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1 WORD FALL 2012 ISLA VISTA ARTS & CULTURE MAGAZINE ISSUE 17 FREE

2 WORD WORD is a special project of UCSB funded by UCSB and Associated Students see previous issues at Taylor Barnes writer Brenna Bozigian writer, advertising Melissa Cuddy writer, designer Gina De La Rosa writer * Gabrielle Dimaranan writer, designer, photographer Annalise Domenighini writer Katana Dumont writer Tim Fucci writer Molly Goldman writer, copy editor WORD staff pictured from left to right = * not pictured Alison Green writer, copy editor Kelsey Gripenstraw writer, designer Angie Haas writer, designer Adam Herzog editor-in-chief Micah Kilimann art director Becca Loux writer, copy-editor, designer Ryan Miller publisher Connor Oakes writer, copy editor Ally Power writer, copy editor advisors Ellen Anderson - DJ Palladino - Terrenz Vong * Kelsey Roshetko photographer, designer Alex Svedlow writer Lizzy Szabo managing editor Mariah Tiffany writer Emerald Vernon-Lapow illustrator, designer Lucas Villa writer, copy editor Mor Weizman photo editor Ginger Wojcik writer Michael Zhang photographer On the cover: Frank DePaul Staff Photos and Cover Photo by Mor Weizman // Staff Page, Table of Contents & cover designed by Micah Kilimann

3 CONTENTS Features Future of the UC 6 Mailmen OF I.V. 10 magnum opus 12 PornO in isla vista 14 So you think you can dj? 16 YOUTUBE BATTLE 19 Boys don t dance, Men Do 20 Spoken word at UCSB 23 Food Food Not Bombs 24 I caught crabs 26 You got to eat to live 28 i.v. fruit map 31 Viva delicioso 36 The Tamale lady 38 You Only Love ochre? 39 fall flavors 40 Collegiate cuisine 42 by Kelsey Gripenstraw by Ginger Wojcik by Lucas Villa by Tim Fucci by Taylor Barnes by Molly Goldman by Katana Dumont by Annalise Domenighini by Melissa Cuddy by Ally Power by Becca Loux by Ally Power by Molly Goldman by Brenna Bozigian by Gina De La Rosa by Angie Haas and Nicole Rogers by Alison Green Focus on i.v. art Halloween town To conform Expressions EventS calendar Fortlandia Seen & Heard in I.V. Roommate Horror Story Wi-Findings The Albino Raccoon ARTS PLUS Letter from the editors Dear Isla Vista, We re back and this time, we re hungry are you? To kick off the new academic year, we decided to focus on food in our 17 th issue. From a definitive guide to Mexican grub in our shantytown to a map for foraging fruit, we compiled some of our favorite foodie stories. Inside, find inspiring recipes using seasonal produce and what s likely to be in your fridge. Learn about locals struggling to find their next meal, others catching their meals off the Goleta pier and some eating food of only one color. Autumn not only brings fall flavors, but celebrations galore. Try pitching an epic tent or joining a spoken word crew. As aspiring DJs get ready for back-toschool fiestas, everyone else should be sure to check out our events calendar for upcoming functions. Stay updated on WORD events and happenings through our blog (wordmagazineiv.wordpress.com) and website (wordmag.org). Until next time I.V., WORD up! Adam Herzog and Lizzy Szabo Editor-In-Chief and Managing Editor featured: Deanna Graves by Mor Weizman by Kelsey Roshetko compiled by Alison Green compiled by Lisa DeLa Puente by Gabrielle Dimaranan No Place is Safe Couch Crazy Is Your Funny-fi Listed? by Alex Svedlow

