Young Virtuosos: Joy Kills Sorrow Plays Lobero
Last Saturday night, two phenomenal bands graced the Lobero Theatre’s stage as part of Lobero’s current “Sings Like Hell” series. Austin-based folk-rock band Wheeler Brothers opened for the up-and-coming bluegrass quintet Joy Kills Sorrow. It is safe to say that both bands blew away the Lobero’s sizable audience. The Sings Like Hell concert series strives […]
UCSB Poets Gather for First Annual A.S. Slam
Overtime football playoffs be damned; there is poetry going on. On Sunday, approximately 150 people gathered in the Hub at UCSB for Associated Students Program Board’s first poetry slam showcase. The showcase featured nationally recognized poets Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye of Project V.O.I.C.E. who performed poems about love, friendship, and politics. Afterward, Sarah and […]
Word Farm Returns to SB
Last weekend, the UCSB Film and Media Studies Department held its annual weekend-long screenwriting workshop: Word Farm. Each winter, professional writers in the film and television industries travel to Santa Barbara to lead individual seminars with film students and aspiring screenwriters. This year, the line-up included many UCSB faculty and alumni who are now successful […]
Say Hello to Sundance 2012
This week I was privileged to attend the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah — but what made this such a privilege? Well, film festivals are perhaps the most important tools of the independent film industry. To make a long story short, they are essentially places to exhibit, to sell and to party. As […]
UCSB Takes on Reigning League Champs UC Davis
The UCSB women’s basketball team will look to ride the momentum created from its double overtime victory against Northridge Saturday when the team hosts last year’s winner of the Big West tournament, UC Davis, tonight. The Gauchos are 8-9 overall and 3-3 in the Big West, sitting in a tie for fifth place. With a […]
Gauchos Begin Weekend Road Trip
The UCSB men’s basketball team will hit the road for a four-game road trip, beginning with a game at UC Davis on Thursday night followed up by a game at Pacific on Saturday. The Gauchos (9-7 overall, 4-2 Big West) will look to rebound from a tough loss at home to first place Long Beach […]
If Heaven Is Factored Out, Does Only Dread Remain?
I am often asked how I can “live with” believing that there is no heaven or hell awaiting me after my death. Similarly, atheists are often asked why they do not simply kill themselves, as they believe that there is no meaning to their lives and no immortal future toward which they can look. These […]
Yes, UCSB, Your Government Is Listening To You
Most college students are pretty unhappy with Congress right about now and rightfully so. With huge cuts to education and high unemployment especially among recent college graduates, the Republican majority in Congress is focused more on cutting taxes for millionaires on the backs of the 99% as opposed to job creation and economic recovery. They’ve […]
Delay of Guantanamo Bay Closure Incites Protests
Human rights activists marched from the White House to the Supreme Court building earlier this month to protest the perpetually delayed closure of the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay. The group demonstrated against President Obama’s failure to uphold his original campaign promise to shut down the facility upon his election. This month marks the […]
Student Sues UC Over Employment Policy
Fourth-year global studies major Alexander Stern has filed a case against the UC regarding the employment policy of the Disabled Students’ Program, which allegedly bans disabled people from applying for several positions within the program. The University of California responded to Stern’s litigation by asking the judge to strike down Title II of the Americans […]