Month: January 2009

Weather

Still Poor, Just Poorer

January 29, 2009 by Staff

Weekend Forecast: Fuckin’ corrections stealing my space… So how ’bout them Superbowl ads? I took one out for all the money I make in the Nexus. Be on the lookout for my .03 seconds of fame.

Sports

UCSB Set to Quake CSUN

January 29, 2009 by Derek Mead

Tonight the UCSB men's basketball team will shoot to rebound from a pair of bad losses in the friendly confines of the Thunderdome. The Gauchos (8-11, 2-5 Big West) need to snag a win in the ESPNU-televised match against a hot Northridge sq...

News

Protesters Rally for Services

January 29, 2009 by Diana Martinez

Over 70 protesters rallied across campus yesterday to urge the university to spare student resource programs from the budget cut chopping block.

Opinion

On the Subject of Beer Blankets

January 29, 2009 by Derek Mead

I've been freezing my ass off for the last three months. Sure, the last mini heat wave got me back into swapping my pants for tall boys of St. Ides, but now that Taaka-induced sleeve ripping leaves me feeling as chilly as a lanky-ass Otter ...

Artsweek

Rolling Down the Red Carpet

January 29, 2009 by Amy Silverstein

"Did you talk to Jeff?" director Rod Lurie asked me on the opening night of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, referring to Jeff Bridges, a.k.a. "The Dude" from "The Big Lebowski," who also played the president in "The Contender...