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 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss PressCore 1.2 eic@dailynexus.com eic@dailynexus.com Men's Soccer: Stayin' Alive http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=19813 Playoff games are never easy, and Thursday night was no exception. The key is simply to get the job done. The UCSB men's soccer team did that, but only just, in its exciting 1-0 victory over Wofford College. News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Council Seals Cost Hike http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=19810 The UC Board of Regents voted yesterday to confirm the 32 percent student fee increase. News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Degree Closure Incites Sponsored Resistance http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=19811 Hundreds of students are expected to gather at the Recreation Center today to rally against the likely closure of the Exercise and Sport Studies minor. News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Pupils Await H1N1 Shots http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=19812 Despite a campuswide e-mail announcing the contrary, UCSB currently remains without any swine flu vaccines. News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Event Proceeds To Benefit Isla Vista Charities http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=19814 UCSB's G.I.V.E. Project will hold a rummage sale at Embarcadero Hall this Sunday, selling used clothes, blankets and furniture. News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Both Sides Pray for Peace http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=19807 I must admit that when I sat down to talk to Nayar Maraji, I expected to get a torrential downpour of criticisms about Israeli policy toward Palestinians. "I just want peace," she told me while casually playing with an empty pack of cigarettes on the table. Opinion Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Alumnus Alarmed by News of ESS Closure http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=19808 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. Opinion Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 UC Priorities Should Place Students First http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=19809 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. Opinion Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Women's Volleyball: Gauchos Vie for NCAA Bid http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=19815 With a season of blood, sweat and tears only two games from completion, the UCSB women's volleyball team hits the home stretch this upcoming week, looking to secure a bid into the NCAA Tournament. Currently with the 40th-ranked RPI in the nation and tied for second in the Big West, the revitalized Gauchos of 2009 will make a long-awaited return to the Thunderdome this Saturday at 7 p.m. to take on Cal State Northridge before a midweek clash with San Diego State. Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Women's Soccer: Kugler Comes on Strong in '09 http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=19816 Back in the Fall of 2007, when the UCSB women's soccer team was absolutely loaded on defense but, due to injuries and graduation, was barren on offense, true freshman walk-on Kailyn Kugler took center stage. Now after completion of a junior year that saw her named Big West Offensive Player of the Year, Kugler is showing no signs of leaving it. Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Women's Basketball: UCSB Looks to Rebound http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=19817 The UCSB women's basketball team had a road trip to forget this Monday in Nevada and are looking to right the ship playing against LMU on Sunday. Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800