Bookmobile Shows Art, Zines Near UCen
Observant students may have noticed a large silver vintage Airstream trailer stationed prominently in front of the UCen earlier this week. The Mobilivre Bookmobile stopped at UCSB as one of its last visits in its international tour.
Marriage Protection Week Is a Time to Fight Love
I hope that everyone had an excellent Marriage Protection Week. Devoting an entire week to celebrating love and encouraging it to blossom is a wonderful idea.
The Rapture | Echoes | Universal
The Rapture wants you to dance – but not in any manner that would convince a sober observer of your sanity or muscle control. They want you to pulse all crazy jagged-like with each sporadic, funky guitar riff that strikes over bellowing house percussion lines.
W. Tennis: Santa Barbara Netter Pintar Qualifies for ITA Regionals
UCSB sophomore Andrea Pintar is the only Gaucho women’s tennis player to qualify for main draw competition coming into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association women’s Western Championship at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, Oct 24-27.
Women’s Charity Group Rummages for Funding
The Junior League of Santa Barbara’s Monster Rummage Sale will begin with a pre-sale from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Tickets for the pre-sale are $25 in advance or $30 at the door. The pre-sale will feature a taco bar, a margarita bar, and a silent auction of “hot” items.
Free Food Doesn’t Always Come in Candy on Halloween
Looking forward to Halloween? The Associated Students Commission on Public Safety (ASCPS) wants you to maximize your pleasure and minimize your pain this year by coming out to the “Halloween Public Safety Town Hall Meeting” tonight at 6 in I.V. Theater.
The Shins | Chutes Too Narrow | Sub Pop
From what I understand, Albuquerque, N.M. is not famous for churning out fabulous indie rock acts. In fact, of my New Mexican acquaintances, metal seems to be the genre of choice for braving the dusty streets.
Leggies Make Big Money in Stock Market
At the Associated Students Legislative Council meeting, Off-campus Representative Christopher Mata said A.S.’ investment of roughly $475,000 produced a positive return of 13.08 percent.
‘Assylum’ Isn’t an Accurate Representation of Psychology
On Oct. 21, 2003, you ran a comic strip titled, “The Assylum.” This comic strip offended me because I have spent a week in a psychiatric hospital. I ended up in the hospital because last year, I tried to kill myself and was trying to end a drug addiction.
Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros | Streetcore | Epitaph
When Joe Strummer led The Clash to glory in the late ’70s, the group’s originality so shocked the music world that people actually lumped the band in the same group as the Sex Pistols.