May
7
If you just happen to visit Embaracadero Hall on a Saturday night, you might be surprised to hear peals of laughter ringing around the room as groups of students sit entranced by a lineup of tirelessly hilarious standup comics. This is Isla Vista Standup, a free weekly show devised by current and former students to [...]
May
7
I think I’m in love. But not with a person. Nor a drug. I’m in love with New Orleans.
New Orleans is a city renowned for its music, food, and culture, yet most visitors probably do not even experience close to the best of any of them. The touristy experience is easily found in New Orleans: [...]
May
7
Louis Vuitton Sues Artist for Darfur Campaign Images
by Stephanie Smyth
May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
It seems as though celebrities are all over the media these days—and not usually for positive reasons. Many wonder just what important deeds Paris Hilton and Britney Spears have accomplished to make it on CNN or Fox News. Sharing the same questions, Danish artist Nadia Plesner has noticed the media’s prioritization of big and small [...]
May
7
It is commonly assumed that smart girls don’t get lucky. There is a perpetuated belief that if one is smart, one cannot be pretty, and vice versa. As a college student, I have found that this stigma still exists and that a lot of women my age tend to maintain this assumption that a girl [...]
May
7
America: One Nation?
by Alex Day
May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Presidential campaigns harness powerful imagery, through campaign ads, to influence a person’s decision making process because—according to livingroomcandidate.movingimage.us—“[t]hese ads elicit emotional reactions, inspiring support for a candidate or raising doubts about his opponent.”
I am going to indulge in a little bit of the same emotional manipulation as those ads. I am a supporter of [...]
May
7
Have you been basking in the Santa Barbara spring-time warmth, hoping you’ll soak up vital nutrients and the sun will infuse your skin with vibrant color? Somewhere nearby, a strawberry has been too. Spring has sprung and so have the copious amounts of fruits and vegetables that thrive in this season’s temperate weather. There are [...]