The Oppression Begins
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this is your last official week before the oppression begins yet again.
Gauchos Bleed Scarlet Knights
The UCSB men’s soccer team has high hopes for its 2009 campaign. A hot start for Tim Vom Steeg’s squad, including a 4-0 drubbing of Rutgers on national television and several top-10 rankings has those hopes looking more and more realistic.
UC Employees Plot State-wide Walkout
In light of the University of California’s recently instituted – and ill-received – system of furlough days and layoffs, many professors are threatening to walk out on the first day of classes next week.
California Budget Mess a Failure of Both Parties
The captain just announced that turbulence is expected ahead.
Magical Mystery Tour *****
Reviewing a video game is a strange experience, and one that has little to do with actually playing the game. True, you play more of the game than probably 80 percent of the people that play the game (let alone read your review), but you do it all in one compressed space. In the case of some games, that can take 40 or 50 hours. In the case of “The Beatles: Rock Band,” it took around three.
Relevatory Resistance ****
Muse’s fifth album, The Resistance, is a perfect display of what the Brit band does best: It blends hard rock rhythms with haunting, orchestral melodies to create one very eclectic listening experience. But, while Muse’s muses can be easily discerned through the orchestral album’s duration, it is the band’s obsession with the macabre that unites the sonically disparate tracks and sets the band apart. With its paranoid lyrics, sultry synthesizers and obsession with all things morbid, Muse turns its fixation on the sensual aspects of death, captivity and resistance into a truly beautiful aural experience.
California Budget Mess a Failure of Both Parties
“You’re a Republican?!” gasped a fellow classmate as she heard my mutterings during a professor’s lecture.
Budget Woes May Lead to Higher Fees
Unable to alleviate the university’s $813 million system-wide budget deficit, University of California President Mark G. Yudof is suggesting a dramatic increase in student fees to help bridge the budget chasm.
Women Begin Season With Mixed Results
Coming off a wild season that culminated in an NCAA Tournament appearance for the first time in 17 years, the UC Santa Barbara women’s soccer team (2-4-1) has experienced ups and downs in the early stages of its 2009 campaign. To their credit, the Gauchos have notched wins against Nevada and a tough William & Mary squad while playing #32 Michigan State to a double-overtime tie. However, if they wish to repeat their Cinderella season, the defending Big West Champions know they have to match the energy and intensity that took them to new levels only a year ago.
Pardall Parking To Expand
With construction on Pardall Road wrapping up, the Santa Barbara County Redevelopment Agency is turning to new improvement projects for UCSB’s beachside community.