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Demi Anter: A Not-So-Starving Artist

May 7, 2015 by

  At 10 after three, a girl wearing a flowing white blouse and silver sunglasses made her appearance at a table in front of the Coffee Collab. Her reddish hair framed her face perfectly, with blu...
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Waka Flocka Flame Declares Presidential Candidacy

May 7, 2015 by

Well, the tragic news is out, people are trashing their campaign signs, putting the caps back on their spray paint cans and undreading their hair: Waka Flocka Flame is only 28 years of age and has mul...
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“Age of Ultron” Gives Us What We Expected And Not Much Else

May 7, 2015 by

Like the Hulk, I feel I have two sides: one that wants to say how fun “Avengers: Age of Ultron” was and recommend that everyone see it. The other half thinks, “CRITIC SMASH!”  As much as I’...
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Extravaganza Music Festival Lineup 2015

May 6, 2015 by

The 2015 Extravaganza Music Festival lineup was announced earlier today. Details below: Miguel: Madeon: Joey Badass: AlunaGeorge: Bad Rabbits:  
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People Under the Stairs: Vibe-Hop Super Heroes Tackle SOhO Thursday

April 30, 2015 by

Welcome to inner-city Los Angeles, Pacific-side capital of gods of rhyme and denizens of beat. It’s sometime mid-’90s (hazy times, ya dig?) and Jesuit Prep schoolboy Christian Portugal and Hamilto...
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It’s Better When They’re Together: Kim and Jack Johnson Share UCSB Stories

April 30, 2015 by

In September 1993, one week into UC Santa Barbara’s Fall Quarter, Jack Johnson was sitting with his new friend from Black Studies 6 Eric Cardenas at Ortega Dining Commons. A momma’s boy his whole ...
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JMSN Strikes a Chord at Blind Tiger: Shaggy R&B Vocalist Wins Audience with Unexpected Relatibility

April 30, 2015 by

A dull red spotlight illuminating the Blind Tiger stage served as the sole catalyst in transforming the skinny Detroit native, Chris Berishaj, into the torn-soul R&B singer, JMSN. Berishaj sported...
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An Evening with Anna Halprin

April 30, 2015 by

On Monday, April 27, Campbell Hall filled with students to see the movie “Breath Made Visible.” The 82-minute film covered the career of modern dancer Anna Halprin and showed how dance can be appl...
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French-Chilean Rapper Ana Tijoux Challenges the Oppressor at the Hub

April 28, 2015 by

A noisy line formed outside of The Hub Friday night, April 24, consisting of people eager to see French-Chilean musician Ana Tijoux. As remixes to Amerie’s hit “1 Thing” and Erykah Badu’s “O...
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Harvard Professor Peter Galison Introduces the Evolving Notions of Objectivity

April 28, 2015 by

Do truth and objectivity occupy the same realm of meaning, in terms of science and journalism? On April 24, UCSB’s Art History Graduate Student Association hosted its 40th Annual Symposium in the Un...
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Book Review: what if i got down on my knees? By Tony Rauch

April 28, 2015 by

A fresh, unique and wildly entertaining piece of contemporary literature
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Poet Visits UCSB: Schultz On Writing and Witnessing The Wherewithal

April 28, 2015 by

A tale of a young man translating the diaries of his mother – who saved seven Jews from the Nazis – all in the span of a single poem: this is The Wherewithal, the latest work by poet Philip Schult...
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Duke Dumont Shares the Gift of Good Electronic Music in Santa Barbara

April 28, 2015 by

The air was humid from the collective sweat of dancers in the Goodland Hotel’s Rincon Ballroom on Tuesday, April 21. Contrary to the title “ballroom,” the floor was packed with young people brea...
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Selling DOPE: Straight Out of Sundance, Modern-Day Teen Odyssey Makes Its Way to UCSB

April 28, 2015 by

A critical hit and audience favorite at the Sundance Film Festival, “DOPE” was seen by some lucky UCSB students who were given a free advanced screening of the film last Thursday. Courtesy of A.S....
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“Danny Collins” Isn’t Original, But Who Cares?

April 28, 2015 by

This movie is like a roller-coaster. No, it’s not full of twists and turns; instead, you know exactly what you’re going to get before it’s all over. But it’s still a lot of fun to go on the r...
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