PAC/GPAC Meeting Yields Resolution
County planners had their cake and ate it too last night, as the Project Area Committee and the General Plan Advisory Committee met to discuss the Master Plan before digging into an Isla Vista-shaped pastry.
Dance Dance Revolution
Stephen Petronio is the creative force behind some of the most innovative choreography in contemporary dance, and his dance company has toured in 25 different countries. On Jan. 24, the Stephen Petronio Company brought their unique combination of modern dance, interpretive dance and ballet to UCSB’s Campbell Hall.
Red All Over
So apparently student government wants to start a rival news publication and put it on bulletin boards around campus or just have it online. You know, like Slate.com sans the readers and a recordable literacy rate.
Patak’s Seven Aces Lead UCSB to 30-16, 30-16, 30-18 Sweep
Yesterday saw the defeat of Troy all over again, and this time no horses were involved. The #3 UCSB men’s volleyball team swept the #13 Trojans last night for its third straight win.
Now Playing: Gentrification in CA
The fallout from the Cedarwood Apartments’ transformation into the deluxe Coronado complex sure has been something, hasn’t it? And not just that it sparked this Nexus/A.S. feud, but because it brings to our little community what may well be the future of Golden State life. I’m talking about gentrification, folks.
Pictures Affect Sentencing in UCSB Student DUI Case
Pictures posted on MySpace were a deciding factor in the sentencing of 22-year-old Jessica Binkerd, who could serve more than five years in state prison for killing a UCSB student while driving drunk last August.
Ready, Set, Red Carpet
The air was thick with palpable excitement as the photographers and fans lined up alongside the red carpet at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s opening night last Thursday. The anticipation was as overwhelming as the scent of the heavily perfumed woman standing beside me in the press line, and despite the chill in the air, there was plenty of body heat from my fellow reporters, photographers and general media leeches to keep me warm.
UCSB Ventures to Davis to Settle Score
The UCSB men’s basketball team will look to exact a measure of revenge on UC Davis this weekend when it travels north to finish off a three-game road trip.
Not All Alike Fight for Similar Causes
I have been a student here at UCSB for two years now. For my entire career here I have heard liberals talk about “people of color.” At first, I wasn’t sure what they were referring to because the closest thing I had ever heard of “people of color” was “colored” which simply meant “black.”