Month: September 2009

Artsweek

New Noise Festival To Debut in Downtown SB

September 24, 2009 by Virginia Yapp

Featuring a beautiful beachside locale, tons of reggae, a number of jam bands and copious amounts of ganja, the West Beach Music & Arts Festival pretty much embodies the Santa Barbara image, love it or hate it. If that's not your scene, how...

News

Student Aid Reform Bill Awaits Senate

September 24, 2009 by Kristen Peters

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill last Friday that would facilitate the restructuring of the federal student loan system and potentially save taxpayers $87 billion over the next 10 years.

Sports

‘Chos Welcome Foes

September 24, 2009 by Miles Yim

After winning two of their last three games, including a 2-0 drubbing of Cal State Bakersfield in Bakersfield last Thursday, the UCSB women's soccer team returns to Harder Stadium to continue their brutal nonconference schedule. This Fri...

Opinion

Turning Down Busta for Buduburam

September 24, 2009 by Lexi Pandell

On Friday, I was invited to attend a Busta Rhymes concert in Accra the next night by the hiplife group whose music video I was in (which is a long story for another blog post).

News

Deficit Clips Newspapers

September 24, 2009 by Rebecca Bratburd

As California's education funds continue to get slashed, many college newspapers statewide have been forced to shut down production or employ desperate measures to keep printing.