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You Know You’re a Gaucho When…

Her Campus Placeholder Avatar Rachel Miller
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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UCSB chapter.

 

With graduation quickly approaching, I realized that there is a certain set of requisites that allows you to call yourself a true, blue and gold Gaucho. You know you’re a Gaucho when…

1. You darty all day, and then successfully make it out at night

2. You share a bathroom with 4+ people

3. You eat Freebirds in the middle of the day and don’t give a damn what anyone else thinks

4. You’ve embraced soccer, lacrosse, and water polo (football is stupid anyways…)

5. You constantly have to park 5 blocks away from your house…and always ask a friend to come pick you up

6. You skip class to go nap at the beach

7. You’ve done the loop…or at least a fraction of it

8. You’ve mastered the quarter system…weekly tests/projects/papers are fun.

9. You begin to loathe signing up for classes because there’s never any spaces left in your coveted classes…stupid budget cuts

10. You’ve taken Human Sexuality with the Baldwins (and learned about their personal sex lives…TMI)

11. Your explanation for every world phenomenon, occurrence, or behavior is: “It’s a social construction.”

12. You find yourself caring more about the environment

13. You’ve gone on the Landshark (whether you remember it or not)

14. You begin to think that everyone in the world is beautiful because of the insanely attractive subset of the human population you are surrounded by

15. You do a double-take every time you see a blue backpack…ATHLETES—WHERE??

16. You’ve purchased 1-5 bikes in your time at UCSB 

17. You decide to go get pitchers instead of going to the library to study for your midterm tomorrow

18. You’ve complained about out-of-towners 

19. You’ve completed a walk of shame

20. You’ve hiked Inspiration Point/Seven Falls…or at least pretended 

21. You’ve been berated by Gelb 

22. Your house has received a noise ordinance

23. Your clothing primarily consists of high-waisted shorts and crop tops 

24. You’ve hooked up with someone without knowing their name 

25. You’ve attended Extravanganza

26. You’ve sang karaoke at OTT

27. You’ve gone downtown 

28. You’ve completed the Undie Run 

29. You’ve used #mylifeyourdream 

30. You’ve realized that you’re the luckiest fella/gal in the world to have attended UCSB!

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Rachel is a senior at UC Santa Barbara and studies Communication and Global Peace and Security. Rachel is from a small, beautiful town in southern California called Palos Verdes. However, Palos Verdes is just one of the many places Rachel has lived. Rachel spent her childhood moving and traveling all over the world, living in places such as Indianapolis, Indiana; Santiago, Chile; Vienna, Austria; and Orlando, Florida. Rachel has found her heart and her home in California, choosing to spend her college years in sunny Santa Barbara. However, Rachel continued her wanderlust when she studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain in Fall 2012. At UCSB, Rachel is an immensely dedicated and involved member of her sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma, where she held the positions of Panhellenic Delegate, Inter-Greek Counselor, Rho Gam, and a member of the Nominating Slate. Best Buddies, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is a passion of Rachel's, as she is their Social Media Coordinator as well as an active and proud member. As a member of the Lambda Pi Eta Communication Honors Society, Rachel is able to implement her prowess and affinity for communication and communication-related issues. When Rachel is not writing, participating in Kappa events, or volunteering, you can find her in the gym, on the soccer field, watching Modern Family, or cooking. Rachel's love for sports, food, and writing often times go hand-in-hand, as one may see in her weekly blogs. For the past two summers, Rachel has been freelance writing for the Los Angeles Times, and hopes to continue her career pursuit of journalism after she graduates. Rachel is elated to be a part of Her Campus's fabulous team and loves every moment of it!
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Phoebe is a senior at the University of California, Santa Barbara, majoring in Film and Media Studies. She is from San Diego, CA and loves spending time hiking and walking her dog on the beach. At UCSB, Phoebe is involved with her sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and loves to take study breaks by baking and watching reality TV. However, she is truly passionate about cats and Nutella (not together of course). After graduation, Phoebe plans to travel abroad in Europe and pursue a career in Public Relations.