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- Story: Not in Kyoto Anymore (Thursday, July 23, 2009)
... , and you’ve just stepped foot for the first time on Santa Barbara soil, je ... ed 18-year-old who knows very little English, and you’re standing on the doorst ... le English, and you’re standing on the doorstep of a strange person’s hou ... e you’re supposed to be living for the next six months, so you knock, but n ...
- Story: That Is the Question (Thursday, October 23, 2008)
... Blondell and his innovative Lit Moon Theatre Company presented their first In ... e Lit Moon Theatre Company presented their first International Shakespeare Fe ... kespeare Festival, I was writing for the Santa Barbara News-Press, an organiz ... an proportions. As a longtime fan of the troupe, I found myself disappointed ...
- Story: Fighting for Survival (Thursday, November 5, 2009)
... the future of César Chávez elementary, ... hool. A kindergarten class is eating their snacks in the shade while a 2nd-gr ... rten class is eating their snacks in the shade while a 2nd-grade gym class go ... a blur of smiles and squeals across the field, all of them in the telltale m ...
- Story: Teaching English When It’s Not Spoken in the Home (Tuesday, June 5, 2007)
... language" support can help students succeed, ... re far more likely to encourage such language skills if they have the proper train ... to encourage such language skills if they have the proper training. The P ... ge such language skills if they have the proper training. The Problem ...
- Story: She's No Lady (Thursday, March 22, 2007)
... the first entry in Five Dollar Words, a ... owledges that writing about words is the kind of navel-gazing effort that mak ... t that makes writers feel good about themselves and, given the nature of onli ... eel good about themselves and, given the nature of online columns, will only ...
- Story: A Chat with Piers Faccini (Wednesday, December 27, 2006)
... English and Italian parents and raised in Fr ... earing Sky is on Everloving Records, the label run by Ben Harper’s manager ... hO on Wednesday, January 10. Here is the edited bulk of a recent interview wi ... ited bulk of a recent interview with The Indy’s Matt Kettmann. London-Bor ...
- Story: Playing the Race Card (Thursday, October 4, 2007)
... These are not just economic achievement ... zar Jack O’Connell last August. “These are racial achievement gaps.” Wi ... With this controversial statement, the California Superintendent of Schools ... standardized test results. As usual, there were distinct differences between ...
- Story: Introducing Jan Timbrook’s Chumash Ethnobotany (Thursday, August 30, 2007)
... the Santa Barbara naturalist’s creatio ... ra naturalist’s creation story: In the beginning, everything is a bush. On ... beginning, everything is a bush. On the first day, we discover some bushes a ... over some bushes are different than others. On the second day, we learn which ...
- Story: UCSB to Offer Middle Eastern Languages This Fall (Friday, July 3, 2009)
... The school’s religious studies program ... fall, UCSB will welcome a brand new language course in Pashto, a language spoken ... and new language course in Pashto, a language spoken throughout Afghanistan and in ... fghanistan and in parts of Pakistan. The addition of this course to the curre ...
- Story: Testing the Test (Friday, March 21, 2008)
... the exit exam? Last week, the soph ... pass the exit exam? Last week, the sophomore class was subjected to yet ... homore class was subjected to yet another standardized test—only this time, ... standardized test—only this time, the outcomes are severe. Over the course ...
- Story: First King of the Festival (Thursday, February 1, 2007)
... The Last King of Scotland, Forest Whitak ... of Scotland, Forest Whitaker becomes the notorious Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. ... politics, and Santa Barbara. This is the extended version of that Q&A, which ... rm in this week's printed edition of The Independent. In The Last King of ...
- Story: Peony Dreams (Thursday, September 28, 2006)
... the Empress Palace staff, so unflappable ... Empress Palace staff, so unflappable they seem balanced on the edge of the vo ... so unflappable they seem balanced on the edge of the void. Even the most seas ... le they seem balanced on the edge of the void. Even the most seasoned among t ...
- Story: Local Heroes 2008 (Wednesday, November 26, 2008)
... 986, we published our first issue of The Santa Barbara Independent. It was al ... 986, we published our first issue of The Santa Barbara Independent. It was al ... rbara such an amazing place to live. They included people from all walks of l ... commissioner and a philanthropist, a theater director and a human rights advo ...
- Story: Chumash Dictionary Breathes Life into Moribund Language (Thursday, April 24, 2008)
... hought to be dead for more 40 years, the last surviving branch of Chumash lan ... the last surviving branch of Chumash languages was merely dormant. Thought to ... t to be dead for more than 40 years, the last surviving branch of Chumash lan ... the last surviving branch of Chumash languages was merely dormant. For the past se ...
