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Watch Out

May 18, 2006 by

This weekend Santa Barbarians are being encouraged to take a timeout from their usual rabblerousing and take an educational trip abroad. Presented by Arts & Lectures, the Human Rights Watch Internatio...
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Fear Factor

May 18, 2006 by

Picture this: a country living in fear after a series of brutal terrorist attacks and a president manipulating that fear to strip citizens of their democratic freedoms. Sound familiar? That is because...
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East Meets West

May 18, 2006 by

Beads, boobies and beer are not the first things that come to mind when one thinks of human rights. Nevertheless, this year the Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival will showcase "Mardi Gras: Ma...
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Fighting Dirty

May 18, 2006 by

Cory Booker is a 32-year-old Yale Law grad, Rhodes scholar, college football star and hopeful future Democratic mayor of Newark, New Jersey, a city with one of the highest poverty and crime rates in A...
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Piano Man

May 18, 2006 by

In a world where one's middle-class neighbors get shot at their front door, where citizens are afraid to venture across town after dark and where the fear of bombings is neverending, it is a novelty i...
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Redemption

May 18, 2006 by

"No More Tears Sister" describes the life and painful death of human rights activist Dr. Rajani Thiranagama in war torn Sri Lanka. Through conversations with family members, letters and dramatizations...
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Right to Remain Silent

May 18, 2006 by

At 9 a.m. on an overcast Saturday morning, deep in Ellison Hall - the citadel of the UCSB Film Studies Dept. - the organizers of the Reel Loud Film Festival met for this year's selection day. This is ...
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Reel To Reel

May 18, 2006 by

Reel Loud showcases a film selection as diverse as the wildest minds of the student body. Crossing over genres ranging from tragic drama to uproarious comedy, the festival entries include shorts about...
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Liars, Burritos and Robots… Oh My

May 18, 2006 by

As another year creeps toward its end, we here at Artsweek are feeling a wee bit overwhelmed. With pre-graduation jitters comes a slew of culminating performances, exhibits and screenings that attempt...
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Pixel Perfect

May 18, 2006 by

Among the hustle and bustle of the Electronic Entertainment Expo - more commonly known as E3 - in the Los Angeles Convention Center last week, there was an art exhibit of digitally epic proportions. T...
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Keanu Reeves, Eat Your Heart Out

May 11, 2006 by

Films about hostage situations are usually limited to Bruce Willis saving children or Harrison Ford kicking people off his airplane. It is definitely rare to find a film about a hostage negotiation in...
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Artist in Profile: Lansing-Dreiden

May 11, 2006 by

Pretentious, philosophic and peculiar are only a few words to describe the musical experience that is Lansing-Dreiden. With two full-length albums behind it and an array of national accolades, this ps...
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The Sweet Smell of Freedom?

May 11, 2006 by

If the road to freedom truly is long and winding, the characters in "After Innocence" are the quintessential weary travelers. Scheduled snuggly in between last month's Actors' Gang performance of "The...
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The Dude Abides

May 11, 2006 by

Set in the competitive world of women's gymnastics, "Stick It" takes teen girl clich
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Turn The Beat Around

May 11, 2006 by

It is a secret society of passion, pulsating music and dance - salsa dance, to be exact. The members of the UCSB Salsa Club do not have brands on their inner thighs, they do not participate in animal ...
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