Vex Red | Start With a Strong and Persistent Desire | I Am

At it’s best, the Hampshire five-piece juxtapose wistful, jaded lyrics and swooshing effects with big-ass “crunch-crunch” noises out of a Korn concert.

Feature Photo: Facelift

A backhoe works on downtown as part of the State St. Beautification Project.

April 4, 2002 – April 10, 2002

Who says swingin’ requires multiple partners? Jazz at the Lobero presents the Ray Brown Trio tonight at 8. Bassist Ray Brown was a founding member of the Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie quintet, later to collaborate (in more than one sense) with Ella Fitzgerald.

Parking Structure

The combination of responsible attendance and new bikes, double U-locked with the promise that they will remain in their owners’ possession, clog and clutter most of the lots.

UCSB Tangles With Trojans

While uninspired students drag their bodies out of bed and slide lethargically into class after a spring fever, the UCSB men’s volleyball team is ecstatic just being home.

UC Recalls Students in Israel

The University of California has withdrawn its Education Abroad Program students in Israel due to the increasing violence and recent attacks in the Middle East.

Red Tape: The Cutting Edge of Adventure

Ahh, the sights and sounds of southwest Utah: the babbling streams, the venous walls of crimson rock towering above the desert floor, and the Traveler-model Swiss army knife blade protruding from my hand.

Men’s Baseball: Matadors Claim Series Victory Over UCSB in Big West Opener

The UCSB baseball team hoped to recover from a recent losing binge on the road by opening Big West play with a series win. Instead, the Gauchos relapsed and lost two of three games against Cal State Northridge at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.

New Grill To Open on Pardall Road

Even though Isla Vista has almost three times the number of legal liquor licenses allowed under California law, Dublin’s, a new sports bar and grill on Pardall Road, is scheduled to open as soon as possible.

Circumcision Cuts Close to the Bone

Being a sex columnist, I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised at the range of topics that randomly pop up when I’m in a crowd. But I have no idea where the word “circumcision” came into anything I said. Honest.