‘Tis the season, apparently, for unconventional variations on the venerable theme of the great American quilting tradition in area galleries. Most notably, Westmont College’s Reynolds Gallery is presently showcasing the unique Gee’s Bend quilters, from an Alabaman enclave, offering us a glimpse at a fascinating “folk art by association” American quilting offshoot. more
Yearly Archives: 2009
Finishing in unique style: What we learned on Day 3 of the 40th Hong Kong International School Holiday Basketball Tournament
Musings, mutterings and the occasional schmahts as Ornauer sadly realises he can stop yelling “Corpsman!” for Stanley is not in the cards this evening: — No, it only seems as if I’ve been around long enough to have seen Tine play (I was born the same year Tine finished 10th in the nation in scoring for Westmont College of southern California). But I consider it a tremendous privilege and honour just to know the man. more
Media source in Isla Vista takes small steps towards a cleaner earth
Zak Weinberg, Chief Editor and Founder of Ole Today, had a vision for an environmentally friendly news publication in Isla Vista and Santa Barbara. When he created OleToday.com, it was just a few articles a week being indexed online with a couple of close friends. With the help of Craigslist and viral word-of-mouth, Ole Today quickly took off and now receives almost 2,000 unique visitors each month. … This is only the beginning for Ole Today, as the editors have already expressed plans to expand to other campus communities and give the same experience to students across California, and eventually the United States; the program launches next year at Westmont College in Santa Barbara and, depending on its success, spread from there. more
Steve Scauzillo: A rare play in the world of sport
When my oldest son was playing Little League baseball, his mother and I thought he should have been picked for the All-Star team. Instead, he received the league’s sportsmanship award. What was seen as an after-thought turned out to have lasting value. In the nearly 10 years that have passed, that’s the award that I’ll remember him getting the most. It’s also the one that occupies a prominent spot on his bedroom wall. … The APU team was set to play rival Westmont College for the Golden State Athletic Conference Soccer Championship. The winner would go on to play in the NAIA national championship game. Then, life intervened. Less than two days before the scheduled game, the “Tea Fire” ravaged the hills of Santa Barbara and Westmont College, destroying dorms and buildings and leaving many soccer players with just the clothes on their backs. more
As Schools Go, So Goes the Wi-Fi Nation: On-campus WLAN usage
Company co-founder and CEO Sanjit Biswas says the idea for the higher education study came in response to a trend that the company’s executives had noticed in the wireless market over the past few years. “Whatever goes on in higher ed ends up happening in the rest of the world a few years later—so higher ed ends up being essentially a crystal ball for wireless trends,” he says. … Perhaps most importantly, students consume 3.3 times more bandwidth per device than the general population—and on one campus that Meraki examined more closely, Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, mobility is particularly notable: students have an average of 1.54 devices each, and 60 percent of all devices connect to the wireless network from 10 or more different locations on the campus. more
Wolves solid inside and outside this season
South Kitsap’s girls basketball team showed it was capable of transition a year ago. … South returns its leading scorer from a year ago, 6-foot-2 senior Molly Werder. She averaged 10.2 points per game and also led the team in rebounds (6.4) and steals (1.9). … Werder, who is drawing interest from Alaska Anchorage, Montana Tech, Whitman and California’s Westmont College, is excited to show that South can return to state. The Wolves open Dec. 1 at Graham Kapowsin, a Class 4A South Puget Sound League South Division school. more