The Rapture | Out of the Races and On To the Tracks | Sub Pop

Now that the founder of Up Records is dead, and Matador Records’ taste is nearly as moribund, Sub Pop is left as one of the last high-profile indie rock labels in the biz.

Soft Boys | Underwater Moonlight | Matador

Two discs of reissue bliss, Soft Boys’ Underwater Moonlight kicks out the jams.

Boozin’

Fat people can drink a lot.I’m not basing this argument on simple logic, or even the cruel stereotypes surrounding those drunken porkchops wearing mu-mu’s at the Orchid Bowl.

Up in Smoke – U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision To Ban Medical Marijuana Usurps the Rights of California’s Chronically Ill

The ruling has been made and D.A.R.E. would be proud. On Monday, our nation’s highest court unanimously said “no” to marijuana.

Santa Barbara Rips UCLA for 15 Hits in 10-4 Victory

After dropping a 6-5, 14-inning decision to the Bruins earlier this year, the Gauchos made amends Tuesday afternoon at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.

UC Regents To Consider SP-1 Repeal at Meeting

The University of California Board of Regents will convene today in San Francisco to decide whether Affirmative Action will be brought back as part of the UC admissions policy.

Graduation Is the Time to Find Yourself – Then a Job

Are you sick of hearing the dreaded question, “What are you going to do after you graduate?” I think this is a sore subject that many soon-to-be graduates share.

What’s Next? Straight From Womb to NBA?

The best two examples of why not to jump from high school to the NBA are found on the Indiana Pacers: Jonathan Bender and Al Harrington. These two guys went straight to the pros and are now fixtures on the Pacer bench.

Mentor Program Aims to Help Young Latinos

A program involving UCSB students and professors aims to give Latino students in local elementary schools a head start in studying their future.

The UC Regents Must Reject RE-28, Repeal SP-1 and SP-2

We, the students of the University of California, have been fighting for the repeal of SP-1 and SP-2, which eliminated Affirmative Action, since their inception in 1995.