He Said, She Said: Keep Them on Their Toes By Playing ‘Em Hot and Cold
In grade school I broke my wrist playing tag. Tripping in a game these days doesn’t result in broken bones; it results in a broken heart – unless, of course, you’re a member of the UCSB men’s basketball team.
Teenage Angst Finds New Voice
Teenagers not yet old enough to buy cigarettes spill onto Hollywood Boulevard and wait for the opening bands to finish their sets and let headlining act Say Anything take the stage of the Knitting Factory.
Ample Rainfall Reduces Likelihood of Drought
After recent rains, Lake Cachuma- southern Santa Barbara County’s main water source – is 57 percent full, lessening concerns of a possible drought in the year to come.
FCC Media Crackdown Threatens First Amendment
Those darn Republicans are at it again. For the past several years under the Bush tenure, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been cracking down on the television and radio programs that it believes degrade the moral integrity of American society in order to protect the impressionable youth.
End of the Century | Music Was Never the Same
“End of the Century” takes viewers back to the music scene in New York City (circa 1974) that never saw the Ramones coming, but proved to be precisely what rock enthusiasts were seeking when they debuted their sound at CBGB’s.
Leg Council Discusses Finances, Boycotts
Associated Students Legislative Council began the quarter Wednesday night – with two fewer members – by taking care of old business and reaffirming several boycotts instigated by leg councils of years past.
A Mini-Guide to Fighting I.V.’s Absurd Rent Prices
It’s that time of year again in I.V. when management companies try to get us to think that if we don’t sign a lease now for next year then we will be shit out of luck because nothing will be left.
Fighting Like a Girl
Adapted from a series of fictional short stories by former boxer Jerry Boyd, “Million Dollar Baby,” has successfully inked an overwhelmingly potent script that will have you reflecting on it long after you peel your feet off the sticky floor of the theater.
Nexus Should Not Be a Place for Political Masturbation
Since childhood, I’ve always thought political bumper stickers were a silly idea. After the election, it’s like a bad one-night stand – love it or loathe it, you’re still stuck with it.
January 7 – January 13, 2005
Arts & Lectures will be presenting its first film screening of the Winter 2005 season – “End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones.” This 2003 documentary about the pioneering punk band takes an up close and shockingly unbarred look at the band’s incredible and turbulent history.