Drew Atkins

February 14, 2003

Vagina Festival Comes to the Arbor

By Drew Atkins

The First Annual Vagina Festival will be held at the Arbor today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is organized by the Women's Ensemble Theater Troupe, better known as W.E.T.T., who also perform "The Vagina Monologues."

February 7, 2003

Water Polo Team Collects Signatures for Pool

By Drew Atkins

With rights to no legal place to play, the UCSB men's water polo team is in deep water. The men's water polo team has been permitted to use the Recreation Center's pool for its six home conference games this year, despit...

January 29, 2003

Students, Staff Rally Against Bush, War

By Drew Atkins

Students, staff and faculty gathered in Storke Plaza yesterday to hear and give reactions to President George W. Bush's State of the Union Address.

January 17, 2003

Do It for Dr. King

By Drew Atkins

When King's birthday is celebrated, it's common to focus on his life prior to the implementation of his civil rights work and to ignore what he was trying to accomplish in his last years of life.

January 13, 2003

Police Hope for Thief’s Return

By Drew Atkins

A UCSB graduate student who skipped town after stealing college property may soon return to face the music.

January 9, 2003

Activists: Don’t Give Up Your Day Job

By Drew Atkins

If you've walked around Isla Vista recently, you've probably seen the graffiti making this claim, along with the one that politely asks you to "Please Wake the Fuck Up" as you enter campus near the HSSB building.

May 23, 2002

Eminem | The Eminem Show | Interscope

By Drew Atkins

After selling over 15 million copies of his last album, it's safe to say Eminem has had a lot of pressure in making the follow-up. Unfortunately, the pressure shows.

May 8, 2002

DJ Shadow | The Private Press | MCA

By Drew Atkins

On The Private Press, his first solo record in six years, Shadow departs from his trademark sound on Endtroducing..., with mixed results.

January 30, 2002

Davis’ Budget Expedites UCSB Construction

By Drew Atkins

UCSB capital projects will benefit from Gov. Gray Davis' economic stimulus package, which will accelerate construction by six months for one capital project and guarantee state funding for a second.

January 10, 2002

Capps Advocates Support for International Students

By Drew Atkins

Capps said foreign students were important to America's diversity and progress, and their rights needed to be respected as security measures increase.

November 21, 2001

Don’t Get Spoon-fed News About the War in Afghanistan

By Drew Atkins

When people cease to point out our government's faults, usually because they fear the response from others, they give up control over their government's actions.

November 9, 2001

Bush’s Economic Plan Is a Blank Check for Greed

By Drew Atkins

With all the anthrax and military action, the media is paying minimal attention to the state of our economy and what's being done to soften the blow of recession. Let's take this moment to examine the situation.

November 2, 2001

Exploring the Method to bin Laden’s Madness

By Drew Atkins

When investigating criminals, the main thing you look at is the motive behind their crimes. If we are to believe that Osama bin Laden was behind the Sept. 11 attacks, then an examination of his motive is in order.

October 17, 2001

The Un-American USA Act

By Drew Atkins

There’s a very important piece of legislation going through Congress right now named the USA Act. It would be in your best interest to take the time to learn about it.