"An ignorant people can never occupy any other than a degraded station in society; they can never be truly free until they are intelligent" 

- William Wells Brown, Clotel, or the Presidents Daughter

Bianca Nickols is a third year English major with a specialization in Literature Culture and Information at UC Santa Barbara. Growing up in Rialto California, she attended Eisenhower High School where she was on the swim and waterpolo teams at both the varsity and Junior Olympic level. While currently holding a part-time position as a lifeguard at the University Recreation Center and being an active member of her sorority Delta Delta Delta, she enjoys swimming, running, and reading. Her literary interests include early 20^th century authors such as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Following her graduation at UC Santa Barbara in June 2009, Bianca plans to travel different parts of South America and hopefully attend law school in the fall of 2010.

Email:

bianca_nickols@umail.ucsb.edu