Student’s New Work Earns Funds
UCSB computer science graduate student Deblina Sarkar is one of only three researchers worldwide to receive the Electron Devices Society’s Ph.D. Fellowship Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for her work on improving the energy efficiency of nanoscale devices. The honor comes with a $5,000 endowment and is presented by the IEEE, […]
Annual Festival for Gold Diggers Commences Tonight
Isla Vista will hold its annual festival for gold diggers tonight and throughout the weekend. Sources confirm that thousands of scantily clad ladies will roam the streets of Isla Vista looking for men who can support them financially, and shower them with extravagant gifts. Future trophy wife Anna Lane couldn’t contain her excitement at the […]
Put Down the Numchucks: Let’s Not Get Arrested
Happy Almost Halloween! I can’t believe how fast this year has been going! It seems like the school year just started and it’s already Halloween weekend coming up. Before you know it, Thanksgiving will be happening, then the Christmas holidays, Valentine’s Day, graduation, Halloween 2012, Floatopia 2014 and all of a sudden it’s the takeover […]
Williams Upholds Student Interests
State Assembly member Das Williams signed a pledge to vote against future cuts to the University of California’s state funding last week after students protested his vote in support of the $650 million decrease in UC funding last June. The agreement, negotiated between Williams and the Associated Students External Vice President of Statewide Affairs office, […]
Films Enrich Ocean Issue Knowledge
Twelve UCSB students had the opportunity to study in two of UCSB’s top-rated departments simultaneously through the fifth-annual Blue Horizons Summer Program for Environmental Media. The nine-week program — a collaboration between UCSB’s film and media studies department, Carsey-Wolf Center and Marine Science Institute — combines an introduction to film production with lectures on environmental […]
Police Defend Use of Force in DUI Arrest
Santa Barbara Police Chief Cam Sanchez announced yesterday that no further investigation will be conducted regarding allegations of excessive force by three officers in a contentious arrest last week. Officers arrested Santa Barbara resident Tony Denunzio last Friday in the Loreto Plaza parking lot for driving under the influence, resisting arrest and various other charges […]
County Supports Cannabis Ban
The Santa Barbara County and Montecito Planning Commissions voted to approve an ordinance to ban medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas of the county during last week’s meeting. On Oct. 4, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 against the Commissions’ prior proposal, which allowed storefronts to operate under certain location and usage […]
World Champion A-Trak Entrances UCSB
Five-time World Champion DJ A-Trak (aka Alain Macklovitch) graced the stage at the Hub last Friday night. The skilled turntablist began with a raunchy buildup giving the already hyped crowd (thanks to the opener, UCSB’s own DJ Ruthy Lopez) exactly what we’d been waiting for. His achievements, from prestigious awards to being recruited as “King” […]
Justice’s Sophomore Album Disappoints
Back in 2007, the French electro duo Justice burst into the music scene with their debut album, Cross. They rose to extreme popularity all over the internet and have been nominated for four Grammy awards with one win. If you weren’t partying or dancing to “D.A.N.C.E.” or “Phantom pt. II” on full volume back in […]
“Raised by Pop Culture”: The Worst Horror Films
Horror movies suck. Not to say there haven’t been good horror films over the years — “The Exorcist,” “Poltergeist” and “Alien” come to mind — but, by and large, the vast majority of horror films are slasher/torture/porn/campy monstrosities that people only enjoy ironically or because those people are insane. So, swathing through this sea of […]