Center Makes Film Audio Book
A group of professional journalists from different networks and newspapers came together at a local nonprofit organization yesterday to speak about George Clooney’s recent film, “Good Night, and Good Luck,” and to share their talents with the organization.
Tobacco Sting Busts Local Stores
Six establishments in Santa Barbara and Goleta – including at least one Isla Vista business – could receive official citations from the county or see their tobacco licenses go up in smoke following a countywide sting operation in mid-February.
Our Best Guess
Round up your entourage, break out your ball gowns and prepare yourself for some back-of-the-limo action. Sunday night at 5 marks the start of the 78th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood’s illustrious Kodak Theatre.
Gauchos Travel to First-Place Pacific
Although the Big West Tournament is right around the corner, the UCSB men’s basketball team has more important things than standings to worry about with a game against first-place Pacific on tap tonight.
Racism Saturates Our Politics
Race and racism are never easy topics to discuss, and good reasons exist for this fact. Some people do tend to get so emotional about the subject that the discussion becomes a rash of rhetoric. On a liberally inclined campus like UCSB, said rhetoric always amounts to the “evils of whitey” and then turns into yet another round of a game I call, “Let’s blame the Republicans.”
FAFSA Deadline Arrives; Interest Rises for Loans
Although the opportunity to turn in forms for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) ends at midnight tonight, responses to recent changes in financial aid programs will probably continue.
Sinners | For Queen and Country
Three people died and 139 were injured in April 1999 when David Copeland – widely known as the “London nailbomber” – planted three nail bombs across London. “Sinner,” the first work of the much-acclaimed British dance group, Stan Won’t Dance, traces the psychological confusion of the London nailbomber as he plants his last bomb in a gay bar.
Seniors Finish Up Big West Schedule
With the end of the season and the approach of the Big West Tournament, all eyes will be on the seniors tonight when the UCSB women’s basketball team plays host to Pacific in the Thunderdome.
How to Elevate Simple Excuses to Extraordinary Excuses
I like to make excuses when confronted with annoying questions relating to various responsibilities that I’ve neglected. “Nick, why didn’t you turn in the homework assignment?” Because my dog ate my homework, I took my dog to my dentist appointment, my dentist ate my dog, I ate my dentist and I wound up in the emergency room with clean teeth and a savage case of constipation.
Sweatshop Protestors Shed Clothes
Several students stripped down to their skivvies in Storke Plaza yesterday at around noon to protest the University of California’s alleged use of sweatshop labor for its apparel.