancy, sexual diseases and sexual orientation as well as controversial issues such as sex therapy and abortion.

Sociology 152A, which is a prerequisite for the other two courses in the series, is offered this fall and fulfills the Area D (Social Science) GE.

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Welcome to the Residence Halls: buildings full of possibilities for those historic collegiate moments you’ll never forget — like that day when you first discover the versatility of the Ramen-Cheez-it-Easy Mac casserole or that time when you accidentally set fire to the first floor lounge with an overcooked Pop-Tart.

It’s a bizarre world, teeming with thousands of saps such as yourself, all trying to negotiate the domain of shower shoes, sexile, roommate drama and resident assistants. However, understanding the tricks to surviving your first year in the residence halls unscathed simply requires fine-tuning many of the habits you have developed under your parents’ roof.

While the basic necessities of the room, such as a bed, desk and dresser are provided, the rest is up to you and your new best friend. Because you only have control over half of the room’s decor, you and your roomie will have to arm wrestle over whether Justin Bieber or Jack Daniels can claim the last open spot on the wall.

Kaitlyn Roos, a fourth-year communications and religious studies major, said her experience in the dorm setting was both frightening and exhilarating.

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There is an app for almost everything — from mixing the perfect drink to learning Kama Sutra — so you might be surprised to find that there is no app to get you out of trouble with the Isla Vista Foot Patrol.

Every year, hundreds of people are arrested and cited for alcohol-related offenses that could have been easily avoided. Officers can by no means stop every intoxicated person, but they certainly can pinpoint who has had too much to drink. How?

Sometimes, the only way to learn anything is by experience, but this is not one of those times. We’re taking a moment to explain some Isla Vista safety tips, so start taking notes — there are several things an I.V. partygoer can do that are almost guaranteed to get them in trouble:

• Sitting on a curb while intoxicated — this is a red flag to deputies who will suspect that you are too drunk to walk. If you sit down on the curb on a Friday night in I.V., don’t be surprised if you’re approached by deputies inquiring about your sobriety.

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We all grow up receiving our parents instructions about good manners (well in theory), yet their teachings only cover their respectable domains – the dining room, church, etc. But I’m willing to bet you were not taught basic bedroom etiquette at the dinner table. Communication about sex is by default neither easy nor common for parents, so excuse their embarrassment and take it upon yourself to be learn how to be polite.

Come 5th grade, everyone wanted to learn about sex, and naturally you sought your education from 30 year old perverts in AOL chat rooms (think chat roulette circa 1999). This may have taught you how to politely ask for nudes, but not quite the fundamentals of being a respectful partner in the bedroom. So unless your mother encouraged you to make new friends followed with, “and don’t make fun of how someone tastes,” most of you are clueless of what manners should be followed.

Being a polite sexual partner isn’t moving the tea party into the bedroom. Aside from the occasional “please” and “thank you,” it’s more about having consideration for the other person. It doesn’t matter if it’s a hook-up or a relationship; half the fun is pleasing the other person. By following some basic rules you can avoid offending, hurting or making someone feel uncomfortable during those potentially daunting tasks.

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State Street

State Street is host to a multitude of fantastic restaurants, bars, retail stores and sightseeing opportunities.

Old Mission Santa Barbara

For those who thought they needed to attend an Ivy League college on the East Coast in order to see colonial relics, think again. Santa Barbara is home to an 18th century Spanish mission, which hosts visitors and cultural celebrations throughout the year. Visitors can tour the mission gardens, view artwork and admire the sweeping architecture.

Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens

Located on 65 acres of land in the Mission Canyon, the garden is home to 1,000 species of rare and indigenous plants. There is also a wide variety of hiking trails and activities for visitors to enjoy.

Solvang

If you drive north on Highway 154, you might find yourself in Solvang, the Danish-style town full of restaurants, motorcycles and tons of tourists. The town is less than 40 miles north of Isla Vista and makes for an excellent day trip. Don’t forget to visit the llamas and ostriches on local farms.

Santa Barbara Zoo

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Popping out the gigantic campus map that your Orientation leader provided might help you find that soon-to-be routinely-skipped chemistry class, but let’s be real. You didn’t come to UCSB just to bury your head in books and ignore the sights and sounds the campus has to offer. With that in mind, the Daily Nexus staff has decided to create a guide to aid you in your quest for spots to fulfill your nonacademic needs.

1. Let’s start off with the most coveted spots on campus — the best places to have sex! You can’t go wrong with a cliché, so the beach is our top pick. Campus Point can be a very romantic location during the right time of day. The sand, tar and bugs might prove to be off-putting so make sure to bring a blanket and choose your spot wisely. Then again, maybe you’re into that kind of stuff.

