Issue 126, Volume 83 2002-2003
Burglar Steals Door-to-Door
Thursday, May 15, 2003
Members of Lambda Phi Epsilon are taking precautions to protect their belongings after a weekend burglary of their fraternity house cost them $3,000 to $4,000 worth of DVDs, electronics, a new computer and a snowboard.
Sheriff Defends Funding Request
Thursday, May 15, 2003
In order to combat terrorism, cover departmental costs and recoup debts incurred by campaigning, Sheriff Jim Anderson is asking his supporters for monetary contributions.
MTD Plans Better Ride for Students
Thursday, May 15, 2003
Metropolitan Transit District representatives presented a proposal for changes to next year's rates and services provided to students and the community in a meeting Tuesday at the Graduate Student Lounge.
Frozen Snake May Warrant Charges
Thursday, May 15, 2003
On Wednesday, the UC Police Dept. requested an additional count of felony animal cruelty against an Isla Vista man who was arrested in connection with the multiple stabbing of a 13-foot, 80-pound Burmese python.
UC May Ban Faculty-Student Romances, Sex
Thursday, May 15, 2003
The UC Board of Regents is considering an addition to the Faculty Code of Conduct making it a violation for a faculty member to engage in a relationship with a student for whom he or she has an academic responsibility or should expect to have such a responsibility.
Library Helps Dig Up Family Trees
Thursday, May 15, 2003
The Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society Library, also known as the Sahyun Library, is a nonprofit organization that provides material useful for researching family history.
Persian Culture Night Takes To MCC Stage
Thursday, May 15, 2003
The third annual Persian Club Culture Night will bring the sights, sounds, and culture of traditional Iran to UCSB. Culture night will begin tonight at 7 p.m. in the MultiCultural Center Theater.
Series Ends With Talk on Trust in U.S.
Thursday, May 15, 2003
So the pope and a physicist walk into a bar. Well, it's less a bar, really, than it is a lecture hall. And the pope isn't actually there, but the physicist met him once. So a physicist walks into a lecture hall to talk about the pope.
New Bill May Help Victims of Identity Theft
Thursday, May 15, 2003
The Assembly Public Safety Committee unanimously passed AB 1105, written by 35th District Assemblywoman Hannah-Beth Jackson on May 6. The bill adds identity theft and filing false documents to the list of crimes for which the statute of limitations does not begin until the discovery of the offense.
Students' Money Matters
Thursday, May 15, 2003
There is an office available in the I.V. Tenants Union headquarters in I.V. The LRC committee has clearly communicated to Don our opposition to renting out the space for several reasons.
Advertisements Peddle Fear and Doubt
Thursday, May 15, 2003
David Reeves referenced the Nexus ads depicting Israeli students and their encounters with terrorism and asked, "What are they trying to sell?" I would like to propose an answer.
Men's Basketball
UCSB Coaching Connection
Thursday, May 15, 2003
This is where it all began. Eleven years ago. It's hard to believe that they first sprouted their wings here. Three men gather for work in a drowsy city that sweeps effortlessly along a gentle curve of the Pacific.
ExtravaWHAT?
Thursday, May 15, 2003
Just because an activity is free does not mean one is obligated to get off one's lazy ass and participate. Take rolling in shards of broken glass in the streets of Isla Vista. It's free! Buuuuut, one should not do it.
Mama Nature's a Giant Canvas
Thursday, May 15, 2003
One of the most intriguing and awe-inspiring aspects of the documentary "Rivers and Tides," by German filmmaker Thomas Riedelsheimer, is the beauty wrapped in the fluidity of making one's paintbrush the natural environment.
The Underbelly Speaks
Thursday, May 15, 2003
Just in case you thought The Onion was only good for fake news ("Hostel-Dwelling Swede Getting Laid Big-Time") be pleasantly surprised by their most recent creation, The Tenacity of the Cockroach: Conversations With Entertainment's Most Enduring Outsiders.
CD Review
The Alkaline Trio | Good Mourning | Vagrant Records
Thursday, May 15, 2003
The Alkaline Trio and I go way back. I mean, I can't even recall all the countless drunken nights we've spent together singing at the top of our lungs, reciting morbid lyrics like sacred poetry, and passing out as Matt Skiba and Dan Andriano sang me contently to sleep.
CD Review
The Black Keys | thickfreakness | Fat Possum
Thursday, May 15, 2003
Remember the scene in "The Blues Brothers" when Jake and Elwood try to buy a smoking electric piano at Ray's Music Exchange in downtown Chicago?
CD Review
Tomahawk | Mit Gas | Ipecac
Thursday, May 15, 2003
Thought Mike Patton disappeared from the face of the earth after Faith No More disbanded in 1998? He's actually been keeping himself quite busy with several bands and his very own record label.
Artswekk Calendar: May 15 - May 22, 2003
Thursday, May 15, 2003
Drop the doll and needles because Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will supply you with all the gratification you need. In an effort to promote their new album, BBVD will grace the Ventura Theatre tonight at 7.
Opening Night
Thursday, May 15, 2003
The way I understand it, The Matrix is a movie about a world where everyone's thoughts and actions are controlled by a giant illusion-generating machine. They can't escape because for them, fiction is more powerful than reality.