Forum To Address SB Public Transit
Discussion about Santa Barbara County’s bus system will go round and round at an open forum meeting today featuring representatives from the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) and South Coast Transit Advisory Committee.
Jazz Hands
Musicians in their elder years tend to follow one of two paths: grow stale repeating what they have already done or fight to stay fresh by pushing their limits. Pianist Herbie Hancock of Miles Davis Quintet fame, studio saxophone master Michael Brecker and trumpet prodigy Roy Hargrove are legends of jazz that have pushed their limits and destroyed them.
Proceed With Caution
A skater in the Arbor passes sophomore Bill Shiebler, who is part of the human wall to exemplify the obstacles that face disabled people every day on sidewalks and pathways.
Iron and Wine | Woman King | Sub Pop
Oh, what a wistful record. Iron and Wine’s newest EP, Woman King, is beautiful and bittersweet in all the ways folk music hopes for. Samuel Beam, the singer-songwriter behind the project, has always gravitated toward musical mysticism.
February 17 – February 24, 2005
In celebration of Black History Month, the Santa Barbara African Heritage Film Series will be sponsoring a presentation of the film “One Love.” A reception will immediately follow the screening at the Cabrillo Pavilion Arts Center.
Message From the Stars
You may have noticed that yesterday’s paper omitted a horoscope for Pisces. Sorry, some of the stars were tired and needed a day off.
Baseball: Santa Barbara Wallops Westmont
The UCSB baseball team sure tried to make it look like a rivalry. However, a five-run fifth, four-run sixth and three-run seventh inning for the Gauchos turned a competitive game into a 14-2 beating of Westmont.
Experts, Public Meet About DP Bluff Erosion
Third District Supervisor Brooks Firestone and a panel of experts gave I.V. residents a geology lesson Tuesday night to explain the county’s rationale for evicting a number of oceanside Del Playa Drive residents last fall.
All’s Not Fair in War and Education
According to a resolution recently presented to the Academic Senate, 17 UCSB professors want to ban military recruiters from campus and review the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. Their stated reason: The Defense Dept.’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy discriminates against homosexuals and violates an individual’s First Amendment right to discuss his or her sexual orientation.
Gauchos Welcome New Sponsorship
If any of UCSB’s athletes look different in competition this year, it’s probably not because teams have inserted a new starting lineup. The UCSB Athletic Dept. signed a contract with athletic apparel giant Adidas in October, threading all 19 Santa Barbara Intercollegiate Athletic programs together by stitching the same logo on its uniforms.