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Julius Caesar Comes to Anisq’Oyo’ Park
by Tracy Bueno

March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Tracy Bueno | The Bottom Line

William Shakespeare has come back with a vengeance, but not in your average enclosed auditorium.
On Sunday, March 9, students in Theater 140 presented Julius Caesar in Isla Vista’s Anisq’Oyo’ Park. Under the direction of Jason Narvy and sponsored by I.V. Live, Caesar was the first [...]

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Process Continues for Unpaid Painters
by Jennifer Brenes

March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Unpaid painters of the San Clemente Student Apartments were given a bridge loan by the university on March 10, according to Marc Fisher, Vice Chancellor for campaigns, designs and facilities.
The move came five days after students continued to rally for the thirteen unpaid painters, who after nine weeks and three holidays, have still not [...]

Mar

12

Santa Barbarans To Hold Annual Anti-War March
by Matt Dragomanovich

March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

This Saturday, March 15, the activist group The People’s Coalition will be staging a two-day event in downtown Santa Barbara entitled “Five Years Too Many,” protesting the war in Iraq.
The event begins at 10 A.M. Saturday morning with a rally at Vera Cruz Park and concludes with an all-night candlelight vigil at the Arlington West [...]

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12

Spring Quarter Class To Highlight Isla Vista History
by Sophia Gore Browne

March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

For those Isla Vista loyalists who just can’t get enough, there is now a chance to become an expert on some of the more historical moments of this beloved place, aside from nightly drunken brawls in the streets and tirades with police. During spring quarter an ‘Isla Vista History’ course will be offered on Monday [...]

Mar

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Phthalates: The Toxic Chemicals That Might Be In Your Sex Toy
by Lynnea Dally

March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Lynnea Dally | The Bottom Line

Phthalates, a family of chemical rubber softeners used in many sex toys, might be dangerous to your health. Phthalates are generally used in a variety of things, from plastic shower curtains to blood bags and car dashboards. Typically anything that smells “plasticy” has phthalates. While people [...]

Mar

12

Getting Out of IV: Santa Barbara Activity Guide
by Elvia Ramirez

March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

We all have to admit, life in Isla Vista can get pretty repetitive, so if you have found yourself in this monotonous rut, there’s no need to fret. Thankfully, we live in one of the most beautiful cities in California with tons of outdoor activities to make our college experience more about then just the [...]

Mar

12

A Depressing Controversy About Anti-Depressants
by Emilia Dellemonico

March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Newspapers across the nation have once again been reporting on the question of just how happy can your Prozac make you? Researchers looking into the clinical trials of many typical antidepressants currently on the market have come to a startling conclusion; these so called “happy pills” are not much better than the common sugar [...]

Mar

12

A Thousand Splendid Suns Intertwines Womens’ Stories
by Nicole Richards

March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The author of The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini, has written a second novel A Thousand Splendid Suns focused around the lives of two women in Afghanistan.
If you have not had the chance to read Hosseini’s work I highly recommend that you do.
While The Kite Runner focused on the relationship between father and son, [...]

Mar

12

Bacevich Lecture Seeks to Explain Persistent Problems
Rayma Montero

March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

About 500 people filled Campbell Hall on Monday night to listen to Andrew Bacevich present a lecture on Iraq: “Managing the consequences of failure.”
Bacevich is a professor on International Relations and History at Boston University. He is the editor of the recently released collection of essays The Long War- A New History of U.S. [...]

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Pop Culture Artist Shahbazi Asks ‘Why Not?’
by Gina Pollack

March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Colored dice are scattered across a raised platform against a background of jumbled letters. A woman’s torso emerges, leaning forward underneath two brightly colored parrots that sit, suspended on a tree branch.
This scene isn’t a dream, nor is it a traditional art exhibit. It is the large-scale installation piece, the central [...]

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