First Bites: Dickey’s Naked Shakes Men’s Soccer New BBQ Joint on the Much Ado About Nothing A Look InsIde Offers Smokey menu Charms Audiences Gauchos Prep for Temptations page 11 artsweek page 8 Thursday’s Home Conference Opener SCIENCE Space Research & TECH SPORTS Made Possible by page 10 page 7 Faculty Grant DAILY NEXUS Thursday, October 6, 2016 www.dailynexus.com UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA Isla Vista at the Heart of Third District Vote Bruce Porter and Joan Hartmann are pitted against each other for the position of Third District County Supervisor Supriya Yelimeli a landslide, and this year’s primary seems to predict similar News Editor results. In the June 7 primary, Democrat Joan Hartmann took a lead of 42.8 percent over opponent Bruce Porter, who Josh Ortiz gained 35.5 percent. County News Editor Bruce Porter, who is supported by the Republican Party, has registered voters at several campus spots and Every four years, Isla Vista witnesses an influx of atten- attended Pardall Carnival last weekend to garner support, tion. The state of its sidewalks become coffee shop chatter, but his registration tactics have drawn severe scrutiny. nonresidents discuss the latest on its self-governance situa- Porter hired Terry Baxter as his Isla Vista field director tion and politicians are frequently spotted in the two-wheel in July, one month after the primary election. Baxter was a chaos of its narrow streets. former campaign assistant for Steve Pappas, who the Nexus Although it occupies a little over a square mile, the unin- endorsed during his race for Third District Supervisor in corporated area is brimming with over 20,000 UC Santa 2008. Barbara students, retirement After losing the race to communities and clusters of We want to make sure Doreen Farr, Baxter and longtime residents. Pappas called to reevaluate This population comprises that everybody we register over 9,000 votes from I.V. over one-third of all voters in “ based on irregularities they the district, and the inordinate knows they have a choice, found in voter records. The demographic of young people case was ultimately dismissed tend to favor Democrats. that they can register at due to lack of evidence, and Because the five-member home or register here. Pappas was made to pay all Santa Barbara County Board court fees. of Supervisors has historical- Baxter’s background ly split between liberals and does not sit well with those conservatives, Isla Vista has - Bruce porter observing Porter’s campaign become the swing vote for the in I.V., and several political entire county. ” operatives are equally unhap- The resulting hotbed of political activity is most apparent py with his current approach to registration. in voter registration efforts. Student organizers swarmed “We want to make sure that everybody we register residence halls and campus hotspots far in advance of the knows they have a choice, that they can register at home or primary election in June, and Democrats are the most vis- register here,” he told the Nexus, responding to allegations ible group leading the charge. his campaign has attempted to stifle the student vote by “It’s Democrats that have fought hard to make sure that reducing its concentration in the Third District. Isla Vista stays in the Third District so it has a strong voice He stands by his decision to appoint Baxter to his staff, in county politics instead of being buried into another dis- and said, “Terry Baxter is not going around telling people trict where they have less of a voice,” said Daraka Larimore- not to register to vote.” LORENZO BASILIO / DAILY NEXUS Hall, chair of the Santa Barbara Democratic Party. Isla Vista voter organizations are pushing for at least 13,000 students to register to vote in the election. In the last three elections, Democrats won Isla Vista by THIRD DISTRICT p.3 The Third District Supervisor race has captured attention for governing I.V., Goleta and the Santa Ynez Valley. Guests Speak on Retirement Celebration for UCSB’s Love in Politics Guests Sunni Patterson and David Kim Aquatic Legend This Saturday spoke in two separate events Sean White however, Wilson simply needed a break from Staff Writer his coaching duties of 80-hour work weeks and returned to his alma mater Cal and became There is no limitation that can be placed the program’s aquatic director. upon the perpetual influence coaches can Despite returning to his former university, have on their athletes. They serve as the there was a void within Wilson, and his love indisputable influence to a core of individuals, for the game eventually drew him back to providing them with the necessary guidance, UCSB. However, his return to the pool deck knowledge and challenges that help cultivate would eventually change with an increase in principles of life that exceed the competition duties. of sports. “What I realized was I missed the stimula- A total of 427 individuals were fortunate tion of the student-athlete, the challenges enough to encounter the leadership and com- that presented themselves here [at UCSB],” mitment of former UCSB swim Head Coach Wilson said. Gregg Wilson over the course of his 40-year “They decided during my absence to merge coaching career. the men’s and women’s teams. They invited me As of July 1, 2016, Wilson officially retired, back [as the] aquatic director [and] head coach making his last coaching appearance at the and that started the programs together. It 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials. In his final meet as exceeded my expectations; I had to learn a lot. the Gauchos’ Head Coach, UCSB swept long- I went down to working 60-70 hours a week time rival Cal Poly. Despite no longer being and everything really took off. It was an exper- at the helm of UCSB’s swimming program, iment for the department. It worked so well he remains a vital asset to its subsistence as a that they merged the men’s and women’s track voluntary coach and is willing to help aid new programs and that was right at the beginning Head Coach Matt Macedo. of a lot of programs across the country merg- JENNY LUO / DAILY NEXUS Wilson’s introduction to UCSB begins with ing men and women together.” Gregg Wilson was UCSB’s head swim coach for the past 40 him joining its men’s swimming program in years. He saw two of his athletes win Olympic gold medals. the 1975-76 season. In the 1983-84 season, WILSON p.7 What I realized “ was I missed the SOHAM TIKEKAR / DAILY NEXUS stimulation of the Kim spoke mainly on “love-driven politics” and the issue of hate in the election; Patterson performed poetry and spoke on black history. student-athlete, Jack Hu George Lipsitz, a professor of sociol- the challenges Reporter ogy and black studies. A Tuesday night event was held at that presented Renowned minds in art and aca- the St. George Family Youth Center in demia flew into Santa Barbara this Isla Vista, featuring only Patterson, themselves here week to discuss the concept of civility and a Wednesday night event includ- in the face of hatred and violence at ed both Patterson and Kim. [at UCSB]. UCSB Student Affairs’ newest series. Kim said he accepted Lipsitz’s Award-winning spoken word art- request because Lipsitz felt there was ist Sunni Patterson and David Kim, a “brokenness” to the culture of the the department chair of racial and campus. - GREGG WILSON La Cumbre archives religious studies at Connecticut “There were incidents on the ” UCSB’s head coach of the swim team, Gregg Wilson, stands with his 1979 team. 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