- Story: Summer Camp Guide 2009 (Thursday, April 9, 2009)
... The Independent's Summer Camp Guide 2009 ... ndent's Summer Camp Guide 2009 THE ARTS 79th Annual Children's Fiest ... roll for this free event. Contact the Children's parade Headquarters at 89 ... eadquarters at 897-1982 to be put on the mailing list, or stop by the Cabrill ...
- Story: Mission Impossible? (Thursday, June 4, 2009)
... s week, school’s out for summer in the Santa Barbara School Districts. B ... rbara School Districts. But while the sun-soaked months of June, July, and ... n provide a much-needed respite from the grind of education for teachers and ... be quite so “livin’ easy” for the faculty and staff of Harding Element ...
- Story: Summer Arts (Thursday, June 22, 2006)
... s in a single bound and give you all the information you need to plan your ar ... you need to plan your art calendar, The Indy’s Summer Arts Preview has it ... has it all: Summerdance gets funky; the Music Academy toots its horns; the B ... ; the Music Academy toots its horns; the Bowl rocks ’n’ rolls; the Writer ...
- Story: Freedom and Exile (Thursday, November 9, 2006)
... t, a tonal rhythm that emanates from the sound of his native tongue, Kĩkũy ... He wrote his latest novel, Wizard of the Crow, in Kĩkũyũ, making it the lo ... of the Crow, in Kĩkũyũ, making it the longest book ever written in a sub-S ... ver written in a sub-Saharan African language. He then translated the book — ...
- Story: Plays Well With Others (Friday, February 22, 2008)
... aborating across genres with some of the world’s greatest artists to playin ... his own ensemble in New York City in the late 1960s. He proceeded to scrape b ... and mover until in 1975 he composed the score for a non-narrative opera, Ein ... r a non-narrative opera, Einstein on the Beach. Today, he’s one of modern m ...
- Story: Sticky "Situation" at the Santa Barbara News-Press (Friday, April 6, 2007)
... The dispute between News-Press managemen ... catch-all name for it that expresses the magnitude succinctly and objectively ... g within five feet of a newspaper in the last few months knows that the inter ... er in the last few months knows that the internal happenings at the Santa Bar ...
- Story: Meet Javier Bardem, This Year’s Montecito Award-Winner for Classic Performances (Thursday, January 24, 2008)
... There is no character more haunting in 2 ... methodical murderer Anton Chigurh in the Coen brothers’ No Country for Old ... urderer Anton Chigurh in the Coen brothers’ No Country for Old Men. The ... thers’ No Country for Old Men. There is no character more haunting in 2 ...
- Story: What Writers Read (Thursday, July 5, 2007)
... you’re always interested in what other people are reading, especially peop ... g Issue, we decided to go to some of the city’s connoisseurs — highly ... shed writers — for a sample of the books on their bedside tables and in ... — for a sample of the books on their bedside tables and in their carry- ...
- Story: SBIFF 2008 Slate (Monday, December 31, 2007)
... The full slate to the 2008 SBIFF. 23 ... the 2008 SBIFF. 23rd SANTA BARBARA I ... IRECTOR Santa Barbara, CA – The 23rd installment of the Santa Barbar ... bara, CA – The 23rd installment of the Santa Barbara International Film Fes ...
- Story: Homeland Debate (Thursday, July 19, 2007)
... the city mailed out a questionnaire requ ... onnaire requesting citizen input for the future of Santa Barbara. Evidently, ... ioned two Santa Barbaras — one English-speaking and the other Spanish-speak ... ras — one English-speaking and the other Spanish-speaking — as th ...
- Story: It’s Time to Reevaluate No Child Left Behind (Thursday, June 21, 2007)
... ther and grandmother, I know one of the ... ther, I know one of the greatest gifts w ... other and grandmother, I know one of the greatest gifts we can give our child ... ren is a quality education. It opens the door to a rich life, full of opportu ...
- Story: Cesaria Evora’s Unforgettable Voice Transcends Nostalgia (Thursday, October 2, 2008)
... the soul of a song lie in literal meanin ... ie in literal meaning, in which case the listener must understand the song’ ... ch case the listener must understand the song’s language? Does the so ... istener must understand the song’s language? Does the soul of a song lie i ...
- Story: After School Activity Guide 2006 (Thursday, August 17, 2006)
... the corner, and, while parents may be lo ... ts may be looking forward to getting the kids out of the house, their kids ar ... g forward to getting the kids out of the house, their kids are more likely dr ... o getting the kids out of the house, their kids are more likely dreading the ...
