Gauchos Feeling Good in the Scrum
After finishing a respectable 8-6 overall and 6-3 in the Southern California Conference during the 2008 regular season, the UCSB men’s rugby team looks to close out the 2009 preseason against Utah after going 1-1 at the Pat Vincent Tournament hosted by Saint Mary’s College the weekend of Nov. 20.
Female Fantasy ***
Twilight is the first of four best-selling young adult novels written by Stephanie Meyer, following the budding romance between the teenaged protagonist, Bella, and her 107-year-old vampire lover, Edward, who is forever trapped in the body of his 17-year-old self.
UCSB Project Raises Debate
As UCSB attempts to rebuild and re-imagine itself, a number of roadblocks still loom. This article, the third and final in a series, looks at the problems in redesigning an oceanfront university.
Ailing Economy Aches for Long-Term Fix
The news media has recently focused its attention on Barack Obama’s choice of his previous arch nemesis, Hilary Clinton, for Secretary of State. While a significant cabinet pick, might I suggest that we direct our enthusiasm toward Obama’s selection of economic giant Paul Volcker for his Economic Advisory Chair.
Robotic Engineering (0 stars)
Wherever T-Pain is, he needs to be dragged out in front of the public and put into the stockade for crimes committed against music. He has directly contributed to this increasingly distressing vocorder lunacy that has infiltrated the best minds in hip hop and turned them into mush. If mind control through recording technology sounds like the plot of a mad scientist, that’s because it is. T-Pain is not an R&B singer at all, but rather a villain dedicated to ridding the earth of the one thing he hates most: listenable music identifiably sung by someone that is not a robot.
Beloved Alumnus Passes Away
UCSB alumnus Jake Thorn died on Oct. 30 from complications surrounding a bone marrow transplant. The 23-year-old had been diagnosed with T-Cell lymphoma six months earlier.
Third Time’s The Charm ****
The Killers can do no wrong and with its new album, Day & Age. The Las Vegas-based band’s third record will make new fans, keep old fans and have everybody coming back for more.
English Advisor Dies in Car Crash
Susan Gosling, an Advising Specialist in the English Dept., died on Thanksgiving Day. She was 54.
The Sounds of the Season
That voice… Arkansas’ Adam Faucett comes straight from the netherworld releasing his second album, Show Me Magic, Show Me Out, that somehow manages to upstage his brilliant debut. Here, Faucett again showcases what an unparallel fingerpicker he is in the folk music realm, but it all comes back to that voice. It’s unforgettable and his tales come from a place without time, pure emotion and introspection.
SB Takes Second In World Vision Invite
The UCSB men’s basketball team spent Thanksgiving weekend taking on the field at the World Vision Invitational in Normal, Illinois, and came away with mixed results.