A Rivalry Made in Soccer Heaven Drawing Over 200,000 Total Fans Since the 2007 Season, the Biannual UCSB Vs

The Beer Necessities James Blake Womens Volleyball Pints in the Park ON THE A LOOK INSIDE Offered Flowing Taps MENU Artist Serenades Arlington Gauchos to Face Off and Fun Snacks page 12 ARTSWEEK page 10 Conference Rivals Prepare for Election This Weekend Day with Nexus SPORTS Voter Guide UCSB VOTER GUIDE page 8 NEWS page 3 2016 UCSB VOTER GUIDE DAILY 2016 NEXUS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2016 www.dailynexus.com UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA UCSB vs. SLO: A Rivalry Made in Soccer Heaven Drawing over 200,000 total fans since the 2007 season, the biannual UCSB vs. Cal Poly SLO men’s soccer game is a historically fierce match Gauchos’ sideline, yet no introduction to the Blue-Green rivalry was needed for Vom Steeg in his transition to the helm as he was a student and soccer player at UCSB from 1985-1988. While the rivalry is one that expands across genera- tions of athletes, students and fans, the classic match has consistently increased in popularity on a national scale. Since the start of the 2007 season, the total amount of people that have witnessed the Gaucho-Mustang battle exceeds the 200,000 mark. The contest has even surpassed the attendance num- bers of postseason competition that has occurred in both NCAA Tournament and College Cup games, resulting in eight of the highest attended collegiate games in the U.S. in the last four years. Although on the road, last Saturday’s attendance of 11,075 signaled the seventh sellout for a Cal Poly men’s soccer game in program history. It is a game that has sold out Alex G. Spanos Stadium for the past six seasons. Increasing in size with the addition of 1,097 attendees, the attendance of the last five meetings between UCSB and Cal Poly — dating back to 2011-2015 — has not fell below the total of 12,805. Well deserving of its moniker as the “Soccer Heaven” of collegiate soccer, Harder Stadium has been a hub to the multitude of attendance records set over the years. Over the course of nine straight years, UCSB has led Division I men’s soccer in average attendance. For the last two seasons, it has recorded the top average of 3,844 fans DUSTIN HARRIS / DAILY NEXUS per match. The Gauchos’ 5,873 attendees per match in A historically popular matchup, the Blue-Green rivalry was listed as the greatest rivalry in college soccer. The Gauchos 2010 remains the highest average since the NCAA began accounting for the statistical category in 1998. are 46-18-8 all time versus the Mustangs and are looking to acquire win 47 this Saturday at 8 p.m. at Harder Stadium. Last season’s two meetings concluded with single- Sean White audiences nationwide. game attendance highs for both programs as they were Sports Editor With both programs being members of the Big West the only two schools to reach tens of thousands. North Division, the storied matchup is an annual battle The total of 14,919 fans that attended the second With the bleachers filled to the brim, the traditional that takes place twice a year, giving fans the opportunity matchup between the Gauchos and Mustangs at Harder chant of, “Oleeeeeeeeeeeeé, olé, olé, oleeeeé, Gauchooooos, to brag and express pride in supporting the Gauchos or Stadium ranked above all games on the list. Following Gauchooooooos,” encompasses the depths of Harder Mustangs. was the first game of the 2015-2016 Blue-Green series in Stadium. Cheers for goals scored and jeers for penalties A match full of intensity and high emotion, goals are a which 11,075 people were in attendance. missed echo across the field, the voices of thousands of rarity that take much effort, as 16 of the last 19 matches Since the reinstatement of men’s soccer into the Big students, family members, alumni and fans all coming between UCSB and Cal Poly have been decided by one goal West Conference in 2001, the Blue-Green bout has gradu- together. or have resulted in a draw. ally grown each year as the purpose of the rivalry has This reality reflects the historical rivalry between Thus far, it has been UCSB with the advantage over extended beyond the field, becoming a ritual amongst UCSB and Cal Poly in the sport of men’s soccer. Better Cal Poly. The Gauchos’ all-time record when facing their both universities. The Blue-Green game is the only excep- known as the Blue-Green rivalry, it is a rivalry that has Central Coast rival is 46-18-8 after a recent 2-1 defeat of tion in which students are allowed to storm the field at emerged as the nation’s most prolific duel to date. the Mustangs last Saturday while on the road in San Luis Harder