To Invalidate Student Votes, Steve Pappas Gets Technical

As 3rd District Supervisor Doreen Farr gets comfortable in her new office, opponent Steve Pappas is continuing his legal effort to challenge the results of the election that seated her.

In an interview yesterday, Pappas’s attorney outlined his legal strategy – an approach that involves disqualifying more than half of UCSB and Isla Vista voters on registration technicalities.

Black and White and Dead All Over

So, we’re kind of out of money. The headline and accompanying art might be a little dramatic, but with an awful economy, rising cost of newsprint and ink and declining revenue from advertisements, we’re in a tough situation.

Fourthmeal?

We’re only a week into 2009, and I’ve already gotten my first angry Facebook wall post, from none other than A.S. President J.P. Primeau. Turns out A.S. made a profit from advertisements on those obnoxious notebooks I was so quick to decry yesterday, and thusly, I apologize. Also, the whole situation gave me a brilliant, simple idea to help solve the economic crisis our school is facing: A.S., presented by Taco Bell. Yo Quiero fiscal responsibility!

What Was Great in ’08

This year, Artsweek staff, like the rest of the U.S., and indeed, most of the world (besides China, perhaps), was not immune to the superpowers of Batman.

Targeting a Net Audience

Independent and big-time producers alike have been pouring money into creating shows and films that are aired exclusively online. Some of these Web series have caught the attention of network television, such as “We Need Girlfriends,” which is scheduled to move from YouTube to CBS. I would give you the specific link to go find it, but after watching four episodes, I realized that “We Need Girlfriends” is going to be the worst show on network TV.

Israel Must Protect Itself

The current Israel-Hamas conflict took form in 2001, when Hamas began to fire rockets from Gaza into southern Israel, not at military targets, but at random. They would often hit open fields, but as their capability improved, they began to hit Israeli kindergartens, colleges, restaurants and private homes. Seven years and 6,400 rockets later, after […]

I.V. Enjoys Low Crime Over Break

While the holiday season usually means open season for looters across Isla Vista, only a few incidents of residential and vehicle burglary occurred over the winter break.

SB Hopes to Trample Through Foes at Elephant Bar Invitational

There are plenty of new developments with the men’s volleyball team as it enters the 2009 season.

Domestic Dysfunction ****

I felt a sense of inevitable déjà vu as I took in Sam Mendes’ “Revolutionary Road.” The film stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio as a young married couple attempting to rebuild their broken marriage; though it’s been over a decade now since “Titanic,” the chemistry is still there.

Escape the Isla Vista Bubble

I’m just back from Scotland and settling into my old routine. I moved about six feet to the apartment next door, applied for my old job and last, but certainly not least, returned to this little opportunity: writing the Escape From I.V. column every Thursday.