Janel Mendoza

April 20, 2015

An Evening of Spoken Word: Beau Sia

By Janel Mendoza

Beau Sia, renowned Asian-American slam poet, casually leaned against the silver 2008 Mercedes-Benz as his audience members nonchalantly walked by. Removing his heart-shaped sunglasses, he revealed himself and asked each ...

April 20, 2015

200 Million Girls Are Missing | UCSB’s Girl Up Club Hosts “It’s a Girl” Documentary Screening

By Janel Mendoza

In countries such as India, China and many other regions of the world, girls are being abused, murdered and abandoned simply because of their gender. On April 16, UCSB’s Girl Up Club hosted a screening of the internati...

March 16, 2015

Eat My Words: A Spoken Word Show by Kip Fulbeck’s Class

By Janel Mendoza

At about the same time you were ransacking the kitchen’s pantry and refrigerator for something tasty you could call your dinner, Kip Fulbeck’s Art 137 Class was serving up a platter more fulfilling than that chicken-...

March 10, 2015

IVFF’s “March Into Spring” Event Brings Local Talent to Perfect Park

By Janel Mendoza

With spring just around the corner, the refreshing sights and melodious tunes that come with the season inspired Isla Vista First Fridays: March into Spring on Friday, March 6. In I.V.’s Perfect Park, miniature lights ...

March 10, 2015

MCC’s An Evening of Self Expression Encourages Poetic Catharsis

By Janel Mendoza

It’s not recommended to eat sweets before bed but for last Thursday’s open-mic, an exception could surely be made. Turning its seating area into a poetic foreground with the smell of red velvet cupcakes and vanilla l...

March 5, 2015

BSU Presents Black Hxstory Month Block Party

By Janel Mendoza

February 13, 2015

Must-Watch Spoken Word for Every Relationship Status: Valentine’s Day Edition

By Janel Mendoza

When novelists think love, they draft words of wondrous passion onto their notebooks filled with fantasy. When slam poets talk love, sh*t gets real. These artists utter words of desperation or perhaps the complete opposi...

January 21, 2015

MCC Art Exhibit Hosts African Diaspora Images of Zéna Allen

By Janel Mendoza

Time and time again, the MultiCultural Center transforms itself into unique spaces for poetry, visual art, music and overall cultural education. At this very second, the ordinarily bare walls of the MCC Lounge are embell...

December 17, 2014

Circus Herpes, Ostentation County and Carrots: Kip Fulbeck’s Student Show “Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Piece” is a Wild Success

By Janel Mendoza

Off-campus, he’s known for his luscious black hair, inspiring books (Part Asian, 100% Hapa, Mixed and Paper Bullets) and directing experience. On campus, he’s still known for his luscious black hair, but also for hi...

November 5, 2014

Día de los Muertos Celebration: Where Music Brought People Back to Life

By Janel Mendoza

While some of you were out scouting parties on DP this Halloween weekend, the real celebration took place at the Santa Barbara Bowl. Some of the hottest contemporary Latin bands and DJs killed it onstage Saturday night i...

October 31, 2014

L.A. Museum Guide

By Janel Mendoza

Two weeks into school and you’re already swamped with readings, bored of lectures and disinterested in anything that involves effort. This lack of motivation is obviously not the best way to start the school year. Fort...

October 27, 2014

Kay Ulanday Barrett Inspires with Spoken Word: “You Do Not Have To Be Fixed”

By Janel Mendoza

Thursday, Oct. 23 kicked off spoken word poetry at UCSB. A big shout-out goes to the MCC for hosting Kay Ulanday Barrett’s third spoken word performance on the Love & Ruckus Tour: A Night of Trans & Disabled Pe...