Opinion / Letters to the Editor

Alumnus Alarmed by News of ESS Closure

Friday, November 20, 2009

As a graduate of the Sports Management program, I was shocked and saddened when informed of the impending closure of the Exercise & Sport Studies Dept. The skills I learned from ESS classes and the opportunities provided by the professors, notably Professor Al Ferrer, have proven to be the most professionally and personally valuable I received at UCSB.


UC Priorities Should Place Students First

Friday, November 20, 2009

According to the University of California Web site, the 10 schools in the system are supposed to do three things, and their order matters. First: “We teach.†Second: “We do research.†And third: “We provide public service.†However, UCSB is not in line with this mission, as evidenced by its irrational cutting of the Exercise and Sport Studies program.


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