Brown Denies Proposed Cuts to UC Budget
California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed the state legislature’s proposed 2011-2012 budget last Friday to prevent a revised $650 million cut to UC funding.
Cash Rules Everything Around Me: An Exploration of the Complex Relationship Between Popular Film and Commercialization
What is art? How do you define art? Is it only classical and traditional forms of expression, such as painting, sculpture and music? Or does it encompass a larger spectrum? Can a toilet bowl be art? Or pissing on a Jesus statue? This is a sticking point among many people — where to draw […]
“The Museum of Woman”: Where Art Comes to Life in an Inspiring Form
When I heard “At the Museum of Woman, paintings aren’t just two dimensional beauties — here, they talk back!,” I imagined a less chaotic, feminist version of “Night at the Museum.” As part of her senior honors thesis regarding the nature of representation in visual art through performance ethnography, fourth-year theater major Monica Trausch, […]
Reel Loud Film Festival 2011:Come One, Come All to the ‘Greatest Show on Earth!’
From the kicky, folk-inspired music for “Bicycle Day” to the surreal sepia tones of “Pass the Parcel” to the sentimentality of “California!,” UCSB’s 20th annual Reel Loud was a “reel” success last Friday night. The festival featured 14 student-made silent short films accompanied by live music. As the event’s pamphlet says, “Reel Loud combines […]
Codes and Keys Unlocks More Optimistic Doors
It seems like I’ll never escape the fact that Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard is happily married to doe-eyed indie princess, Zooey Deschanel. This indie marriage made in heaven seems to have had an effect on Gibbard’s songwriting as well, most notably on Death Cab For Cutie’s seventh studio album, Codes and Keys, […]
Campus Staff Discusses Budget Concerns
UCSB’s Chancellor Staff Advisory will inform university employees about the potential consequences of the UC system’s financial issues at its first Staff Budget Forum today at 12 p.m. in the Student Resource Building Multipurpose Room. The meeting will begin with a presentation by Executive Vice Chancellor Gene Lucas on behalf of the of the Chancellor’s […]
Campus Staff Discuss Construction Plans
The UCSB Management Service Officers and Business Officers discussed a range of topics including the implementation of a new UCSB financial system and ongoing campus construction at their quarterly meeting yesterday in Corwin Pavilion. Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Design & Facilities Marc Fisher discussed campus construction plans, including a project to construct an […]
Water Rate Increases Face Public Scrutiny
A golf course manager, several avocado growers and a number of Goleta residents showed up to the Goleta Union School District Office Wednesday evening to voice their concerns over proposed water rate increases. The Goleta Water District, which has spent its reserve funds and now faces a financial crisis, hired Camp Dresser McKee Inc., a […]
Crime Problems Plague Isla Vista Residents
On May 15, 2011, a chill was sent down the spine of everyone who lives in Isla Vista or on campus. The sanctity and safety of the community that we hold so dear was severely threatened. Isla Vista has been and always will be a place of elation for many of its residents. However, in […]
Candidate Contests Election Endorsement Art
My name is Nicole Leopardo and I am African American, Swedish, Italian, French, Native American and Chinese. I identify as multiracial.