Another highly lusted zone is the eighth floor of Davidson Library. The bookshelves can offer a private area for a short snack or study break. The adrenaline rush coupled with the rush of blood to your nether regions will quickly change your impression of the library.

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It’s make-or-break time for Santa Barbara native Katy Perry as she releases her sophomore album, Teenage Dream.  The follow up to 2008’s platinum-selling One of the Boys, her new album could either flop or secure Perry a long career in the music business.

She cleverly cashes in on the Bieber crowd, though, with this latest 12-track disc touching on her wild-child teenage years. What distances Perry from other teen pop singers is that she matures the album’s message by singing of losing her virginity (“Hummingbird Heartbeat”) and wanting to be “your lover, not your fucking mother” in the rock-infused “Circle the Drain.” The album is a solid set of retroactive throwback ’90s pop with a contemporary electro edge.

The album’s best cut is the Dr. Luke-produced “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” featuring Perry’s playful lyricism about blacked-out nights of drunken debauchery and the messy morning aftermath. The upbeat track gives Perry’s vocals an indie-pop vibe as she leisurely sings of recalling the night she can’t remember over funky guitar flourishes, synthesizers and a Saxophone-driven middle section reminiscent of Saturday Night Live’s opening theme. This is the closest to ’90s pop Perry gets, but she gives the brilliant track a modern twist with the Facebook-relatable lyric, “Pictures of last night ended left online / I’m screwed, oh well”.

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Back in the day, when I was rolling through campus, the internet was alive and well but access to get on it was limited. The library had a few computers available, but the line to get on one sometimes took 30 minutes or more. It was easier to jump online from home, but at that time you could only access the internet through a dial-up phone line. Since I was living with five other roommates on Trigo Road, we had to agree that no incoming phone calls would come in while someone was online. It was a huge pain in the ass, and it amazes me how far we have come in 15 years.

Nowadays it’s easy to get online and connect with people from anywhere at anytime of the day. Whether on Facebook or Foursquare, I can head down to my local coffeehouse in the Village and then not only let you know I’m there, but I can also send you a picture of the weird lady sitting across from me. It’s truly amazing, and while I know this piece of social communication has been a part of most of your adult life, I must repeat, it’s truly amazing. So what’s the best way for you to take advantage?

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I’d like to preface your sojourn at the University of California, Santa Barbara with nine words that will best summarize your college experience: you think you know, but you have no idea. You know when Harry Potter gets that letter telling him he’s a wizard and finally the whole world makes sense to him? For you, UCSB means exactly the same thing. We’ll never ask you to explain why you are magnetically attracted to a keg, why swimsuits are your attire of choice or why, yes, you can study buzzed. We understand.

Wingardium Leviosa, bitch.

Tomorrow’s Forecast:

You mean this paper wasn’t delivered by owl? Well, that’s problematic.

In many circles, UCSB tends to hold a reputation for rowdy parties, sandy beaches and girls with sun-kissed skin, all relaxing in tropical temperatures hot enough to melt various frozen confectionaries. If you type “UCSB” into Google you’ll probably come up with more than a few “University of Casual Sex and Beer” innuendos.

But that’s not all the school encompasses — not by a long shot. This campus is home to multitudes of scientists and researchers from many fields, ranging from environmental science to quantum computing, microgeobiology to inorganic chemistry, developmental psychology to marine science and many, many more. These scholars are often some of the top thinkers in their fields, and often (when they aren’t lecturing rowdy classes) spend their time making notable achievements in their respective disciplines.

A History of Science

Albert Einstein visiting the Santa Barbara coastline was not the last time something of great scientific value occurred in Santa Barbara.

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Life is full of tiny disappointments. At “Rock the Bells” a few years back, the MC announced that the special guest for the show would be Lauryn Hill. As in Fugees, “Killing Me Softly” Lauryn Hill. This normally sounds like an awesome time, but when you’re breathing in blunt smoke in the lung slots usually reserved for oxygen and then she comes out and does some sort of horrible, arrhythmic speed-rap, you just want to die and maybe want one of those old-timey shepherd’s hooks to drag her offstage before she destroys your appreciation for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.

Seeing Wavves live is not one of those disappointments. Touring in support of their surf-rocking third LP, King of the Beach, Wavves strolled into SOhO on August 16 and managed to make a Monday night Santa Barbara crowd temporarily lose its freaking mind.  Joined by two members of late punker Jay Reatard’s band (bassist Stephen Pope and drummer Billy Hayes), guitarist Nathan Williams played a moshable set without any huge squalls of feedback or onstage drug-induced meltdowns. Color me unimpressed by both of them.

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