Today may be the first day of school, but many professors will be cutting class.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill last Friday that would facilitate the restructuring of the federal student loan system and potentially save taxpayers $87 billion over the next 10 years.
After winning two of their last three games, including a 2-0 drubbing of Cal State Bakersfield in Bakersfield last Thursday, the UCSB women’s soccer team returns to Harder Stadium to continue their brutal nonconference schedule.
This Friday, the Gauchos (3-4-1 overall) play host to an Arizona squad (2-5-1) looking for a bit of payback after Santa Barbara handed them a 1-0 overtime defeat in Tempe last year. That game precedes another Pac-10 showdown the following Sunday, when UCSB takes on #3 UCLA (6-1-1) in a rematch of last year’s confrontation in Westwood, a match the Bruins won 2-1.
On Friday, I was invited to attend a Busta Rhymes concert in Accra the next night by the hiplife group whose music video I was in (which is a long story for another blog post).
As California’s education funds continue to get slashed, many college newspapers statewide have been forced to shut down production or employ desperate measures to keep printing.
After taking fifth place in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament last year, the #6 UCSB men’s water polo team (5-3 overall) is poised to have a strong 2009 campaign and expectations are high.
Walking in to see “Jennifer’s Body,” I was prepared to experience something similar to that which was depicted in the first shot of the film: picking at a scab. After all, Megan Fox really hasn’t shown any acting potential beyond her ability to pose on a motorcycle and pout for Shia LaBeouf. Well, that and her affinity for saying each and every inane thought that comes to mind. This, incidentally, bares striking resemblance to the film’s titular character, and turns the movie into an engrossingly addictive piece of entertainment.
In the fall of 2002, MTV premiered “Clone High,” a deliriously funny spoof of teen dramas and world history. Less than 4 months later the show was canceled due to the fatal combination of mediocre ratings and a hunger strike protesting a comedic depiction of Gandhi.
This year, Artsweek will be trying out some new columns and features as a way to better serve you, the student. This column is the first in a series designed to alert students to films that they might otherwise miss. Generally, the films discussed in this column will correspond with one of the week’s major releases and act as an alternative.
Forty years after a destructive oil spill, Santa Barbara County shores may open to new offshore drilling sites.