Drew Atkins

May 9, 2003

Get On Yo’ Knees

By Drew Atkins

Known as a hip hop god, KRS-One is one of the few hip hop originators still relevant in today's MTV-soaked culture. While most MCs use their words to inform people about their preference in cars or rims, KRS has consiste...

May 2, 2003

Dancing in the Desert Part 1

By Drew Atkins

Hot as blazes and distant from any notable outpost of civilization, the desert of Indio, Calif. doesn't jump to mind when one considers ideal concert locales.

April 30, 2003

Grant Enables Professor to Finish Book

By Drew Atkins

A UCSB professor recently won a prestigious fellowship to fund research on metaphysical beliefs, further boosting the university's reputation in religious studies.

April 28, 2003

‘Hurricane’ Blows Through Isla Vista

By Drew Atkins

Former boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, who spent 22 years in prison for murder before his eventual exoneration, introduced the movie loosely based on his life, "The Hurricane," before a packed Isla Vista Theater Saturday...

April 24, 2003

“Hurricane” To Hit Isla Vista

By Drew Atkins

Former boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, who spent 22 years in prison for murder before his eventual exoneration, will introduce a screening of the movie loosely based on his life, "The Hurricane."

April 24, 2003

Blur | Think Tank | Virgin

By Drew Atkins

Pros at pillaging musical styles from those more skilled than them, each of Blur's albums finds them changing their sound to match their ever-changing influences.

April 23, 2003

Memorial To Honor Art Studio Student

By Drew Atkins

The flags outside Cheadle Hall will be flying half-staff today in memory of Chris August, a UC Santa Barbara art studio graduate student who died over Spring Break.

April 22, 2003

Students Participate in Model Arab League

By Drew Atkins

Ten UCSB students participated in the Model Arab League at San Francisco State University April 11 through April 13, competing against schools across the state in an annual simulation of the Arab League meetings.

April 18, 2003

Cartoonist Presents Work at MCC

By Drew Atkins

Lalo Alcaraz, author of the nationally syndicated comic "La Cucaracha," gave a workshop and multimedia presentation of his strips. About 60 people heard Alcaraz read hate mail aloud, answer questions sarcastically and gi...

April 10, 2003

Students Head North to Build Homes for Poor

By Drew Atkins

Twenty-three members of the UCSB chapter of Habitat for Humanity spent Spring Break in Portland, Oregon, constructing the frame and foundation for a new low-cost home and repairing local homes that were worse for wear.

April 4, 2003

What’s on Your Television?

By Drew Atkins

My addiction to war coverage runs deep. After a long day of backbreaking academic work, it's such a soothing release to turn on my television and let the moments of intense violence, followed by hours of talking, just wa...

April 3, 2003

The Libertines | Up the Bracket | Rough Trade

By Drew Atkins

Every once in a while, a band will come along that will make you think about feelings, whether by screaming and rapping about them over pseudo-metal beats or singing them over radio-friendly guitar riffs.

April 2, 2003

Art Studio Grad Student Dies

By Drew Atkins

UCSB graduate student Chris August passed away Sunday at 12:23 a.m. in the Santa Barbara area. He was in his early forties. The Santa Barbara County Coroner's Office could not be contacted for information regarding the c...

March 6, 2003

A Tax Cut Below the Belt

By Drew Atkins

I'm sick of hearing about Iraq. Every time I open up a newspaper or turn on the news, all I hear about are weapons inspectors, military bases, the new color-coded terrorist threats.

March 5, 2003

The Weapon of Resolve

By Drew Atkins

For Become the Change, a local group organizing a human shield delegation to Iraq, the prospect of traveling to a war zone may soon become a reality.

February 28, 2003

‘Boondocks’ Author Visits UCSB

By Drew Atkins

From Al Sharpton's hair to political hustlers, nationally syndicated comic strip author Aaron McGruder covered a wide range of topics at an open discussion in a packed Isla Vista Theater on Saturday. He is one of the few...