Get Crunk Through Cinema
With winter’s freezing 50-degree temps and drizzly moistness fast-approaching, soon only the most hardcore of lightly toasted hoe cakes will be cruising the I.V. streets in miniskirts. For all of you ombrophobes, any rain at all usually means kicking it inside with a movie. But firing up the Betamax doesn’t have to cramp your boozing […]
Out and About
One of the first films screened at OUTrageous! was “20 Straws: Growing Up Gay,” directed by Liv Gjestvang and the Youth Video OUTreach Collective. The short film documents the experiences of nine gay and lesbian teenagers and the challenges they faced for coming out and being gay in high school.
SB Tries To Avenge SLO Loss
With only four games to play and a 6-6 record in the Big West, the sixth place UCSB women’s volleyball team has all but abandoned hope of making the NCAA tournament.
UCB Gives Concert to Berkeley
After falsely promising the student body a “free” Death Cab for Cutie concert, Associated Students has now admitted to jumping the gun.
No Fun in North Delhi
KAAABAM! I jump a foot in the air as another earsplitting blast goes off in the residential street beneath my apartment in North Delhi in the middle of the night. A series of resounding cracks that sound like machine gun fire follows with a chorus of howling and barking from the stray dogs that prowl […]
Dance Dance Revolution
To the throng that waited outside the Thunderdome at 6 p.m. to be let into the concert, I tip my hat and shake my head. The doors opened at 6:30 p.m., but Lupe Fiasco didn’t take the stage until around 10 p.m., leaving those who arrived early with roughly 3 1/2 hours of opening acts that were not the greatest.
Police Catch Prostitute Ringleader
The ten-year search for a fugitive Santa Barbara woman accused of running a whorehouse ended Tuesday when detectives caught up with her outside her Oakland residence.
Obama at Odds With Far Left
Barack Obama has made history as the first African-American president of the United States, something we can all take pride in. But Obama’s opportunity to bring historical change has only just begun. The president-elect has clearly won on a platform of bipartisanship and unity, a promise that the growing number of moderates in this country […]
Ronstadt Brings Retro Charm to State Street
Linda Ronstadt’s performance at the Arlington Theatre last Tuesday was shamelessly cheesy, but it was more on par with aged, quality Swiss than with Kraft Mac in a box.
Strickland Stays Ahead in Votes
Tony Strickland’s lead in the race for the 19th District State Senate has widened over his Democratic opponent Hannah-Beth Jackson, and he now leads by 1,560 votes. While this is the largest margin yet recorded, the race remains too close to call.