Taking on Tubby
A few years back, Travis Keller and his partner in crime, Aaron North, took a good, hard look at what record labels were churning out, (namely nu metal, manufactured punk and jock rap) and decided to spearhead a tiny revolution of their own.
All-Out Attacks on Arabs in the Nexus Must Be Put to an End
I’m a freshman here at UCSB, and I find it quite biased to continually include pro-Israeli, Arab-bashing articles in your newspaper. Whether they are included in the opinion section or not, it’s insulting that you are bashing even a minor part of the UCSB student population.
Student Prank Alarms Police
A UCSB freshman living in Figueroa House at Manzanita Village set off fire alarms when he discharged a fire extinguisher in the residential halls Wednesday evening. He said he tried to inform students that there was no fire, but their response was not what he expected.
Leggies Declare Porn Parties a Major Turnoff
The Associated Students Legislative Council unanimously took an official position denouncing porn parties at their meeting last night in the UCen. The decision was made in response to companies like collegefuckfest.com, which sponsor parties in Isla Vista in the hopes of gaining footage for pornographic films.
David Bowie | Reality | ISO/Columbia
So David Bowie has just released a new CD entitled Reality. Guess what? The reality revealed on this album is that Bowie has slowly transformed from the pioneering rock ‘n’ roll producer and performer of the 1970s into a geriatric, irrelevant classic rock dinosaur in 2003.
Thrice | The Artist in the Ambulance | Island
If anyone needs proof that master planned communities with perfect landscaping and endless fields of track housing can rear teenagers who aren’t void of emotions or souls, Irvine’s hardcore punk rock outfit Thrice makes the case.
October 8, 2003
On Friday, Oct. 3, Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers observed an 18-year-old woman leave a party on the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive with another female friend. When they saw Suzie McStumbles leaning on her friend for balance, the officers assumed it wasn’t because she had left her walker at home.
UC Briefs: October 9, 2003
A free weekend shuttle service at UCSD will no longer make pickups at the U.S.-Mexico border. Triton Taxi, operated by Cloud 9 Shuttles, will still haul students to local surroundings such as San Diego State University, Hillcrest and downtown San Diego.
Lost in Translation | We Heart Bill Murray
In her second full-length feature, Sofia Coppola, daughter of famed director Francis Ford Coppola, takes on the roles of writer, director and co-producer. The result of this multi-tasking is some of the most lifelike characters and beautiful scenery seen in movies of late.
October 9 – October 15, 2003
Although it’s not the Wayans Brothers, it’s pretty close. Come see a dynamic duo perform song, dance and drama about everyday life during apartheid in South Africa in 1981. The Center Stage Theater in Santa Barbara presents “The Market Theater Johannesburg: Woza Albert!”, running at 9 p.m., Oct. 7-12. For info, call 963-0408.