Break the Cycle, Not the Seal

It’s a cycle as ingrained into us as peeing when we wake up. On a typical weekend afternoon, say Friday or Tuesday, you start to wonder what you’re drinking that night. If you’re underage, you start calling older friends to line up a run. If you’re of age, you try to figure out what you can buy at S.O.S. with laundry quarters.

Audiotistic 2009

San Bernardino brings two things to mind: bros and Big Bear. But there’s another thing the city has to offer – a gigantic fairground that has been the host of many festivals.

I.V. To Enforce Tagging Policy

Despite a new law requiring timely removal of graffiti, tagging in Isla Vista remains a growing problem.

‘Chos Race to Irvine

UC Santa Barbara will head to Anteater Track Stadium at UC Irvine this weekend for the Big West Conference finals. The Gauchos are taking one of the largest groups of athletes to the meet and are looking to come out on top.

Hit the Sand for a Pipin’ Good Time

Last Thursday, I ventured out to play golf. As time has passed while I have been here at UCSB, I have come across several people that once played golf in high school and don’t anymore, primarily because it is prohibitively expensive.

’90s Pop Phenoms The Vaselines Revisited ****

You’ve probably never heard of the Glasgow indie-pop band The Vaselines. And, if you have heard of them, it’s probably only because Kurt Cobain was madly in love with them. Luckily, Sub Pop Records has reissued The Vaselines’ entire (and unfortunately brief) catalogue so that the rest of the world can hear what Cobain was salivating about.

Troupe Places in Top 8

Rising fees, a worsening job market and destructive wildfires notwithstanding, UCSB students now have something to laugh at – their very own top-ranked comedy troupe.

High School Musical ****

From producer Ryan Murphy, of the demented and immensely pleasurable show, “Nip/Tuck,” comes a tamer but similarly satirical show, “Glee.” This new show – which comes across as a “High School Musical” you’d actually enjoy watching – focuses on a group of high school kids’, and their teacher’s, love for the school’s glee club, which […]

Gaucho Entrepreneurs Compete for Funding

A $7,500 grand prize is on the line as four teams of UCSB students enter the final round of the 10th New Venture Competition tomorrow.

Deejay Raph: Extravaganza’s Je Ne Sais Quoi

I met the Frenchman turned I.V. resident DJ at his residence on Sueño Road. When I got there, the sound of his latest audible concoction blasted through the garage door, the man who had won the DJ spot in this year’s Extravaganza was hard at work creating something new and definitely awesome for all of you.