Isla Vista Gains Local Taxicab Service
Students in need of a lift should hail the Absolute Cab Company, a Santa Barbara-based taxi service, for its recent move to Isla Vista. Josh Klein and Thomas Rhyne, both former UCSB students and owners of Absolute Cab Company, moved their business to I.V. two months ago from their previous location in downtown Santa Barbara,
Christmas Comes Early, Fails to Deliver
The worst thing about writing this review is remembering the movie. I can honestly say that it would be a complete waste of your valuable time to even continue associating with this movie. That being said…
It Takes Two to Tango
Happiness doesn’t come in a box. At least it doesn’t for John Clark (Richard Gere), who struggles to find happiness in a seemingly perfect life. John has a great family, steady job, big house and a fancy car.
Jimmy Eat World | Futures | Universal
While Futures may not blatantly scream “commercial success” as its self-titled predecessor (formerly Bleed American) did in 2001, the album secures the boys of Jimmy Eat World with a number of potential radio hits as well as some new favorites for old school “JEW” fans.
Keaton Simons | Currently | Reprise
“My intention is to be honest with my music – not to be ashamed of anything and to turn myself inside out.” So says up-and-coming blues artist Keaton Simons, yet after hearing his five-song EP.
REM | Around the Sun | Warner
Alternative rock would not be the same without REM. The influential band, which hails from Athens, Ga., has penetrated the rock pantheon with songs like “Everybody Hurts” and “Man on the Moon,” and at the same time has changed its sound from album to album.
Artsweek Calendar
The MultiCultural Center presents Holy Dirt, a play by Marcos Martinez and Cheyney Ryan. Holy Dirt chronicles the comic life journeys of a small town Chicano actor as he navigates the worlds of art and commercialism in search of a compromise between idealistic fulfillment and self-respect.
Women’s Tennis: Gauchos Cook Up Competition
Just like slapping an extra patty onto an already delicious hamburger, the Gaucho women’s tennis team paired together in competition this past weekend with the hopes of flame-broiling their grade-A opponents.
Killer Bee Hall
I’m very disappointed by the choice of our campus buildings’ namesakes. For example, Kerr Hall is not named after Warwick Kerr, the Brazilian geneticist who introduced African killer bees to the Americas.
Left-Wing Smackdown
Where is the right? I know you live in Isla Vista – I can see George W. Bush stickers, SUVs and nice cars. Of course those telltale objects are not as prevailing as John Kerry paraphernalia because we don’t have the luxury of feeling safe putting a Bush sticker on our car.