Stadium. Ranked as the No. 1 rivalry on CollegeSoccerNews.com’s Obispo. The legend of the Blue-Green rivalry continues this list of “The Fourteen Greatest Rivalries in College Soccer,” In his 18th season with UCSB, Head Coach Tim Vom Saturday, Oct. 22, at 8 p.m. and will be nationally tele- the meeting between the Gauchos and Mustangs has Steeg owns a 23-7-6 record when facing the Mustangs. vised by Fox Sports Prime Ticket for the fourth consecu- continued to meet the expectations and anticipation of It has been nearly two decades since his takeover of the tive year. GRACE CLARK / DAILY NEXUS Blue-Green Rivalry Celebratory Soccer Tortillas Recycled to Portola Nexustentialism: Satirical, listicle, but To Live On At Home never newsical Vianna Mabanag into a van to be transferred to Portola’s Reporter Center for the Culinary Arts. Once inside Portola’s esteemed kitchen facilities, the Portola Dining is giving a new mean- tortillas are left untouched and preserved ing to the phrase “Reduce, Reuse and for meals the following day. Recycle.” “The grass blades and dirt specks While the situation is still under heavy complement the lettuce and meat quite investigation, recent official reports nicely,” Portola Chef Bruno Moretti, said. gathered evidence that Portola Dining “I see no wrong in reusing the soccer field Commons does, in fact, recycle the cel- tortillas as our own.” ebratory tortillas thrown by students Despite health and sanitary concerns, during UCSB soccer games for their own students residing at the Santa Catalina menu. residence hall were not surprised after Reports show that as soon as the tor- learning the tortillas they threw on the tillas hit the grass, they are immedi- field hours before were the same tortillas Portola dining commons had their budget lowered this ately grabbed by volunteers and loaded year, so they are reusing tortillas thrown at soccer games. PORTOLA p.4 JENNY LUO / DAILY NEXUS After a 2-1 win against Cal Poly on Mustang turf last weekend, Gauchos look Tossed Tortillas Land in Campus Compost Bin to sweep the Mustangs this weekend for the first time since 2006. Josh Ortiz landfill dumpster. Jorge Mercado County News Editor “It was such a waste; to just send them to the Asst. Sports Editor landfill is just appalling,” she said. “I thought, ‘If At least I make millions It is UC Santa Barbara tradition for students to they’re going to continue this, then let’s do some- The UCSB men’s soccer team is eager to take the field once again, this time fling tortillas onto the field after a goal during home thing about it that’s actually helpful.’” happy, which just so behind the energetic crowd at Harder Stadium against Cal Poly in the second soccer games, a custom that will undoubtedly con- The librarian first asked UCSB Athletics if she happen to be worms. meeting of the annual Blue-Green clash. Fresh off a comeback victory against UC tinue into Saturday’s match against rival Cal Poly. might take the tortillas to add to her own backyard Davis this Wednesday and having already beaten the Mustangs once this season, In the immediate aftermath of Saturday’s game, compost operation. She later decided to collect the the Gauchos are in a great position for the weekend to come. though, students might also expect to see a UCSB tortillas for on-campus composting. The Gauchos host their bitter, green rival boasting a solid 9-5-2 overall record librarian on the field collecting the tortillas as she Associated Students Recycling (ASR) partnered and an unbeaten 5-0-2 Big West record, good enough for first place in the entire has done at every home game for almost a decade. with her shortly after and supplied designated tor- conference with 14 total points. Cal Poly comes into town with a deflating 3-9-2 Margaret Rankin describes herself as someone tilla bins for her to wheel over to their on-campus - MARGARET RANKIN overall record and a 1-5-1 conference record placing them dead last in the entire who has been reducing, reusing and recycling “before composting facility just a couple hundred feet from Big West with four points. those words were ever known.” She recalls going to the stadium. For the second straight week, these two teams will meet on Saturday night in a soccer game at Harder Stadium about seven years According to Sarah Siedschlag, the A.S. environ- UCSB librarian and front of an exuberant home crowd. After falling behind 1-0 early in the match just ago and seeing the field laden with several hundred mental programs advisor and former ASR program five days ago, Santa Barbara stormed back with goals from red-hot juniors Ahinga pounds of tortillas.

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