Ambassador, Alum Returns to Work at UCSB

November 1, 2001 by

After serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Yemen, Barbara Bodine decided to return to her alma mater to take the position of president of the UCSB Alumni Association at the beginning of this year.
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Saul Williams | Amethyst Rockstar | American

November 1, 2001 by

Saul Williams wasn't breast-fed. The 28-year-old goes beyond mere personal tragedy to the world's ills on his debut album, Amethyst Rockstar.
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Various Artists | Give the People What We Want: Songs of the Kinks | Sub Pop

November 1, 2001 by

The only valid purpose of a tribute album, as far as I can tell, is to get the listener to ask of each band, "How in the hell can their song sound like this?"
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Mogwai | My Father King | Matador

November 1, 2001 by

Like the wrath of a vengeful God, Old Testament style, the new 20-minute instrumental opus from Mogwai channels enough power to level both Sodom and Gomorrah in a single haunting melody.
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A Return to Skepticism

October 31, 2001 by

Dear Tom Brokaw: Shut up and be a journalist. -The staff of the Daily Nexus.
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Entertaining the WeatherFam

October 31, 2001 by

The weatherfamily arrives today. Weatherdad has a conference to attend (i.e. an excuse to get in a few rounds of golf.) Weathermom wants to see the town (i.e. an excuse to spend money in overpriced bo...
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Feature Photo: PACin’ in the Votes

October 31, 2001 by


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Feature Photo: Chantin’ in the Rain

October 31, 2001 by


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PAC Your Vote!

October 30, 2001 by

Today the county is holding elections for the Isla Vista Project Area Committee. The IVPAC is the committee responsible for making recommendations for the Isla Vista Master Plan.
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I There A Procrastination Gene?

October 30, 2001 by

There are two ways I write a college paper. The first way is a frenzy of last minute research followed by a paper that is in no way good, but not worse than the usual bullshit. The second way is to tr...
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Judge Passes Sentence in Battery Trial

October 30, 2001 by

Adam Delafuente was sentenced to 30 days in Santa Barbara County jail and three years of probation for a misdemeanor battery that occurred over a year ago.
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Real Stories of the IV Foot Patrol

October 30, 2001 by

Is That Your Final Answer? At approximately 12:48 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28, Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers patrolling the 6600 block of Sabado Tarde Road observed a 20-year-old female being supported ...
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Feature Photo: Free Tibet

October 30, 2001 by


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A Hollow Game of Politics

October 29, 2001 by

Twenty 3rd District residents, collected from a pool of wealthy North County farmers to the UCSB's College Republicans, served Marshall with notice of their intent to kick her out of office with a spe...
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You have the right to sit on the curb, sucka

October 29, 2001 by

There sure were a lot of people dressed up as mean cops this weekend. I had no idea the costume was so popular. The mean cops had talent too – they never drank, or danced, or even cracked a smil...
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