Apr
23
Creating Soul-utions For All: Taking Peace to Heart
by Alessandra Baer
April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The antiwar movement here at UCSB is a movement of increasing pertinence at this point in history, which unites campuses worldwide. It is a movement that will allow our university chancellors and statesmen to work for all people of the world instead of private enterprise, private interests, and private wealth. If peace is the [...]
Apr
23
Control Takes Time To Sink In
by Reinier Macatangay
April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Going into a movie without having any knowledge of the story isn’t always fun. But Control is a quietly enjoyable film, even if you aren’t a fan of the band Joy Division. It was difficult for me to like this movie at first, as I am not really a fan of this genre of music, [...]
Apr
23
Sarah Marshall Unforgettable
by Tracy Bueno
April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
A.S. Program Board gave a special advance screening Tuesday, April 15th of Universal Pictures’ new film, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which comes from the same producers who did Knocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Starring Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis and Russell Brand, it revels in the obscene humor that earned it an [...]
Apr
23
As oil fields around the world reach their “peak,” or their maximum oil output rate, demand for oil will increase at a faster rate than the discovery of new oil fields. This will lead to a continued increase in the price of oil until the supply is eventually exhausted. So argued petroleum geoscientist Jeffery Brown [...]
Apr
23
Windows Vista Consistently Fails To Impress PC Enthusiast
by Lynnea Dally
April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I consider myself a bit of a Windows fangirl, at least in the sense that I dislike Macintosh (Linux, you’re cool in my book). I love the practical aspect of the PC. I just want to be able to work on my computer without programs being bulky (I hate opening iTunes) or favoring [...]
Apr
23
Keep Yourself and The Earth Beautiful
by Elvia Ramirez
April 23, 2008 | 1 Comment
Being pretty does not mean you have to compromise the planet. Many cosmetic companies are seeing the importance of the global climate change problem and doing their part to fight this problem by creating eco-friendly products. Here’s a sensible guide to green make up and body care products that will keep you looking pretty and [...]
Apr
23
Students Discuss UC and Bombs
by Megan Barnes
April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Students discussed links between the University of California system and the arms industry at a presentation held on Thursday, April 17 by the Student Department of Energy Laboratory Oversight Committee (DOELOC), a year-old Associated Students entity which educates students about the UC’s management of the nation’s two largest nuclear weapons labs.
Apr
23
Scraping by pay check to pay check with a part time job or a rapidly disappearing loan with no remaining evidence of being wisely spent aside from an aching liver and an empty fridge, is familiar college territory.
Apr
23
Celebrating Earth Day
by Rayma Montero
April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Over two hundred students and community members, including parents and kids, gathered at Anisq’oyo park on Saturday April 19 for a sweet outdoor festival and celebration, also known as Earth Day-held to keep environmentalism at the forefront of everybody’s minds. ‘Stay Conscious’ was their logo.
Apr
23
Students Advocate for Environmental GE
by James Mrohs
April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Whispers of another General Education course abound on campus, some say good and some say bad. Many may have heard either from speakers in their classes or simply through friends that there is an effort on campus to get an environmental GE requirement added to undergraduate degree requirements. This is in fact true, though the [...]