“This Is It” Is a Fitting Farewell
Simply put, Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” is extraordinary. If there existed any skepticism before about whether or not Michael Jackson would have been unable to complete his massive tour, this film will put it to rest.
‘Chos Primed for B.W. Tournament
The circumstances might be similar, but the stakes couldn’t be higher. Once again, UCSB will look to rebound from another one-sided conference loss, playing in today’s Big West Tournament Semifinals against Northridge. The #3 seeded Gauchos (8-9-2 overall, 5-2-1 in Big West) took down #2 seeded CSUN (10-9-0, 6-2-0) with a 3-2 final after being blown out 3-0 at Irvine earlier this season, and now travel to Matador Field for a 1 p.m. kickoff following a 2-0 loss to Cal Poly last weekend.
Universities Compete for Rock Show
Say it ain’t so — UCSB currently ranks just third in a college contest that will give the winning school a free Weezer concert and up to $25,000.
Seek Resolution in Rough Roommate Situations
Your roommate(s) no longer washes their greasy, food-laden dishes. They’ve stopped asking you if they may have a few guests over and have started throwing wild parties. They eat your food and borrow your clothes without permission. And now they slam doors when they are upset. Yep, the honeymoon is over.
A Look at What’s To Come in Local Theater and Dance
November is a busy month for many students as midterms give way to term papers, and vacations wait on the horizon. However, the coming cold means much more than that for UCSB’s own Dept. of Theater & Dance, which is currently preparing for the opening of its 2009-10 performance season.
Women’s Basketball Wins Exhibition Game Against Westmont
With lofty expectations set for the upcoming season, the UCSB Women’s Basketball team got things started off right with a win over Westmont College in an exhibition game at the Thunderdome Wednesday night. As preseason favorites to repeat as Big West champions, the Gauchos overcame a second half deficit and a late-game struggle to persevere, beating Westmont 63-54. Entering the game, UCSB knew it wouldn’t be easy.
News You Can Use ****
In a technological world with so many outlets for transmitting information and where reporting has been reduced to a synthesis of secondary sources, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof –who delivered a lecture at Campbell Hall last week — still insists on doing it the old-fashioned way.
Armchair QB
Wait, didn’t one of the sports editors for this newspaper call the Yankees in six?
Pure genius.
Cops To Bust DUI Culprits
The Santa Barbara Police Dept. will begin an aggressive enforcement of DUI laws this month.
Fall Sounds ***
Ola Podrida, a.k.a. musician David Wingo, makes music that fits perfectly into the mold cast for the indie-folk sound: While his latest album, Belly of the Lion, may not be incredibly original or groundbreaking, he’s got the beautiful, mellow, acoustic thing down, and mostly, it works. Wingo got his start crafting film soundtracks, mostly for […]