Homecomings and Shortcomings
When I arrived in Siena this June, I spoke barely a word of Italian and knew virtually nothing about the place I had chosen to spend my summer.
College Board To Alter SAT I for 2005-06
The trustees of the College Board, the organization that administers the Scholastic Assessment Test, have voted to modify the SAT I exam for the 2005-06 academic year.
Queens of the Stone Age | Songs for the Deaf | Interscope
They should have called the album Songs That Will Make You Go Deaf, because it is one of the most inspired collections of loud, aggressive hard rock songs to come out in recent years.
Women V-Ballers Rock ‘n’ Roll With Perfect 3-Tourney Sweep
The No. 18 UCSB women’s volleyball team improved its scintillating record to 9-0 after capturing its third consecutive tournament title to open the 2002 season.
Red Tape: New School Year Brings New School Year Resolutions
I was all set to write an informative column this week, when at the last minute someone stole my idea for the staff editorial (See upper left). Bastards.
Fall Election To Determine Marshall’s Fate
What began as a disagreement over the Pledge of Allegiance erupted into an attempt to recall 3rd District Supervisor Gail Marshall and end her term two years early.
Pulp | We Love Life | Rough Trade
Pulp, in its various incarnations, has offered anthems for the downtrodden since 1978. Different Class, in 1995, is unquestionably one of the finest albums of the decade.
Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign
There seem to be three broad categories of signs: the vitally important, the theoretically useful and the utterly useless.
Audit Finds UC’s Progress Hard to Measure
Auditors found that due to a lack of measurable targets, the University had a “limited” ability to demonstrate its success in using state funds to achieve the objectives of the partnership agreement.
Funkadelic | Hardcore Jollies, One Nation Under a Groove, Uncle Jam Wants You, The Electric Spanking of War Babies | Priority/Capitol
George Clinton’s Funkadelic provided the Funk to Parliament’s P, and, despite the promiscuous member-swapping between the two groups, Funkadelic kept its sound distinct from that of the other Funk Mob operations.