Drew Atkins

April 12, 2004

Women Tame Weekend Tides

By Drew Atkins

The Public Safety Advisory Committee organized a surfing contest Saturday at Campus Point. Contest organizer Ginger Gonzaga said the contest was an outreach event and a display of feminine athleticism.

April 8, 2004

N*E*R*D | Fly or Die | Virgin

By Drew Atkins

Nerds are both easy and difficult people to enjoy. On one hand, they're smart and often creative. On the other, they are socially inept and sometimes uncomfortable to be around. This is an accurate summary of the band th...

April 6, 2004

Knock: Welcome to UCSB; Now Leave

By Drew Atkins

Seeing the herds of casually dressed adults and bright-eyed youngsters making their way through campus, I feel threatened. I don't like these people. They bother me. I want to see them gone.

April 5, 2004

Writer To Read Work on Campus

By Drew Atkins

Luis Rodriguez, award-winning author and poet, will read selections from his works today at 4 p.m. at Campbell Hall. Admission to the event is free. Rodriguez is the author of five books, including two children's books.

March 4, 2004

All Tomorrow

By Drew Atkins

Like Frankenstein, procrastination can be destructive in its own lazy, easygoing way. Harnessing its raw, seductive power is difficult, but harness it you must. It's an art form. Got calculus to compute? A postmodernist ...

February 23, 2004

Speaker Warns Against Future World Disaster

By Drew Atkins

If someday soon, when wars break out over water and the price of cereal skyrockets, don't say Lester Brown didn't warn you.

February 20, 2004

Knock: Don’t Waste a Vote on a Candidate With No Love

By Drew Atkins

They don't care about you, those candidates for 3rd District supervisor. They just want your vote, and then you'll be thrown out like last night's beer bottles. Don't settle for such a shallow relationship.

February 20, 2004

Capps Talks About Middle East Woes

By Drew Atkins

Having visited Israel and Palestinian territories in early January, Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara) came to UCSB Thursday to speak about the possibility of bringing peace to the region.

February 13, 2004

Call It Whatever You Want; I’ve Got My Fish

By Drew Atkins

At a party last weekend, a young man came out onto his balcony, which overlooked everyone, and held a condom above his head. He then loudly asked who wanted to have sex with him. There were no takers.

February 12, 2004

The Romantics | 61/49 | Web Entertainment

By Drew Atkins

The Romantics haven't released a studio album in 18 years, so you'll be forgiven for not knowing who they are. Their managers robbed them blind, and their biggest hit, "What I Like About You," is now more synonymous with...

February 6, 2004

Writings of the Chronically Brittle

By Drew Atkins

A vast conspiracy exists against me; I'm convinced of it. I can't put my finger on a possible ringleader or a grand design, and I don't know what the intricacies of the plot are, but it's clear that the whole thing invol...

February 3, 2004

Powell Talks About Race, Education

By Drew Atkins

Journalist, poet and television personality Kevin Powell spoke to a crowd of nearly 100 people in Corwin Pavilion Monday night. Powell's speech kicked off the MultiCultural Center's Black History Month events.

January 30, 2004

Democrats Forget the Number One Issue In Politics: Evil

By Drew Atkins

Believing myself to be an ace political commentator, the following advice could very well make or break Democratic presidential campaigns. If you or someone you know is acquainted with any of the candidates, rush this co...

January 29, 2004

Air | Talkie Walkie | Astralwerks

By Drew Atkins

On the eve of their first tour, Air commented that the venues they performed in should be prepped in advance by covering the floors with mattresses and turning on soft colored lighting.

January 27, 2004

SBPD Honors Professor for Service

By Drew Atkins

UCSB students are used to feeling like they are at their teacher's mercy, but they are probably not used to facing one with the power to throw them in the slammer.

January 26, 2004

Santa Barbara’s ‘Jack of all Trades’

By Drew Atkins

Officer Jeff Browning's voice is dry and level. He is looking out over the bow of his harbor patrol boat at a crowd of yachts and warships bobbing at anchor.