Trojans Ride Into Santa Barbara
After playing four top-10 teams in their last five games, the UCSB men’s volleyball team will take a break from the juggernauts this weekend when USC comes to The Rob tonight at 7.
Campus To Restore Beach Trail
The path to Sands Beach should be a little less treacherous by next school year. A committee of university administrators met this week to begin plans for the restoration of the trail along West Campus Bluff.
Slices of Celluloid
“Marion Bridge” serves as a reminder as to why so many people are in love with independent cinema. Set in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the film follows the youngest of three sisters, Agnes, as she returns home to help care for her dying mother.
Swingin’ for the Fences
The UCSB baseball team travels to Los Angeles this weekend to face off in a three-game series against Loyola Marymount.
Goleta Water District Cleans Out Its System
The city has completed its cleansing of local water mains, having flushed water out of its fire hydrants at a high velocity to rid the pipes of accumulated sediment .
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds | Nocturama | Mute/Anti
When someone really wants to emit an aura of creepiness, they lurk around, glare ominously, mumble about doom and despair and occasionally make passes at members of the opposite sex in awkward but unusual ways.
UCSB Filmmakers Show Their Stuff in I.V. Theater
Thirteen films by UCSB students and alumni will be featured at the Santa Barbara Film Society’s second annual Student Film Night tomorrow night in Isla Vista. The show will start at 7:30 p.m. in the I.V. Theater with a question and answer session.
Les Nubians | One Step Forward | Omtown
The name Les Nubians reminds me of lesbians. I mean, all you have to do is remove the “Nu” from their name. And look at that cover. Are they gonna kiss?
KCSB Sale Offers Sound Deals
Staffers and disc jockeys from KCSB 91.9 FM carted hundreds of archaic, rejected or duplicate CDs and vinyl records from their collection out to Storke Plaza on Thursday and sold them at bargain prices.
Supergrass | Life on Other Planets | Island
Here’s an exercise in futility: Imagine a music scene where pop does not exist. Almost as futile: trying to sort out how to describe Supergrass’ new album, Life on Other Planets, without listing half of the pop acts the last decade or more.