- Story: Reading to Learn (Tuesday, July 3, 2007)
... 1984 to get ready for next fall’s English class, few will be doing so for thei ... lish class, few will be doing so for their mathematics and science courses. O ... ss, few will be doing so for their mathematics and science courses. One reaso ... ne reason is that most students find their textbooks as accessible as the lat ...
- Story: Richard Helgerson 1940-2008 (Thursday, May 22, 2008)
... stinguished humanities scholars with the death of Richard Helgerson on April ... of Richard Helgerson on April 26 at the age of 67. UCSB lost one of its ... stinguished humanities scholars with the death of Richard Helgerson on April ... of Richard Helgerson on April 26 at the age of 67. To the campus and the Eng ...
- Story: Lady Kaishi’s Quest (Tuesday, July 22, 2008)
... s new novel. Avia Belle Moon is the pen name of a local author whose fir ... ance set in Japan’s Heian Court at the dawn of the 11th century. The novel ... Japan’s Heian Court at the dawn of the 11th century. The novel’s protagon ... urt at the dawn of the 11th century. The novel’s protagonist, Lady Kaishi ( ...
- Story: Shutting Down Cesar Chavez Charter School Would Be Error (Wednesday, October 28, 2009)
... The assertion that César Chávez Charte ... e writing to express our support for the students of César Chávez Charter S ... of César Chávez Charter School and the unrecognized value of what they stan ... l and the unrecognized value of what they stand to lose, should their charter ...
- Story: A Good District (Monday, April 21, 2008)
... the state, students and schools thrive i ... tate, students and schools thrive in the Goleta District. (Above photo: L ... Learn about verb tenses in space in the Goleta School District.) You don ... You don’t see many headlines about the Goleta elementary schools. But in th ...
- Story: Question: What were schools like in Santa Barbara after the Americans came to power? (Thursday, September 27, 2007)
... 9, 1850, Santa Barbara became one of the first communities to officially inco ... porate as an American city by act of the California legislature. Local voters ... ia legislature. Local voters went to the polls to install a new Common Counci ... own City Council) in August. One of the first issues facing this new body wa ...
- Story: The 50th Anniversary of Aldous Huxley’s UCSB Lecture Series (Tuesday, March 24, 2009)
... ey living here. Some maintained that the author of Brave New World and Crome ... led in Isla Vista, and whilst across the channel was inspired to write Island ... nel was inspired to write Island. Another tale held that Huxley’s wife woul ... d annually procure him a virgin from the then-new UCSB campus for a springtim ...
- Story: UCSB Presents Wu Han and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (Thursday, November 8, 2007)
... nd, cellist David Finckel — of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Cen ... , which will appear on November 8 at the First United Methodist Church in a c ... nd, cellist David Finckel — of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Cen ... , which will appear on November 8 at the First United Methodist Church in a c ...
- Story: Shakespeare Santa Barbara Presents The Comedy of Errors (Thursday, August 2, 2007)
... n of reality. How can we escape this language of text message abbreviations that w ... n of reality. How can we escape this language of text message abbreviations that w ... which we have no words are lost,” then — despite the awe-inspiring s ... ds are lost,” then — despite the awe-inspiring sleekness of the iPhon ...
- Story: To Endure, and to be Heard (Thursday, February 28, 2008)
... the deepest human desires. Now in it ... n desires. Now in its 22nd year, the CALM Celebrity Authors’ Luncheon h ... l as a popular annual fundraiser for the nearly forty-year-old non-profit org ... d Mediation, was founded in 1970 for the purpose of preventing, assessing, an ...
- Story: Tommy Lee Jones Comes Home to Santa Barbara (Thursday, January 31, 2008)
... down. He much prefers talking about the places he’s visited while making m ... he’s visited while making movies rather than discussing the films themselve ... making movies rather than discussing the films themselves, as if his interest ... ies rather than discussing the films themselves, as if his interest was lands ...
- Story: The Case for César Chávez School (Thursday, November 19, 2009)
... the Santa Barbara school board close Cé ... Brian Sarvis recommends? Should the Santa Barbara school board close Cé ... s? Absolutely and emphatically not. The school, an experiment in bilingual e ... nt enrollment is dropping throughout the district, César Chávez boasts a wa ...
- Story: Enter the Allosphere (Thursday, November 6, 2008)
... bara’s three dimensional immersive theater, the 21st century face of our di ... three dimensional immersive theater, the 21st century face of our discipline- ... head north on 101 to Ward Memorial, then west under the Henley Gate, past th ... 01 to Ward Memorial, then west under the Henley Gate, past the new pre-postmo ...
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