May 17, 2021 at 4:20 am by Robert Gutierrez Gym rats across Isla vista rejoiced earlier t his quarter as the Recreation Center reopened; the lifeguards, however, arenât so happy. After spending nearly a year and a half doing nothing, the lifeguards of UCSB are positively perturbed at the prospect of having to continue to do nothing, but in a more professional capacity. âYea itâs pretty annoying, to be honest. I was really liking how we were doing things during the pandemic,â the Rec Cenâs lead lifeguard stated. âOnce we realized we were in it for the long haul, we had IT set up web cameras on the lifeguard towers so we could watch the pool remotely.â To date, no lifeguard has reported anything happening on these remote sessions, with the exception of one catching Chancellor Henry Yang skinny dipping in the moonlight.