Mark Batalla

June 1, 2007

Campus World Filled with Prospects

By Mark Batalla

I signed up to be a columnist this year on a whim. My primary job has always been to illustrate the opinion articles, but I figured I would give writing them shot.

May 25, 2007

The Reel Loud Fest Requires Real Work

By Mark Batalla

As much as I've been raving how great the movie season has been this year, sometimes it's nice to take a break from the epic sensory overloads many of us have been experiencing at the theaters.

May 18, 2007

Skaters Deserve Rights on Campus

By Mark Batalla

There will be town hall meetings next week on Wednesday and Thursday in the UCen's Harbor Room to discuss a possible skateboarding ban on campus.

May 17, 2007

Europopular

By Mark Batalla

In our brave new digital age, almost anybody can achieve fame through the Internet.

May 11, 2007

Outage Illuminates Its Bonding Power

By Mark Batalla

On Tuesday, I came back from one of the best single day excursions I've had in the San Fernando Valley to find that the power had gone out at UCSB.

April 27, 2007

Game With a Buddy

By Mark Batalla

Last Wednesday, Microsoft held a Halo 2 tournament at Corwin Pavilion. As a self-hating nerd, I'm inclined to ridicule all those players that attended.

April 24, 2007

He Said: “Scrubs” vs. “Grey’s Anatomy”

By Mark Batalla

Dr. John "J.D." Dorian, the main character of "Scrubs", once said in reference to an inferior medically themed show about the lives of interns becoming full-fledged doctors, "Oh, I do love that show.

April 20, 2007

Crash Events to Mooch on Free Food

By Mark Batalla

I was skating to the office one Saturday afternoon when I noticed an event going on in Storke Plaza.

April 13, 2007

Columnist Reviews Bathrooms

By Mark Batalla

Not wanting or even needing to thrash Associated Students any further this week, I was without an idea for a column.

April 6, 2007

UCSB Environment Switches at Night

By Mark Batalla

I once saw an episode of the Adventures of Pete & Pete that changed the way I looked at the world.

April 5, 2007

Death by Director

By Mark Batalla

Like any horror character worth its weight in kills, a successful horror film will keep coming back for more.

April 5, 2007

Craving Some Craven

By Mark Batalla

Shortly before the release of "The Hills Have Eyes 2," Artsweek, along with several other publications, was invited to participate in a press conference call with the film's writers, Wes Craven and his son, Jonathan.

March 9, 2007

Artist Finds Academic Purpose With Film Studies Class Competition

By Mark Batalla

With the quarter coming to a close, I have to once again attempt to explain to my parents exactly what I've been doing as a film studies major.

February 23, 2007

Chancellor Never Ceases to Amaze

By Mark Batalla

A man appeared at the doorway of the office where I was working, appeared so suddenly and silently you'd have thought he'd just popped out of the ground.

February 9, 2007

Recreation Assists University Students

By Mark Batalla

Remember back in the day when we used to sign up for classes just for the hell of it? Or how about joining sports for the fun of playing? Metal shop, home economics and beginners' art may not have counted much towards gr...

February 8, 2007

Bringing Sexy Back

By Mark Batalla

One would think walking into a dim theater to watch various sex workers perform would bring some type of guilty connotation. That was not the case for the Sex Workers' Art Show in the Multicultural Center.