UC Scholar Holds Class Amid Fight for Survival
UCSB professor William Freudenburg has always garnered strength from teaching students and working with colleagues, and even today as he battles cancer, he continues to inform and inspire the campus.
Timbaland’s “Shock Value” Fizzles Out **
Following up the first successful installment of the Shock Value series, hit-making producer Timbaland presents his new collection, Shock Value II. The 16-track LP includes new collaborations with the biggest names in pop, rock and hip hop music, featuring Miley Cyrus and Drake along with previous collaborators OneRepublic, Justin Timberlake and Keri Hilson. While the previous effort of Shock Value brought the artists out of their comfort zones with sleek and addictive results, many of Timbaland’s collaborators on Shock Value II sound out of place with most of the songs on the new set sounding like misses rather than hits.
Local Stores Shut Doors for Holiday
As Fall Quarter winds down, Isla Vista businesses are planning to cut back hours or close up shop altogether over the three-week Winter Break.
See What All the Madness Is About
Last month, AMC wrapped up its third season of the critically acclaimed series, “Mad Men” with one of the best episodes to date. So, if you’ve flipped past it on a Sunday night or heard rave reviews from a friend or even your (gasp!) parents, let me see if I can whet your appetite and make sure you Netflix in time for next year.
SB Gives Away Green Bulbs
Santa Barbara County is working to save energy this holiday season, one string of Christmas lights at a time.
“New Moon” Rises Slightly Above Low Expectations
It is a generally agreed-upon fact that Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight novels are absolutely god-awful. Through the character of Bella Swan (She’s a totally average girl! Really! Except that everybody in Forks automatically falls in love with her even if all she does is mope and get all googly-eyed over Edward. Oh, and she randomly falls over all the time. Like Ally McBeal. And somehow this is endearing to pedophiliac men wearing lots of white powder and red lipstick), Meyer manages to single-handedly strangle the entire Feminist movement. Bella is incapable of doing anything without a hunky supernatural boy’s help.
A.S. Discusses Stipends
The Associated Students Legislative Council kept its meeting uncharacteristically short last night.
DV8 Veers From Straight In Santa Barbara
Melding technology, dance and theater forms into their own, distinct performance genre, DV8 Physical Theatre creates a new picture of homosexuality with its production of To Be Straight With You.
State Addresses Murder of Homeless Man
The California Governor’s office is offering a $25,000 reward for information about the murder of a homeless man in Isla Vista.
Gift Guide: for him
Entering the mind of a man can be a tricky task when it comes to picking the perfect present. This guide is here with a list of fun suggestions to take the stress out of your seasonal shopping this year and to help you show those special men in your life just how much you […]