Issue 26, Volume 84 2003-2004
Videotaping of MCC Lecture Raises Issues
Thursday, October 23, 2003
It was not against the rules when a UCSB student videotaped an event at the MultiCultural Center Theater without prior permission on Oct. 3, but the UC legal office said it soon will be.
Bookmobile Shows Art, Zines Near UCen
Thursday, October 23, 2003
Observant students may have noticed a large silver vintage Airstream trailer stationed prominently in front of the UCen earlier this week. The Mobilivre Bookmobile stopped at UCSB as one of its last visits in its international tour.
Women's Charity Group Rummages for Funding
Thursday, October 23, 2003
The Junior League of Santa Barbara's Monster Rummage Sale will begin with a pre-sale from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Tickets for the pre-sale are $25 in advance or $30 at the door. The pre-sale will feature a taco bar, a margarita bar, and a silent auction of "hot" items.
Leggies Make Big Money in Stock Market
Thursday, October 23, 2003
At the Associated Students Legislative Council meeting, Off-campus Representative Christopher Mata said A.S.' investment of roughly $475,000 produced a positive return of 13.08 percent.
UC Briefs: October 21, 2003
Thursday, October 23, 2003
The University of California Consortium for Language Learning and Teaching was awarded a grant of $452,600 from the U.S. Department of Education last Tuesday to develop a web-based yearlong course in Arabic language and culture.
Brain Freeze
Thursday, October 23, 2003
Freshman Megan Goddard, left, and sophomore Emily Frost compete in Cold Stone's Ice Cream Contest.
Mother Nature Loves Bush
Thursday, October 23, 2003
Having been in California for just over a month now, I have come to reassess this narrow-minded condemnation; in fact I'd go as far as to say that I think Bush is a really great guy. Please allow me to explain.
The Artful Dodger: 'The Real World' Is Lame but Rejection Still Sucks
Thursday, October 23, 2003
I just volunteered to have my privacy obliterated and my very persona flattened into a two-dimensional TV character. I auditioned for "The Real World."
Marriage Protection Week Is a Time to Fight Love
Thursday, October 23, 2003
I hope that everyone had an excellent Marriage Protection Week. Devoting an entire week to celebrating love and encouraging it to blossom is a wonderful idea.
The Readers' Voice
Free Food Doesn't Always Come in Candy on Halloween
Thursday, October 23, 2003
Looking forward to Halloween? The Associated Students Commission on Public Safety (ASCPS) wants you to maximize your pleasure and minimize your pain this year by coming out to the "Halloween Public Safety Town Hall Meeting" tonight at 6 in I.V. Theater.
The Readers' Voice
'Assylum' Isn't an Accurate Representation of Psychology
Thursday, October 23, 2003
On Oct. 21, 2003, you ran a comic strip titled, "The Assylum." This comic strip offended me because I have spent a week in a psychiatric hospital. I ended up in the hospital because last year, I tried to kill myself and was trying to end a drug addiction.
M. Tennis: UCSB Features Stern Phenom
Thursday, October 23, 2003
Born and raised in Haifa, Israel, 22-year-old Elad Stern is one of the more ambitious individuals on the men's UCSB tennis team. His life in Israel, at most, was poles apart from the standard life of a teenager.
Men's Soccer
#5 Gauchos Blow 'Bly' Cal Poly at Mustang Stadium
Thursday, October 23, 2003
The #5 UCSB men's soccer team continued to dominate Big West competition last night after the Gauchos dismantled central coast rival Cal Poly 3-1 at Mustang Stadium.
W. Tennis: Santa Barbara Netter Pintar Qualifies for ITA Regionals
Thursday, October 23, 2003
UCSB sophomore Andrea Pintar is the only Gaucho women's tennis player to qualify for main draw competition coming into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association women's Western Championship at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, Oct 24-27.
Goodbye Elliott
Thursday, October 23, 2003
Elliott Smith, one of my most cherished singer-songwriters had been found dead by his live-in girlfriend just hours earlier in his L.A. apartment, unleashing a torrent of grief from fans and admirers like myself.
Movie Review
Mystic River | A River Worth Travelling
Thursday, October 23, 2003
At the beginning of "Mystic River," a devastating new film by Clint Eastwood, two young boys named Jimmy Markum and Sean Devine watch their friend Dave Boyle drive off with a stranger posing as a Boston police officer.
CD Review
The Rapture | Echoes | Universal
Thursday, October 23, 2003
The Rapture wants you to dance - but not in any manner that would convince a sober observer of your sanity or muscle control. They want you to pulse all crazy jagged-like with each sporadic, funky guitar riff that strikes over bellowing house percussion lines.
CD Review
The Shins | Chutes Too Narrow | Sub Pop
Thursday, October 23, 2003
From what I understand, Albuquerque, N.M. is not famous for churning out fabulous indie rock acts. In fact, of my New Mexican acquaintances, metal seems to be the genre of choice for braving the dusty streets.
CD Review
Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros | Streetcore | Epitaph
Thursday, October 23, 2003
When Joe Strummer led The Clash to glory in the late '70s, the group's originality so shocked the music world that people actually lumped the band in the same group as the Sex Pistols.
KCSB Top Ten ¥ Week ending 10/23/03
Thursday, October 23, 2003
1) Pretty Girls Make Graves | The New Romance | Matador2) Belle & Sebastian | Dear Catastrophe Waitress | Sanctuary 3) Erase Errata | At Crystal Palace | Troubleman Unlimited
Artsweek Calendar
October 23 - October 30, 2003
Thursday, October 23, 2003
Churning politically charged lyrics into reggae-infused raps has maintained KRS-One's position as one of the most highly respected hip hop artists throughout the '80s, '90s and today.
Evel Lives
Thursday, October 23, 2003
Evel Knievel made it to 65 years old this week. I think that sends some great messages to the youth. Break any bone in your body and it will heal. A life of big-time gambling means certain pain and equally certain glory.