On the Town

January 12, 2006

January 12, 2006 – January 19, 2006

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Thursday, Jan. 12: Associated Students brings us the first concert of Winter Quarter this afternoon. Fresh off touring with fellow punksters Social Distortion, the OC-based Bullets and Octane will grace Storke Plaza at 1...

November 17, 2005

November 17 – November 23, 2005

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Thursday, Nov. 17: Tonight's your last chance to catch "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Prices" when it screens in Chemistry 1171. The 2005 documentary by Robert Greenwald is the latest to explore and critique the commerc...

November 10, 2005

November 10 – November 17, 2005

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Thursday, November 10: The Troubadour plays host to a slew of pop rockers tonight. Piebald, Hot Rod Circuit, Pistolita, Hit the Lights and Protest the Hero storm through Los Angeles for a nonstop musical ruckus that kick...

November 3, 2005

November 3 – November 9, 2005

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Thursday, November 3rd: All hail local rock kings Kissing Tigers as they hit the stage tonight at the Hard to Find Showspace in Goleta. The show, which features the Tigers alongside the Rum Diary, Goodbye Blue Monday an...

October 27, 2005

October 27 – November 3, 2005

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THURSDAY OCTOBER 27th: To make up for their previously cancelled engagement, rockers Paint the Town hit Storke Plaza today at noon. Brought to you by those thoughtful folk at AS Program Board, the show marks another free...

October 13, 2005

October 13 – October 19, 2005

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THURSDAY OCTOBER 13TH: Screenwriter and script consultant Thomas Schlesinger will discuss and field questions about the film industry tonight at 7:30 in the downtown Borders bookstore.

October 6, 2005

October 6 – October 12, 2005

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Get ready for some intellectually-charged Bush bashing. Everyone's favorite left-winger Howard Zinn graces us with his presence tonight in Campbell Hall.

September 29, 2005

September 29 – October 5, 2005

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Today marks the second day of an on-campus exhibit titled, "The Black Panthers 1968." Taking place at the University Art Museum, the photo essay by Ruth-Marion Baruch and Pirkle Jones showcases a documentary-like look at...

June 2, 2005

Mutant Worms Aid Hunt for Cancer Cure

By Ben Krasnow

Transferring decade-old live worms frozen in liquid nitrogen with a U-Haul truck may seem a little strange, but it is all part of the research happening in a UCSB lab that may help scientists understand how cells work.

May 26, 2005

May 26 – June 2, 2005

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THURSDAY MAY 26th: It’s a mystery… we think. Tonight, AS Program Board presents the play “I’m Gonna Kill the President.” The location is secret, the tickets are only available by phone, and ...

May 19, 2005

May 19 – May 26, 2005

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Tonight, Arts & Lectures hosts renowned sci-fi author Ray Bradbury in a talk entitled "Predicting the Past, Remembering the Future." This event takes place in Campbell Hall at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 for the public and $1...

May 12, 2005

May 12 – May 19, 2005

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The second annual "Co-opula Concert" in the park will take place from 12:30 to 10 p.m. at Anisq' Oyo' Park. Bands will include the Kissing Tigers, Hairbrain Scheme, Pillowfight, Cellar Door, Animals Eating Other Animals,...

May 5, 2005

May 5 – May 12, 2005

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Arts & Lectures presents a double-billed performance by Grammy-winning vocalist Dianne Reeves along with trumpeter Terence Blanchard. People magazine calls Reeves' voice an "awesome instrument," and Vanity Fair describes...

April 28, 2005

April 28 – May 5, 2005

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Arts & Lectures presents "Distant," winner of the 2003 Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival. This Turkish film is a look at the distance between two lonely cousins in Istanbul who are more alike than they think. ...

April 21, 2005

April 21 – April 28, 2005

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Didn't get enough yesterday with 4/20? Then swing by Storke Plaza between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. for N.O.R.M.L.'s Cannabis Carnivale where there is sure to be plenty of "food, fun and freedom." Make sure you catch reggae ban...

April 7, 2005

April 7 – April 14, 2005

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Whenever a film is described as "uncompromising," you know it is going to be edgy and cool, and you can loudly state, "Yeah that's right... I saw that." Don't let the name fool you, "Head On" is a love story about two lo...