4 features UC in 2050 DESIGNING THE FUTURE Written by Kelsey Gripenstraw designed by Micah Kilimann These days, the University of California rarely makes the news for good reasons. The word budget looms over and dominates, steering most discussion about the system away from internal improvement. Last February, 33 faculty members representing all of the UC campuses met for three days with a list of their most pressing topics of discussion in order to lay the groundwork for future improvements, both within the university and in its larger relationship to the state of California. It was the first time such a non-emergency meeting had been held in three decades.the University s monetary woes were cast aside in order to shine a light on these areas of the UC system most hungry for improvement. The problem is we, meaning the UC system, don t know who we are anymore, explained Catherine Cole, professor of theater, dance and performance studies at UC Berkeley. Cole convened the charrette with Ann Bermingham, professor of History of Art and Architecture at UCSB. Bermingham and Cole organized the event independent of the Academic Senate the organization behind these events in the past riding on the hope that their colleagues shared their desire to touch base with one another and figure out what the UC as a whole needs in order to thrive in years to come. It worked; much to Bermingham and Cole s pleasant surprise, faculty from all ten UC campuses were eager to join them in an involved discussion of the system. It was really a coalition of the willing, commented Bermingham. It was really encouraging because we got people from every single campus in the system. These participants decided on twelve design principles on which to capitalize during future discussion of the system. The general question of the meeting was, What will the UC system look like in 2050? The faculty temporarily ignored the immediate concerns of the university, the majority of which revolve around the financial crisis, in favor of setting long-term goals of improvement, as well as planning what needed to be done to achieve them. There s an awful lot of discussion involved about the future of the university, but it s not happening at a grassroots level, said Bermingham. So the real point of the charrette was to get that kind of involvement again. "...taking a step back to examine just the direction in which the UC is going is pertinent..." Bermingham and Cole chose to divide all of their participants into three working groups to brainstorm and outline just what this ideal future might entail, plus the steps needed to reach it. They believe that taking a step back to examine just the direction in which the UC is going is pertinent as the power of the university continues to grow. These all-uc faculty conferences used to be held every year, said Bermingham. About 200 faculty from throughout the system would come and they would discuss 6 7

5 features a topic of universal importance to the university. So, for instance, one year, it was on the place of the fine arts in a public university. And another year it was a discussion about whether or not the UC should really invest in medical schools. They would all meet for about two or three days, and then they would make their recommendation to the university. This went on for years and years and years, but it fell by the wayside in the 70 s, just when the system started to expand. The conferences that happened from the 1940s up to the 1970s aimed for longterm improvement. Former UC President Robert Sproul said that these conferences existed to stimulate thinking on all campuses of the University about major problems of the University as a whole, and to afford an opportunity for free, frank, and thorough discussion of those problems by a large number of interested members of the faculty. This tradition of involved discussion, as well as contemporary planning models used in urban design, business, public policy, and non-profits. Basically, it s a model that comes out of urban planning, and the kind of planning that s done very often in corporations or even in NGOs, explained Bermingham. It s a model of planning that s very participatory, very ground-up and also iterative. Faculty and other members of the believe that, as the largest public university system in the United States, the UC system should foster a more communicative and changecognizant environment, especially given the rate at which it continues to grow, in order to fulfill its goals, both for its students and the state of California. As we all know, UC is an engine of opportunity and innovation that benefits every resident of this state, said UC Regent Sherry Lansing in her opening remarks at the May 16, 2012 UC Regents meeting in Sacramento. What is at stake here affects all of us, not just UC students and their families, but every Californian. While the UC Regents have ultimate control over the overall direction of the system, their discussion at meetings tends to center on immediate, pressing concerns, such as the recent UC Davis pepper spray incident a major topic of discussion at the May 16 meeting and the budget. But those involved believe that Lansing s remark that the fate of the University does not merely affect its students but all of California, rings true about the system despite its current monetary predicament. I m in, said Constance Penley, UCSB professor of Film and Media Studies, in enthusiastic approval after hearing a presentation on the group. This is just astonishingly forward-thinking. Bermingham and Cole chose to attack the countless components of the University of California by dividing participants into three smaller groups of discussion. Each working group would undergo a repeated process of discussing, formulating ideas, presenting them to the larger group, gauging feedback and then reverting back to the drawing board to refine them. The two professors, as well as members of the UCSB community who discussed the group s results on May 22nd, felt that the conference was a smashing success, planting the seeds for future discussion to pump some much-needed oxygen into the UC system. twelve points of change An To answer the question, If we were able to design from scratch a UC system for the year 2050, what would it look like?, the participants created twelve points of interest/action items to focus on in the future. Public responsibility A system of campuses A new model of change management Meeting the needs of a diverse California Teaching, discovery, and research as the anchor A focus on serving the public good A dynamic, integrated, project-based curriculum Morphing, merging, evolving disciplines Multiple forms of instruction and learning Campus as a place and non-place Expanded reward structure Re-affirmation of core values For more information, check out 8 9

