Ahoy, Matey!
In just two weeks, the world will prepare to meet the latest cinematic creation from Gore Verbinski, director of the “The Ring,” and be deluged with the world of the pirate.
Sinking to the Shallowest Depths
In these troubled times for starship earth, it is reassuring to think that our own UCSB is looking out for the future. While it could confine itself to mere education, it is working to solve the problem of overpopulation with an approach that is at once deep and shallow.
Drugstore Cowboy: Governor Schwarzenegger
“Can you spell that one more time, Mr. Governor?”I can already see the veins in Arnie’s massive neck bulging, prompting similar action in his forehead. “I already spelled it 10 times: S-C-H-W-A-R-Z-E-N-E-G-G-E-R.”
School Not Out for Summer
Summer enrollment is up again, though not by as much as administrators had hoped. Currently, 8,566 students are enrolled in summer classes, up 3 percent from last year. Summer Sessions administrators had speculated that enrollment might top 9,000 this year.
Spellbound | Do I Sound Like a Musical Robot?
Having been blessed with the two parts of the anti-cool holy trinity – chubby with acne (I was spared braces) – junior high remains a desolate wasteland of awkward gym changing room encounters and sweaty Boys to Men slow dances.
Why My Potential Employer Would Want My Urine on Her Hands
I’m not supposed to be stressing during summertime. That’s a rule. But now I’ve got something on my mind. I’m not happy about it. I decided I needed a little walking-around cash, so I immediately sought out the most part-time, low-responsibility, easy-to-get bullshit summer job available.
Regents Name New UC President
The University of California Board of Regents unanimously chose UC San Diego Chancellor Robert Dynes as the next UC president at their June 11 meeting. Dynes was selected from a pool of more than 300 people after a seven-month long nationwide search.
Willie Nelson | Crazy: The Demo Sessions | Sugar Hill
“If you can’t say you love me, say you hate me / … If you can’t undo the wrong, undo the right.” They’re the words of a young Willie Nelson that make me feel like my emotional heart has never felt a thing.
Learning From an Uncomfortable Situation
I meant to write this as a formal apology and say that my ill-timed comment was taken out of context, and that I truly never meant to offend anyone or cause emotional grief.
Yang To Review Committee Plans
A plan for the development of the campus for the next two decades was passed to the chancellor by the Campus Planning Committee at its monthly meeting Tuesday.