Inside our fall/winter issue you'll find a trio of inspiring conservation stories from California's eastern Sierra region, where UC Santa Barbara has a natural reserve — and a huge research presence.

— Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones had 20 points in top-seeded UC San Diego's 69-51 win over fifth-seeded UC Santa Barbara on Friday in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals. — Jurian Dixon's 23 ...

For the UC Santa Barbara men’s basketball team, the entire season has been building toward peaking this week and winning the Big West Conference Tournament. The trick is that the conference is ...