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An Evening with Anna Halprin

April 30, 2015 by

On Monday, April 27, Campbell Hall filled with students to see the movie “Breath Made Visible.” The 82-minute film covered the career of modern dancer Anna Halprin and showed how dance can be appl...
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French-Chilean Rapper Ana Tijoux Challenges the Oppressor at the Hub

April 28, 2015 by

A noisy line formed outside of The Hub Friday night, April 24, consisting of people eager to see French-Chilean musician Ana Tijoux. As remixes to Amerie’s hit “1 Thing” and Erykah Badu’s “O...
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Harvard Professor Peter Galison Introduces the Evolving Notions of Objectivity

April 28, 2015 by

Do truth and objectivity occupy the same realm of meaning, in terms of science and journalism? On April 24, UCSB’s Art History Graduate Student Association hosted its 40th Annual Symposium in the Un...
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Book Review: what if i got down on my knees? By Tony Rauch

April 28, 2015 by

A fresh, unique and wildly entertaining piece of contemporary literature
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Poet Visits UCSB: Schultz On Writing and Witnessing The Wherewithal

April 28, 2015 by

A tale of a young man translating the diaries of his mother – who saved seven Jews from the Nazis – all in the span of a single poem: this is The Wherewithal, the latest work by poet Philip Schult...
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Duke Dumont Shares the Gift of Good Electronic Music in Santa Barbara

April 28, 2015 by

The air was humid from the collective sweat of dancers in the Goodland Hotel’s Rincon Ballroom on Tuesday, April 21. Contrary to the title “ballroom,” the floor was packed with young people brea...
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Selling DOPE: Straight Out of Sundance, Modern-Day Teen Odyssey Makes Its Way to UCSB

April 28, 2015 by

A critical hit and audience favorite at the Sundance Film Festival, “DOPE” was seen by some lucky UCSB students who were given a free advanced screening of the film last Thursday. Courtesy of A.S....
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“Danny Collins” Isn’t Original, But Who Cares?

April 28, 2015 by

This movie is like a roller-coaster. No, it’s not full of twists and turns; instead, you know exactly what you’re going to get before it’s all over. But it’s still a lot of fun to go on the r...
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New Sean Astin Film Barely Scratches “The Surface,” Spoiler Alert!

April 28, 2015 by

The surface of Lake Michigan is tepid, slow and without a hint of danger. Oh, the irony. Starring Sean Astin (“The Lord of the Rings”) and Chris Mulkey, “The Surface” is a well-shot and ballsy...
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Woyzeck: A Good Musical Like This is Hard to Find

April 24, 2015 by

The original version of Georg Büchner’s tragi-comedy Woyzeck was left unfinished on account of the author’s untimely death. And thus, for the past century and a half, the play has been molded in ...
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Music, Memory and Emotion: How They All Connect

April 24, 2015 by

Music is often described as a door of expression. Our music tastes and the bands we listen to closely reflect who we are as people. The soundtracks of our lives are what get us through happiness, sad...
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JMSN To Perform at Blind Tiger

April 24, 2015 by

Somewhere in the labyrinthine tangle of apartments that comprise North Hollywood, Christian Berishaj tinkers away in his dark home studio preparing for his next release. Berishaj is part of a line of ...
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PASU Presents: A Taste of Africa

April 24, 2015 by

The bass of West and East African boomed throughout the MultiCultural Center Friday, April 17 as UCSB’s black community flooded into the building to celebrate African culture. At the sixth annual Af...
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5 Rock Bands Your Dad Loves and You Should, Too

April 24, 2015 by

Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles and the Doors are the definition of amazing, awesome and astonishing music. If you don’t already know this, then please go back and hide u...
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An Evening of Spoken Word: Beau Sia

April 20, 2015 by

Beau Sia, renowned Asian-American slam poet, casually leaned against the silver 2008 Mercedes-Benz as his audience members nonchalantly walked by. Removing his heart-shaped sunglasses, he revealed him...
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