Issue 111, Volume 85 2004-2005
Dept. of Energy Renews University Lab Contract
Thursday, April 21, 2005
The U.S. Dept. of Energy announced Tuesday that it will renew the University of California's $2.3 billion Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory management contract for five years.
Storke Plaza To Take Hit of Cannabis Culture at Carnival
Thursday, April 21, 2005
The UCSB chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) will try to bring peace, love and harmony to Storke Plaza today, as it hosts its second annual "Cannabis Carnival."
Battle Winner Drums Up ASPB Support
Thursday, April 21, 2005
Anyone who has walked down DP on a Friday night can tell you that I.V. has a music scene, but only those who came to the Hub on Wednesday night can say they've seen the best of what the local scene has to offer.
Leg Council Finalizes 2005-06 Budget
Thursday, April 21, 2005
The Associated Students Legislative Council approved the 2005-06 overall student government's budget at its meeting Wednesday night, with little opposition from council members or the public.
IVRPD Flips Fees, Kicks Up Park Plan
Thursday, April 21, 2005
The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) Finance Committee recommended Wednesday that the district fund a new project that will make bored local skaters super-stoked. Brah.
Taking Back Empowerment
Thursday, April 21, 2005
I'm writing in response to the confused and hateful column in Tuesday's Daily Nexus by Alec Mouhibian ("The Deception Behind Gender Studies," April 19). I'm writing this for readers who may be interested in an assessment of the accuracy of his accusations.
A Backlash Against Blindness
Thursday, April 21, 2005
Editor's Note: Due to the large number of responses to Alec Mouhibian's column ("Private Dancer: The Deception Behind Gender Studies," Daily Nexus, April 19), we have published excerpts from several of the submissions, edited for space. His original column can be found at http://www.dailynexus.com.
In the Trenches: Laziness-Infected College Vocab Gives Me the Chills
Thursday, April 21, 2005
We are brilliant. At the ripe age of 18 - and in many cases even younger - we discovered a word so flexible, so generic and so damn sexy that we would never need to use another word again.
Gaucho Brings New Meaning to Baseball
Thursday, April 21, 2005
In the day-to-day life of going through the motions, it's not often that a college student has a chance to educate his colleagues. If one is so privileged, it's rare that any of it ever actually hits home. Even more rare does the teaching experience have the potential to change lives.
Libero Sets the Bar for Getting Low.
Thursday, April 21, 2005
Aaron Mansfield knows how to get low. The senior libero out of Sunnyvale, Calif., has amassed 987 career digs to secure his spot atop the UCSB men's volleyball career list by besting Assistant Coach Todd Rogers' 1996 high of 783 digs.
I Saw the Sign
Thursday, April 21, 2005
Slightly less in-your-face than those pesky campaigners storming the Arbor in droves, the art of political poster-making has taken campus by storm, leaving Artsweek to rate and rank the slogans, slant rhymes and finger painting efforts for the sake of you, the voting public. Currently, our bike paths have become the site of an arts and crafts tour de force, littered with plywood and poster paint products that, after a few weeks of wear and tear, have begun to make the place look like a Michael's clearance sale rack.
Movie Review
The Amittyville Horror | The Horror, The Horror
Thursday, April 21, 2005
Out of all possible film subgenres, the horror movie remake is almost certainly the least promising. History has shown that two approaches traditionally work, or, given the context, work as well as can reasonably be expected.
Live: 04-15-05: Pillowfight, Concrete Straight Jacket, Disconnect & End on End
Thursday, April 21, 2005
After passing by the merchandise table stocked with vegan cookies and DIY 'zines, the first thing that hits the olfactory receptors is the smell: sweat. Then the noise: loud, disjointed, primal and, at times, pretty damn catchy. It must be Biko.
Movie Review
Dust to Glory | A Surf Movie about Off-Road Racing
Thursday, April 21, 2005
Imagine yourself sitting atop a motorcycle, senses fried over the past 14 hours of straight racing. You are burning down some unnamed Mexican beach at 110 miles per hour when your vision focuses on a rock that seems to be moving like a crab. You swerve to miss Sebastian but in doing so you lose control of your bike.
A Mountain of Talent
Thursday, April 21, 2005
Ever thought about seducing some blue turtles? Well, the South Lake Tahoe-based band, Blue Turtle Seduction certainly has. When I first heard a band with this name was playing at my house, I was a little skeptical as to how entertaining they could actually be. Doubt was soon shed.
CD Review
Mariah Carey | The Emancipation of Mimi | Island Records
Thursday, April 21, 2005
What can be said of the new Mariah Carey album The Emancipation of Mimi? Nothing positive. All of Carey's albums have become progressively more horrible than each previous one.
CD Review
Garbage | Bleed Like Me | Geffen
Thursday, April 21, 2005
Having followed Garbage since it's inception in 1993, it pains me to submit what you are about to read. Disappointingly, Bleed Like Me finds the band still heavily anesthetized from the medication of the imposed (recently and prematurely ended) four-year break.
CD Review
Nine Inch Nails | With Teeth | Interscope
Thursday, April 21, 2005
On the first track of the new Nine Inch Nails album, With Teeth, Trent Reznor utters the words, "Why do you get all the love in the world?" in a blues-tinted falsetto.
Artsweek Calendar
April 21 - April 28, 2005
Thursday, April 21, 2005
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 band Irations, the hemp fashion show and the famous stoner look-alike contest.
Required Reading
Thursday, April 21, 2005
Today's the last day to vote for me for A.S. president. I'm not a betting 'human (I forecast instead), but I wager that the winner will be: the signs.