Waves Barrel SB in Comeback
The UCSB men’s volleyball team lost a heartbreaker Wednesday night, falling to Pepperdine in a match at Robertson Gymnasium. The Gauchos were ahead 2-0 but couldn’t close out the Waves before losing in five sets.
“Lost” Begins to Get Lost
What kind of a TV columnist would I be if I didn’t dedicate a column to the return of “Lost”? Actually, I’m hoping with this article I’ll have filled my “Lost” quota and won’t have to bring up this dumb-ass show again, but hey, we won’t talk about that.
For those of you who somehow avoided being sucked into the “Lost” black hole, the only thing you probably know is that a plane full of people with serious issues crashed on an Island of Crazy and all hell broke loose. While, yes, that basically is the whole premise of the show, the beginning of season six finds our beloved islanders in a mess of love triangles, bombs and too many people called “Other” spanning three points in time: the ’70s, the future and present day. I’d love to go into the details of all these different realities, but I honestly don’t understand them well enough. No one really knows what’s going on, but we all fake it. Wait. Did I just describe sex?
Officer Potter Dispels Doubts
I have to admit, I’m not much of a Harry Potter fan. Don’t get me wrong. The movies are fine, but I just can’t understand how the plot is any deeper than a NASCAR race. Lots of zipping around in circles, some drama, occasionally something blows up and eventually, after several hours, somebody wins. Woo-hoo.
The Ruins of “Rome” *
Oh, Veronica Mars, how far you have fallen. You went from a sarcastic, witty teen detective to a flat, broken slapstick humorist. “When in Rome” just happens to be your latest sad attempt at moving beyond the small screen.
Gauchos Tee Season Off at ‘Eater Invite
Fore! The UCSB golf team saw their first action in three months as they came from behind to tie for third place at the Anteater Invitational last weekend.
Stroll To Test Out Security
UCSB will host its first annual Lighting & Safety walk this evening in an effort to gauge campus safety after nightfall.
Sun To Fuel Java Shop
Java Jones, in conjunction with neighboring Sam’s To Go, is remodeling its Isla Vista location in order to implement “green” technology.
Armchair QB
National letter of intent day for football was yesterday! While UCSB doesn’t have a team, we Gauchos could still follow which recruits abandoned football to do more drinking on the beach. They were the smart ones.
Artsweek’s Anticipated February LP Releases
It’s barely February, and 2010 is already shaping up to be a stellar year for new albums. January has already seen the arrival of pop it-girl Ke$ha’s debut album, Animal, and the return of indie rocker group Vampire Weekend with its latest, Contra. Artsweek presents a list of albums you’ll want to check out in February and March.
“World’s Greatest Dad”
So the Oscar nominations came in Tuesday. As usual, they were all for boring, safe, generic movies. Almost nothing edgy or off the beaten path made the cut. Just the same old, same old and Meryl Streep’s 14th nomination. Movies don’t get nominations based on quality, and they certainly don’t win on their own merit. Winning Oscars costs millions and millions of dollars.