SUMMER 2008   FEATURES With the Help of an Alumnus, UCSB Joins a Team Targeting a Cure for Diabetes by Anna Davison   A Perfect Pairing: Gauchos Hit the Water and the Sand for a Bid at Olympic Medals   Walter Capps’ Vietnam War Class Still Making an Impact By Vic Cox ‘64   More Than 1,000 Gauchos Returned to Campus for the All Gaucho Reunion   Retired Women’s Basketball Coach Mark French Shares His Greatest Moments By John Zant ‘68   Alumni Awards Spotlight Service and Work of Jim Barber, Mark French, Elizabeth Gabler, Petra Van Koppen, and Arthur Rupe   DEPARTMENTS   Editor’s Column: Gateway to Learning   Research Roundup: Microscopic Black Holes Pose Little Threat   Sports Roundup: Gaucho Key to MLB All-Star Gamee   Around Storke Tower: News & Notes From the Campus   Alumni Authors: Books for Body, Mind and Soul   Milestones: ’40s to the Present     COVER   Swimmer Jason Lezak ’99 will be making his third Olympic appearance in Beijing this month. Cover photo by Getty Images.   ADVERTISING RATES COASTLINES HOME ALUMNI HOME CoastLines is the quarterly magazine for members of the UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association. It includes news and features about the continuiing development of UC Santa Barbara, information about the Alumni Association and updates on the lives of alumni.