Multipurpose Center Construction Begins
UCSB officials and students originally involved in promoting the Student Resource Building (SRB) will be on hand today at the structure’s groundbreaking ceremony.
Unleashed | Every Dog Has Its Day
It may have been the psychologist John Watson, or perhaps B.F. Skinner, who argued that if someone were so inclined, they could mold another individual’s personality into whatever they wanted. If such a person took an impressionable infant they could teach it to be anything from a serial killer to the next Shakespeare.
Leggies Swear In Newbie Officials
The Associated Students 2004-05 Legislative Council members cried and congratulated one another Wednesday night for what they called a successful year before handing their positions over to the 2005-06 Leg Council.
Bobby McFerrin Live @ Campbell Hall
A spotlight, a water bottle, a chair, a microphone; it was all Bobby McFerrin needed to captivate the 800 people in Campbell Hall and receive a standing ovation. His one-man-band performance redefines what a human with a mic can do. As heard in his hit, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” the 10-time Grammy winner with a four-octave range utilizes his body as an eclectic orchestra of instruments to create his unique sound.
Summer Session Enrollment Increases
More than 7,000 students have already signed up for 2005 summer classes at UCSB, continuing an upward trend in yearly enrollment that began when the university received state money to expand its summer course offerings.
Ryan Adams | Cold Roses | Lost Highway
Besides the obvious name similarities, it has always confounded me why Ryan and Bryan Adams are constantly compared and confused. Canadian Bryan Adams rode the cheesy pop wave of the late ’80s with unfortunate songs like “Cuts Like a Knife,” “Summer of ’69” and the love theme from “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You.”
Rollover Crash Causes Train Delays
Santa Barbara County firefighters and Amtrak dispatchers were forced to reroute a passenger train Wednesday afternoon after an automobile accident left an overturned car sitting precariously close to the railroad tracks.
Weezer | Make Believe | Geffen
There is something to be said for Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo, who has taken his band to the top of the charts and quite possibly become the most admired nerd of the past two decades.
Goleta Financial Report Wins Award
The city of Goleta staff was on the money with its recent financial report, and now the city is reaping the rewards for responsible accounting in the form of an award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA).