Leg Council Supports Protestors in Oaxaca, Reviews Expenditures
Associated Students Legislative Council debated whether to focus on issues abroad or issues at home yesterday, after hearing about how its increased financial ability would allow for increased activity.
The Legendary Lou
On Wednesday, Nov. 1, musical innovator Lou Reed played to a packed crowd in UCSB’s Campbell Hall as part of his most recent tour. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Reed first stepped into the spotlight as the guitarist and singer-songwriter of the seminal sixties and seventies band, The Velvet Underground. Now years into his solo career, Reed graced our stage, singing with such a deep, quiet conviction that one could practically see audience members straining their ears to hear better.
Cross-Fade Your Pong Game
After constructing an impressive $30 Beirut beauty on our back balcony this summer, my roommates and I have come to the conclusion that we were born to play beer pong – along with the rest of Isla Vista.
New Gauchos See Season Play
Despite having a predominantly young team and losing three key players this year, the UCSB women’s basketball team is confident that its tradition of success will continue throughout the 2006-2007 season.
Anonymous Donor’s $1.25 Million Helps Theater Department
Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, the UCSB Department of Theater and Dance is well on its way to obtaining all of the money it needs to fund the construction of the new building that will become its future headquarters.
The Beat Goes On
On Thursday, November 2, beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti made a rare public appearance at UCSB’s Campbell Hall.
Supervisor Defends Halloween Committee
Editor, Daily Nexus, The article in the Nexus somewhat mischaracterized the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors’ subcommittee that was appointed to look into the Halloween celebration in Isla Vista. This is not an “Anti-Halloween” committee, but rather an effort to take a serious look, along with the Isla Vista community, into what has become […]
Men’s Water Polo: SB Looks to Climb Over .500 Conference Hump
The #6 UCSB men’s water polo team hopes to improve its seeding for the upcoming Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament in a pair of home matches on Sunday.
Police Blotter
Friday, Nov. 3, 11:59 p.m. – Isla Vista Foot Patrol Officers on uniformed patrol observed a 23-year-old man stumble down the 6600 block of Del Playa Drive and nearly fall to the ground.
“Borat” Reviewings
“High five!” Against all odds, “Borat!: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” has swept the box office, earning the honor of being one of the few great movies to come from a TV character.