6 features says James in an attempt at seriousness. Slivers of sunlight illuminate his long blond hair as he finishes off another slice of pizza. You have to be in the right frame of mind, George chimes in as the others erupt in laughter. Noon on Fortuna Road signals lunchtime for James, George, Eric, Mike, Jose, and Jaime, Isla Vista s team of mailmen. Clad in matching pinstriped uniforms gathered around a picnic table piled high with pizza boxes, their boisterous laughter can be heard down the block. A unique camaraderie has grown out of the shared task of negotiating I.V. s unpredictable streets and has evolved into three consecutive Vegas trips, a 50-mile bike trek down Baja California, the L.A. city bike marathon, and of course, the odd night out at Zodo s bowling alley. Except for Mike, George jokes as the crew laugh. He usually says he ll come, but then he never shows. This prompts yet another round of hysterical laughter. They are a boisterous bunch, and rightfully so. From six to nine hours a day spent working in the streets of I.V., they all seem to be perfectly fit for this unlikely environment. At 15 years on the job, George is the reigning veteran of the group. His vivacious demeanor is expressed through bouts of offcolor humor, which evokes constant laughter from the rest of the guys. My favorite part is getting to see the streakers who lose at beer pong, says George. That s not so bad. Then there is James, whose pinstripes are accompanied by a head of chest length blond hair and a friendly disposition. When the conversation digresses too far, he is the one who steers the crew back on track. After over a decade of working in I.V., he s overheard more graphic stories about the night before than most college students ever will. Once I even found a big ol fish head in one of my boxes, says James. Eric, who also has ten years of I.V. deliveries under his belt, enjoys the little things, like chatting with students and watching bike accidents. And yes, we are happy the cops are giving out bike tickets now, he says in regards to the erratic biking that makes their job so dangerous. It is Jose s sixth year, and he is a bit more shy than his co-workers, simply giggling quietly at the appropriate moments. Mike is the rookie but he fits into the team dynamic with ease, cracking jokes, and bursting into fits of laughter with the rest. There s never a dull moment, admits Mike with a chuckle; the rest nod in approval. The ones who have delivered mail here long enough agree that the party climate in I.V. has changed over the years. As far as rowdiness goes, says George. It doesn t compare to the way it once was. The others express their agreement. Before, it didn t matter what time of day it was, recalls James. Even at eight and nine in the morning there would be a party at every other house, it was just an on-going thing. Tuition increases are probably to blame, they guess. I used to know kids who were here five and six years, says George. But now it seems like students are trying to get out as early as they can. The glorified party years may be over, but during I.V. s famed holidays their job is as challenging as ever. Pictured from left to right: George, James, Mike, and Jose Floatopia and Halloween are when my route gets really bad, says James who s in charge of deliveries for Del Playa and Sabado Tarde. It s horrible trying to drive down a street with that many messed up people. After knowing what the residents do in this shantytown paradise, they admit they are less than thrilled about the thought of their own children residing in I.V. I ll be honest, I would let my boys come here, I would not let my daughter, says James. And if she did, I don t want to know anything! After twelve years of watching nearly nude ladies gallivanting up and down these streets, his fatherly concerns are not surprising. Overall, they take great pleasure out of spending so much time around the student population. In parting, their advice is simple: one, check your boxes more often, and two, twelve packs are well received. You have to enjoy people to have this job, says Eric. And we really do

