Wheelin’ Anna Dealin’: Bend It Like a Loyal Fan
While the UCSB men’s soccer program has made great strides from its low attendance and lower-performance days of yore, it still has a ways to go.
The Play’s the Thing Wherein to Catch an International Fair
All the world is a stage, but over the next two weeks, Santa Barbara will have all the players in Lit Moon World Shakespeare Festival present nine of the famous playwright’s best works.
In Full Bloom
Following a week of promotion about UCSB and Santa Barbara, the “Peony Pavilion” opened Friday night at the Lobero Theatre to a sold-out house, one of the most diverse the Lobero has ever seen, dressed in everything from T-shirts to tuxedoes. Notable attendees included the Mayor of Santa Barbara, Marty Blum, UCSB’s Chancellor Henry Yang, […]
QSU Encourages Acceptance With Coming Out Event
A group of about 50 students shouted “I’m queer!” as part of a rally held on the Women’s Center lawn yesterday afternoon in honor of National Coming Out Day.
Sweet Dreams Are Made of This
“The Science of Sleep” is the latest film by French director Michel Gondry, infamous for his work with such colorful musicians as Bjork and Radiohead, as well as his ability to meld reality and fantasy, as seen in his last film, “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” “The Science of Sleep” is no departure from his signature style.
Calendar for the week of 10/12
Thursday (10/12): Take a trip to the Tibetan mountains without leaving Campbell Hall tonight, as Arts & Lectures presents the film “Mountain Patrol – Kekexili.” This film documents the efforts of a volunteer civilian mountain patrol as they attempt to save the endangered Tibetan antelope – considered sacred by the Tibetan people – from poachers, […]
Beck
Hi class! I’m Beck Hansen and I’ll be your professor of funk for the duration of the quarter. Now, please, pay no mind to my devil’s haircut and turn to the first page of your reader, my latest release, The Information. Oh no! The publisher must have set the type wrong! It’s a mess! I feel like such a loser!
“A” for Effort
Excelsior! Or some nerdy phrase like that. A computer programmer in Australia has apparently proved that Neil Armstrong – known primarily for his grammatical correctness – actually said, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind,” and not “That’s one small step for man…” The programmer put the audio file of […]
Cause of Death Remains Unclear
The Spanish & Portuguese Dept. is mourning the loss of director and professor Timothy McGovern who passed away Monday morning from unknown causes. Undergraduate Advisor Molly Okuneff said McGovern, 41, was at his mother’s house in Simi Valley Sunday evening when he collapsed at around 7:30 p.m.
SB Wallops Waves in Thunderdome
The UCSB women’s volleyball team extended its longest winning streak of the season to four matches last night as it defeated Pepperdine by scores of 30-24, 30-24 and 30-19. The Gauchos have been unstoppable in their last three matches, sweeping their opponents in each of the three meetings.