Bruin Block Party Halts UCSB
The #10 UCSB men’s volleyball team’s current winning streak was brought to a halt last night, as #7 UCLA swept the Gauchos in Los Angeles. Santa Barbara (6-7 overall, 4-5 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) fell a quick three sets to the Bruins (7-5 overall, 2-3 MPSF) 22-30, 21-30 and 26-30 in under an hour and a half and fell a game below .500 for the third time in two weeks.
If You Can
Cupid shot me with an arrow last night. It was a poisonous arrow, meaning it filled my head with visions of the 1980s hair band Poison. Whenever I close my eyes, I see bad blonde perms and hordes of stonewashed jeans.
Circumstances Cause Shift in I.V. Eats
Three restaurants on Embarcadero del Mar are stirring things up, as Sushi Teri is closed temporarily, The Cantina has cut back on its operating hours and business has started cooking at the town’s newest restaurant.
Aurora Borealis | I’ve seen the Lights
James C.E. Burke’s drama “Aurora Borealis” opens in the icy waters of Minneapolis, echoing Duncan Shorter’s (Joshua Jackson) inability to connect with another human being. Duncan struggles to find a job while trying to cope with his father’s death ten years ago along with his grandfather’s (Donald Sutherland) ongoing battle with Alzheimer’s.
First-Place Irvine Hosts Santa Barbara
It may not be David versus Goliath, but the UCSB men’s basketball team is looking for a similar result when they travel to first-place UC Irvine tonight.
Online Application Fails, Opens for Last Attempt
Housing and Residential Services (HRS) will try to reopen its website to applicants today at 8 p.m. – its third attempt to get the system back up and running since Feb. 1. The online system crashed for unknown reasons on Feb. 1 and Feb. 3 upon being opened to students vying for the 1,000 spots in the on-campus residence halls for the 2006-07 school year.
“Woman is the Future of Man” | Sexual Evolution
It’s utterly amazing how much action one man can get and still not have any idea about the true nature of women. In “Woman is the Future of Man,” South Korean director Hong Sang-soo paints a vivid, if at times stoic, picture of two men who both pine to be with their college sweetheart.
Various Vendors Prepare for V-Day
UCSB students and faculty can woo their sweethearts this Valentine’s Day with a multitude of holiday specials offered by campus organizations and businesses.
The Guns of the Navaronne
I can almost guarantee that at some point in our lives, we all have seen some variation of the hero’s epic journey taken straight from the Greeks to the big screen. The hero, through encounters with various mentor figures, ultimately enters a state of enlightenment.
Academic Senate Declares Winners of Annual Awards
UCSB professors Howard Giles of communication and John W. I. Lee recently received two of the highest awards given out by UCSB faculty to honor their academic achievements and contributions to both the campus and the community.