Issue 116, Volume 86 2005-2006
Tower To Improve Cell Service
Thursday, May 4, 2006
Isla Vista residents who are angry over dropped calls should see their cell phone service picking up once construction is finished on a new cell phone tower located next to the Korean Methodist Church in I.V. The new tower should be up and running in June, and it will carry service for T-Mobile and Cingular Wireless customers, an employee of AIS Construction Company said. The Rev. Chi-Young Jeong, who preaches at the Korean Methodist Church, said the church is collecting rent for the use of the land, but would not disclose the rental cost.
UC Research Receives Most Patents in Nation
Thursday, May 4, 2006
Aside from the royalties and extra bragging rights, recent news that the University of California once again beat out other U.S. universities for the most patents in a year has UCSB researchers and students pushing for even more chances to license their ideas. Contributing to the 390 patents for the entire UC system, UCSB was awarded 38 new patents in 2005.
SB Zoo Faces New Pachyderm Protection Plan
Thursday, May 4, 2006
Elephants in the Santa Barbara Zoo may soon have to pack their trunks and move, pending an upcoming decision by the California State Legislature.
A.S. Leg Council Debates Members' Removal for Unexcused Absences
Thursday, May 4, 2006
Associated Students Legislative Council made the rare motion to un-excuse a council member's absence yesterday in order to put Off-campus Rep Sarah Burstein up for removal at next week's Leg meeting.
Electric Sheep
Apaches Are Not the Answer
Thursday, May 4, 2006
Last week I asked curious UCSB students to send me their "Dear Abby" style questions via e-mail. The response was absolutely staggering.
Know the Evils of Sexual Assault
Thursday, May 4, 2006
By now you have seen the hundreds of blue shirts lining the bike paths. By now you have been to a workshop, listened to a speaker or "guessed the rapist."
Gaucho Economicus
We Must Find a Way to Reduce Society's Wastefulness
Thursday, May 4, 2006
I think that, all things - especially the inhospitable poolside conditions on Venus - considered, Earth is a swell place to live. Some have even established organizations, programs and traditions to act as a buffer against the planet's normal wear and tear. However, do they work as promised?
The Readers' Voice
Frazier Unjustly Criticized for Factual Statements
Thursday, May 4, 2006
Ashley Doty needs to get the stick out of her ass. Campaign season is over, and if she didn't notice, Jared Goldschen won.
The Readers' Voice
Foreign Policy Is a Product of National Government
Thursday, May 4, 2006
Benjamin Corp's characterization of American policy from the Cold War to the present ("Politics Must Adapt," Daily Nexus, May 1) as idealistic and theoretical misrepresents history.
Track and Field: Santa Barbara Aims for Big West Championships
Thursday, May 4, 2006
The men's and women's track teams will head south this weekend to vie for a spot atop the Big West at the Big West Championships at Northridge, Calif.
Yo Raja, Get Up
Thursday, May 4, 2006
I think I'm probably the first sane person to say this - but maybe not to think it - but Ron Artest should have been considered a candidate for MVP.
Yo GM's, Wake Up
Thursday, May 4, 2006
The NFL Draft is behind us, and with it, one of the most mind-boggling weekends in football since the Giants and Ravens made the Super Bowl way back when
Hot Desert Action
Thursday, May 4, 2006
There's nothing like two days of nonstop stage-hopping in 95-degree heat to satiate the need for a good live show. Once again, the big money masterminds behind the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival spent their weekend pulling out all the stops and putting together what quite easily may have been the event's most successful showing to date.
Notes on Coachella 2006
Thursday, May 4, 2006
Formed by outstretching one's index and pinky fingers while curling the other three, metal horns - also referred to by your God-fearing grandmother as "devil horns" - used to symbolize a concertgoer's enthusiasm for a particularly vehement moment of rocking. Where have all the horns gone?
The Wealthy Man's Woodstock
Thursday, May 4, 2006
"Hello, hippies," Maynard James Keenan said as his circus-metal foursome Tool took the stage at Coachella Sunday night. During the last 90 minutes of the set, I spotted two shirtless men in jester hats and a woman screaming about nuclear war, made out with a woman with dreadlocks from Phoenix who kept talking about the various mushrooms she'd taken, and got pulled off my dance partner during Madonna's set because a drunk woman in a bikini wanted to freak two guys at the same time.
Modern Master
Thursday, May 4, 2006
Modern dance pioneer of the 1950s, Paul Taylor, brought his lively choreography, technically skilled dancers and overall brilliance to a packed Campbell Hall last Wednesday evening. The Paul Taylor Dance Company's commitment to smooth transitions and sheer strength sets the group among the premier troupes in the world.
"Party Over Here, Fuck Y'all Over There"
Thursday, May 4, 2006
At a quarter till eleven, Chief Xcel and The Gift of Gab, the duo responsible for Blackalicious, took the stage to the howling relief of the two thousand or so people lurking in the darkened food court. Gab promptly grabbed the mic and said, "Oh yes Santa Barbara, we're having a party tonight!"
Neighborhood Shenanigans
Thursday, May 4, 2006
In Taoism, "wu wei" means a stage of complete spontaneity. Local band Silent Wei took this concept - and its namesake - to mean unconstrained impulses. While the music created a few rhythmic ebbs and flows, the band's improvisation grew tiring.
Fit for a Queen
Thursday, May 4, 2006
"Kings and Queen" follows the lives of two former lovers over the period of a week. Nora (Emmanuelle Devos) is a successful, but icy, single mother working at a trendy Parisian art gallery. She returns home to the countryside to visit her father (Maurice Garrel), a novelist who is in the late stages of terminal stomach cancer.
Artsweek Calendar
May 4, 2006 - May 10, 2006
Thursday, May 4, 2006
In case you missed Coachella, alternative rockers OneRepublic are bringing their act straight from the Indio valley to the SOhO stage tonight. HELEN STELLaR and Franklin for Short will also play. The show starts at 9 p.m
Do I Have to?
Thursday, May 4, 2006