Surfers Should Relish Every Opportunity They Get
When you surf for long enough, surfing transforms into one of two things. It may become your vessel, launching you via the crests of thousands of waves toward places you’ve never been before and people you’ve never met before. Unfortunately, surfing can also produce an effect that starkly opposes this.
Borowitz Bowls Over Campbell Hall
Andy Borowitz, famous satirist and television and radio show personality, performed an intimate and highly entertaining act to a packed Campbell Hall on April 24. Famous for his sardonic wit, Borowitz is well-known for his popular online blog, The Borowitz Report, which features hilarious and ridiculously far-fetched news stories.
New TV Ads Reflect Triviality of Election
If you are like me, there was a time when you were amped over the election. Watching historically unprecedented candidates traveling across the country, explaining their visions for the future and battling it out for the most powerful job in the world was enthralling. And if you are like me, you’ve watched this campaign go from exciting … to annoying … to aggravating.
Class-Required Movies Destroy Weekends
One thing that bugs me about some classes is actually outside schoolwork. I am not talking about homework either; I am talking about having to watch videos on the weekends. First off, I am already in class for 11 hours per the five-day school week and then have to deal with two hours of study/homework time for every unit.
Capps Gives Obama Endorsement
Local congresswoman Lois Capps, who represents the 23rd District and is a superdelegate to the Democratic National Convention, endorsed Barack Obama for president of the United States yesterday, shifting the position of impartiality she took at her last UCSB appearance.
Agent Zero
Who cares about the Cavs-Wizards series if Agent Zero is on the bench? Not the QB, but Sir Gilbert looked damn snazzy in his yellow suit.
Riding the Rainbow Unicorn
The weed movie is a pretty straightforward species. In terms of overall viewing experiences, this ganja genre is one of the most self-aware of its audience’s mindset: it assumes that each member of the audience gets stoned with their friends before heading to the theater to watch fictional characters getting stoned with their friends.
Rec Cen Pool To Shut Down Next School Year for Repairs
Next Fall and Winter Quarters, the Recreation Center pool will close for major repairs, leaving only Campus Pool to serve students and the UCSB swim and water polo teams.
Tell Me More
William Tell, the former rhythm guitarist of Something Corporate, graced Storke Plaza on Tuesday with a fittingly corporate rock performance. It couldn’t have been easy for him to leave behind a piano rock band that got frequent radio play and a spot on Warped Tour, but Tell seemed cheerful as he proudly told the crowd of 40 or so people on the staircase that he would be performing at UCSB for a full hour.