Issue 31, Volume 84 2003-2004
Man Attempts to Kill Officers
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Andrew Carston Smith, 49, was arrested for allegedly attempting to kill a police officer Wednesday in Montecito. Smith used his pickup truck to ram four sheriff's patrol cars and one motorcycle after threatening the officers with a hatchet and a knife.
Proposed Plan Kills the Mood for Office Love
Thursday, October 30, 2003
A September 25 draft from the Office of the President of the University of California would alter University policy to prohibit "romantic, physically intimate and/or sexual" relationships in which one individual has power or authority over the other person.
Halloween Dance Welcomes All Ages
Thursday, October 30, 2003
For one night at Hillel, students and senior citizens did not have to worry about their fashion differences, because everybody looked weird. The Hillel Center in Isla Vista held its third annual Halloween Costume Ball Wednesday night.
Leggies Tell Board Member to Take a Hike
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Wednesday's meeting of the Associated Students Legislative Council resembled an episode of "Survivor" as the Leggies voted one of their own off of the student government island. A few Leg Council members cited Wyatt's failure to attend council meetings.
I.V. Scopes Out Outcomes of Master Plan
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Isla Vista residents and property owners got a chance to voice their opinions on the I.V. Master Plan at a meeting held Wednesday night in the Isla Vista Elementary School multipurpose room. "We want to bring everyone together to comment on the EIR," Endres said.
Staff Editorial
How the Grinch Stole Halloween
Thursday, October 30, 2003
"Halloween in Isla Vista: The Party Is Over." This is the subject line of the anti-fun e-mail that Richard Jenkins at the Office of Student Life sent out to students at UCSB, schools across California and schools nearby in Arizona and Nevada.
Will Your Politics Be on the Final, Professors?
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Students don't pay for lectures about why the president is an asshole when they should be teaching them how to make a macaroni sculpture or interpret Dostoyevsky. Neither should they expect to learn about a professor's bowel movements.
Halloween Could Be Fun if I.V. Were a Democracy
Thursday, October 30, 2003
On Monday I realized a much more important side of the issue: Our ability to party this Halloween is directly proportional to the amount of democratic might we wield over our own destinies. Isla Vista, the people. Yes.
Dating Game Puts All of the Cards in Men's Hands
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Straight flush. As the cards are dealt, the expressionless poker face overtakes the features, suppressing emotion and sense of honesty. My poker history of interests reads like a failed tournament: too much honesty and too little interest in the entire game.
It's The Type of Fans That Matter, Not Numbers
Thursday, October 30, 2003
ESPN recently tagged the UCSB men's basketball team at #11 in its preseason national top 25 poll for mid-majors. Over the past several seasons, UCSB Head Coach Bob Williams has led the Gauchos to become the Big West power that once contended for NCAA's Big Dance each year in the early '90s
Men's Soccer
Santa Barbara Loses Control of Match
Thursday, October 30, 2003
When you're a member of one of the top 10 teams in the nation, you're a marked man on everybody's agenda. Red-hot Irvine invaded Harder Stadium last night and handed the Gauchos their second straight Big West loss, stumping Santa Barbara 1-0. UCSB had not lost a Big West contest in two years.
M. Water Polo: Olympic Team Drowns UCSB
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Losing is never a good thing, but knowing the loss is against the U.S. National Team might ease the pain. "It was nice playing in front of a crowd that was so enthusiastic and supportive," Schonberger said. The National Team beat the Gauchos 17-3, but the loss was not a big letdown.
More Questions for Moore
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Michael Moore makes a casual entrance into the green room at the Arlington Theatre last Sunday night - minutes before he's to take the stage before a sold-out crowd. Wrapped in a black sport coat over a green polo shirt and pair of jeans, he sports a UCSB cap atop his curly hair.
Pearl Jam Brings it Back Flannel Style
Thursday, October 30, 2003
It was an occasion to dust off the ol' flannel shirt and ripped jeans when Seattle rock stalwarts Pearl Jam played the Santa Barbara Bowl on Tuesday night. With an eerie orange and smoke-filled sky providing the backdrop, Pearl Jam took the stage without an opening act.
Burn Britney Burn!
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Britney Spears is going to hell. But she didn't get her reservations in Perdition for D-grade musical stylings, her vapid personality or her contamination of American young women with her whorish fashion sense.
Movie Review
Scary Movie 3 | 3 Strikes You're Out
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Does anyone really remember "Scary Movie 2?" Any images come to mind? It seems that the first two installments of the horror spoof series actually blend together, in retrospect. Whatever hilarious interludes the Wayans brothers brought to the screen are a distant memory.
CD Review
The Strokes | Room on Fire | RCA
Thursday, October 30, 2003
As far as anti-climactic albums go, Room on Fire delivers the goods. People expecting the Strokes to mature as musicians or hit the infamous sophomore slump will have no cause for celebration here, because there's been no real progression of their sound.
CD Review
Grandpaboy | Dead Man Shake | Fat Possum
Thursday, October 30, 2003
So it's 1959, and I'm in this tired old blues bar in Mississippi. A sickly looking gent stumbles onto the stage nearly spilling his drink on his telecaster. He slurs into the microphone, "I'm Paul Westerberg
Artsweek Calendar
October 30 - November 6, 2003
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Thursday 10/30 - Nearly every modern punk and rock group recognizes the Misfits as one of its top influences. Devilock takes their high regard to a whole new level by combining its talent to form a Misfits tribute band.
KCSB Top Ten ¥ Week ending 10/30/03
Thursday, October 30, 2003
1) The Shins | Chutes Too Narrow | Sub Pop 2) Death Cab For Cutie | Transatlanticism | Barsuk 3) Pretty Girls Make Graves | The New Romance | Matador 4) Stretch Arm Strong | Engage | Tooth & Nail
Pumpkins Get Naughty...IV Style
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Here at Artsweek - make that Artweek (when carving pumpkins, it was decided that the letter "s" is totally out. Deal with it. We're trendsetters) - the usual Halloween festivities were lined up: bobbing for apples, looking for slutty outfits and getting belligerent.
Human In Black
Thursday, October 30, 2003
The weathercomputer is on the fritz once again. The friendly technical support representative diagnosed my grumblings as resulting from a faulty motherboard.