Professor Attempts to Suppress Student Speech
As I spoke out on a megaphone to the crowds of students passing by South Hall just before noon on Monday morning, you emerged from a group of men walking past me and shouted in my face to “Shut that fucking thing off.”
Lions Roar Over Women’s Water Polo in Final Home Match
The UCSB women’s water polo team was able to fend off the Lions for one quarter, but Loyola Marymount’s roar proved too much in the end.
Student Resource Building Fee Faces Opposition
An initiative asking students for $33.33 a quarter and $21.49 for Summer Sessions starting in 2004 is receiving an advantage because supporters of the proposal work for the Campus Elections Commission and Office of Student Life, the Graduate Student Association has charged.
Film Review: “Bridget Jones’s Diary”
Every couple of months it seems a movie comes out featuring “thirtysomething” women looking for that dream guy who has escaped them their whole lives. “Sweet November,” “The Wedding Planner,” “You’ve Got Mail” or pretty much any movie with Meg Ryan falls into this category. In the business, they’re called “romantic comedies,” but to the […]
I.V. Would Be a Cash Cow for the City of Goleta
The numbers have just come out from the county, and they show that Goleta needs Isla Vista included in their boundaries to be a strong and healthy city.
Garcia Propels Baseball Team With Hard Work, Clubhouse Attitude
Sometimes a pitching staff is just one good arm away from reaching its full potential, and for the UCSB baseball team the missing link turned out to be junior starter James Garcia.
Coalition Seeks Approval of Housing Ordinances
“Fairness and Security” may not be synonymous with the leasing experience in Santa Barbara for everyone, but if a collection of local renters’ rights groups have their way next month, they may be closer.
Film Review: Memento
At last we have a winner. British director Christopher Nolan has made the first truly great film of the year with “Memento.” An immaculate and challenging tale about a man with severe short-term memory loss who attempts to avenge the murder of his wife amid his own hopeless confusion, “Memento” is a transcendent piece of […]
Leg Council Petitions for Student Representative Replacement, Use of Fair Trade Coffee on Campus
In its last meeting before Spring Elections, Associated Students Legislative Council condemned a campus committee’s decision to postpone the Broida Expressway.
Straight To Video Classics: “I’m Bout It”
Before I begin my praise of a fine film, let me express my apologies for not previously addressing the current, most prevalent form of straight-to-video cinema: gangsta rap star autobiographies starring the rapper as himself. Most of these movies can be found in the $2.99 previously viewed sales bin at your local video store. There […]