Roger Crona (Or Was it Jason von Straussenburg?) Dies at 62
One of Michigan’s most wanted fugitives, a man who evaded law enforcement for three and a half decades and worked at a UCSB lab under a false name for 14 of those years, passed away recently at the age of 62.
Whisk Away to Quaint Solvang for a Break from I.V. Life
On Saturday I went back in time and across the world by traveling about 30 minutes into the hills to a little Danish village called Solvang. I was fascinated with the quaintness of a town styled after the stereotypical American understanding of what Denmark looks like. It was a strange experience standing in the middle […]
Mustache Madness
March is a special time of the year: spring begins, and with the blooming of the flowers also comes the blooming of facial hair in the form of the most masculine symbol in the history of the world — the mustache.
Sun-Fueled Car Travels Across North America
Carried on the wheels of a futuristic, solar-powered vehicle, a team of motorists stopped in Isla Vista this week near the end of their record-breaking road trip through the Arctic Circle and down the coast of California.
UCSB Seeks #1 Seed
The Big West title is on the line tonight, when the Gaucho women’s basketball team takes on UC Riverside. The only school that has played foil to UCSB over the last few years in what has otherwise been a one-team conference, the Highlanders are hoping to take the league lead with a win. The Gauchos, meanwhile, can clinch the top conference seed and regular-season title with a victory of their own.
Another Acid High *****
The Black Lips’ musical talent somehow surpasses its considerable reputation for debauchery. That’s saying a lot for a band that has been banned from multiple concert venues in L.A. for its members making out onstage and allegedly peeing into each others’ mouths.
State Neglects UCSB Elevators
One half of UCSB’s 87 elevators are operating on expired safety permits and the other half are set to expire in the next few months.
Joaquin’s “Two Lovers” ****
James Gray is one of the rare dark romantic filmmakers left in Hollywood, and he demonstrates his mastery of this style with his most recent film, “Two Lovers.” The film, which features a performance by the Letterman-beloved Joaquin Phoenix, also stars Gwyneth Paltrow, and Isabella Rossellini in an interesting story that includes all the elements of an old-fashioned, lavish period romance: obsession, entanglements; you name it, this film’s got it.
UCPD Expels Man for Odd Acts in Library
Police ordered Mark Johnson, 41, to leave campus last month after subjecting a series of female victims to an inappropriate document expressing his desire to make love to women.
UCSB Actors Prove “Conways” To Be Timeless
Thespians from the UCSB Dept. of Theatre & Dance showed off their convincing British accents this weekend in a well-acted performance of “Time and the Conways,” a melodramatic play written by playwright J.B. Priestley in 1937.