On the Town

Feb. 14, 2002 – Feb. 20, 2002

February 14, 2002 by

Calendar: 2/14-2/20 Thursday: St. Valentine was a priest beheaded for performing unauthorized marriages on the church steps. Celebrate his holiday with “The Road Home,” the story of a tend...
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Vision

February 13, 2002 by

One out of every 10 people over the age of 60 will lose all or part of their vision to the eye disease known as age-related macular degeneration. Six years ago, researchers at UCSB set out to discover...
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Feb. 7, 2002 – Feb 14, 2002

February 7, 2002 by

Thursday I said, are you ready to rock? Pressure 4-5 is playing a benefit concert tonight in The Hub. Associated Students’ Program Board has organized the show; proceeds will go to the surviving...
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Jan. 31, 2002 – Feb. 6, 2002

January 31, 2002 by

Thursday Are you “Running On Empty?” Tonight would be a great night to “Take It Easy” with legendary folk performer Jackson Browne. He’ll be performing a special, all-aco...
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Could Be Genetic

January 30, 2002 by

From his window office in Biological Sciences II,geneticist Robert Sinsheimer reflects on his life, on his science, and on the science of life.
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Jan. 24, 2002 – Jan. 30, 2002

January 24, 2002 by

Thursday: All sobriety and no malt liquor makes UCSB a dull boy. It’s time to chase down that Natty Light with some intoxicating rhymes from Tha Liks, the collection of West Coast hip hoppers fo...
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Jan. 17 – Jan. 24

January 17, 2002 by

Thursday Admit it, there’s something strangely exciting about mixing rock ‘n’ roll with cross-dressing. “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” blends the two perfectly. The film ver...
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Year In Review

January 15, 2002 by

To ring in the new year, I have compiled a list of notable achievements in science and technology at UCSB in 2001.
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Jan. 10 – Jan. 16

January 10, 2002 by

Thursday, Jan. 10 Who would have thought that David Lynch could appeal to the masses? Perhaps best known for his enigmatic “Twin Peaks” television series, Lynch has always skirted the line...
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The Deepest Darkest Secrets: An Interview with Robert Ballard

November 30, 2001 by

Robert Ballard, world-famous oceanographer and discoverer of the Titanic, graduated here in 1965 and is widely considered to be UCSB's golden child - and he has certainly gone a long way.
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Science & Technology Briefs

November 30, 2001 by

The December issue of Discover magazine was recently published, containing the company's picks for the top 100 science stories of the year. Four of the stories focused on research done by UCSB scienti...
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Digital Mouse

November 20, 2001 by

A new field of research known as bioinformatics is the use of technology to aid biological research. Ming Li, a UCSB computer science professor, along with his graduate students, stand to give the fie...
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11/8 – 11/14

November 7, 2001 by

11/8 If movies about self-made men inspire you, take Arts and Lectures’ film presentation of Testamento into consideration. This Cape Verde import tells the tale about a rich businessman and the...
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Tonga: Unplugged

November 6, 2001 by

Next July, Tonga will be the recipient of the most advanced wireless communications network in the world. This hi-tech facelift comes with many difficulties, controversies and unanswered questions.
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11/1 – 11/7

November 1, 2001 by

Thursday 11-1 “Take Five” from the midterm crunch when legendary jazz man Dave Brubeck and his quartet come to the Lobero. God and Satan duke it out in the era of the silent screen. UCSB A...
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