A Very Long Engagement | Tautou Engaging in Jeunet’s WWI Romance
Set amid the Great War, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s latest effort, “Un long dimanche de fian
SB Tries to Rerail at Poly
Expect a good old-fashioned showdown in SLO town as the Gauchos (5-7 overall, 3-1 in the Big West) prepare to take on Cal Poly (7-4, 2-2 Big West) tonight at 7. The Big West rivals will face off in the middle of one of the most unpredictable season starts in recent years: Talk about a mish-mash.
Come Have a Good Time and Help Tsunami Victims
Everyone needs to come out and support the Direct Action Tsunami Relief Fund, and I.V. Surfrider Foundation at tonight’s screening of the surf film “Vinyl.” The movie features awesome footage of UCSB’s best surfers on the best days last year; so be there tonight at in I.V. Theater.
Student Invests in Fishy Business
Things are going swimmingly at Ultimate Aquarium, a tropical fish store located at 6565 Trigo Rd., after a lot of money and hard work on the part of the store’s new part-owner, UCSB student Raffi Arslanian.
Assasination of Character
As “The Assassination of Richard Nixon” opens, we see would-be assassin Sam Bicke (Sean Penn) dictating a letter to composer Leonard Bernstein. By the end of the film we realize that we are effectively in Bernstein’s shoes, faced with the question of whether Bicke’s background can in any way justify his horrible actions.
Right of Free Speech Applies To Everyone, Professors Too
If Katie Fry feels so ill at ease by her professor’s anti-Bush comments (“Reader’s Voice: Leave Your Political Agenda Behind, We Pay You To Teach,” Daily Nexus, Jan. 11), she’s really got some growing up to do.
Leggies Review Audit, Extend Grape Boycott
Working through a packed agenda Wednesday night, Associated Student Legislative Council members listened to the A.S. annual audit presentation and discussed several pieces of new business, including what proved to be a contentious piece of legislation that would modify wording of the California Table Grapes Boycott in the A.S. legal code.
Coach Carter | Demanding the Best
Coach Ken Carter tells his players that “average is just not good enough, period,” referring to his newly acquired basketball team’s performance, both on and off the court.
Thieves Take Office Supplies From Alumni
A break-in occurred early Wednesday morning at the UCSB Alumni Association building at 6550 Hollister Ave., resulting in the theft of thousands of dollars of office equipment.
Gimme My Blood and Gore
During my freshman year of high school, I snuck into “Scream” when it hit theatres in late 1996. Between the bouts of graphic violence, I remember a frank discussion between Neve Campbell and Skeet Ulrich’s characters about a late-night showing of “The Exorcist” that had “all the good parts cut out.”