7 features For more information about Opus Label and all its upcoming projects, check out its website online at OpusLabel.com, follow it on Twitter at Twitter.com/OpusLabel or like Opus Label on Facebook. Written by Lucas Villa // Designed by Lizzy Szabo networking at music festivals, and sealing licensing deals with major record labels, Miguel Jiménez and Jeremy Wineberg are two busy twentysomethings. Jiménez, a UCSB alum and former Isla Vistan, and Wineberg, a NYU masters degree recipient, founded Opus Label in early 2012 as a boutique record label combining music and apparel. I believe fashion and music are inseparable, Jiménez says about Opus Label s innovative mix. While a record label usually carries the music aspect, the duo made it a point to fuse that with the clothes and fashion aesthetic to create a cohesive artform. Much of this Opus Label mindset takes inspiration from Jiménez and Wineberg s previous experiences working together and on their own solo projects. Before Opus Label, Jiménez first collaborated with Wineberg at age 16, turning part of an L.A. street into a concert hub. At night we would clear out [the area] and it would just be a venue space. The kids from surrounding high schools would come and that [space] would eventually become this series of shows called L.A. Youth, says Jiménez. That party scene would soon attract bands like The Donnas and Rooney and Jiménez would later go on to bigger projects like launching the fashion blog WorldCoco, which led to him booking part of L.A. Fashion Week Weinberg s prior experience also heavily influences Opus Label s aesthetic. I started a label about six years ago through Fred Segal in Los Angeles called Invisible DJ, says Wineberg. My vision was uniting music and fashion on this quest of distributing music through nontraditional means. With Invisible DJ, Winberg also built the company Music Tee, which combined fashion and digital music. He later put together compilation albums for big companies like Juicy Couture and Urban Outfitters. Both founders backgrounds have played a role in realizing this record label dream. Wineberg comes from a communication and music merchandising background while Jiménez uses his experience as an art major from UCSB. It comes down to having an eye for aesthetics that plays a role everyday, Jiménez mentions about applying his degree to the job. He oversees the art direction aspects of the label like the website and CD booklet design. Opus has been successful with its two indie music compilations released so far, Opus Label 1 and 2. The first compilation was met with the label s blow out launch party back in March and was also featured on itunes New and Noteworthy section upon release. Opus Label 2 came out in July, continuing the music label s tagline of European sensibilities forged with California grit. Both sets feature an eclectic group of bands and musicians with sophisticated electronic tunes. Jiménez and Wineberg curate these compilation sets released on Opus by licensing music from record labels around the world. I m always on the lookout for new music having a vision and a perfect album you can listen to from A-Z, Jiménez says. Wineberg adds, Compilations reflect a moment in time and I love putting together a moment that is memorable. Including fashion in the mix, the duo launch will launch the exclusive Icon Tee in spring The clothing line is conceptual idea with various art and photography displayed on different apparel. Each article of clothing in Icon Tee is paired with a playlist of digital music set to match the style of the garment. Wineberg further describes the Icon Tee as the beauty of art and photography as seen through clothing with digital content included, while Jiménez continues saying the music and fashion combination is their effort in working creatively to push music into the future. The third aspect of Opus Label is the Desert Nights brand that launched this past summer. Jiménez and Wineberg hosted nightlife parties out in Palm Springs and the Palm Desert area with musical talent from DJs and entertainment paired with stunning visuals. California s literal hotspots became tasteful hotspot for party-goers and club enthusiasts. All these amazing business ideas require Jiménez and Wineberg to keep up with s, deadlines, phone calls, and meetings while handling clients and the press. Though this can seem daunting, the two enjoy all aspects of their label. The artistic process is fun, but so is the business too, says Wineberg. Along with producing their own album collections, Jiménez and Wineberg s latest business venture is hosting celebrity blogger Perez Hilton s own music company compilation series. The two struck a deal with Hilton and are releasing his compilations in physical CD and digital format conjointly with Opus unique Icon Tee garment and music platform. Hilton is only the beginning of Opus far reach into the music and fashion market. Jiménez is thrilled to merge his passions into a viable business. Music is my hobby my favorite thing ever, he says. It s been such a big part of my life. It s almost like a dream to have a label to put out the stuff that you love

8 features pornography in I.V. better known as the Tiki House, red cup wielding bros take keg stands on the front porch and shout Isla Vistaaa at the top of their lungs. Inside, Usher s Yeah blares from the speakers as party-goers bump, grind and take handle pulls of vodka while smoke and lasers swirl around their gyrating bodies. On the ocean side patio outside, Tiki s patrons huddle in small groups drinking beer, and eagerly await the show. At the climax of the party and in the midst of lingering hormones and alcoholfueled voyeuristic desires, a couple undresses each other on a couch in the center of the living room, baring their naked bodies to the walls and eyes of Tiki. With a mostly male crowd surrounding and cheering them on, the blond, muscular stallion firmly caresses a petite but busty brunette. Soon he mounts her from behind. While she whips her head back and arches her backside, he thrusts firmly and unrelentingly. He flips her on her back, her legs spread wide in the air, as the couple indefatigably continues their sexual saga as cameras capture every move, moan, ass-slap, choke hold and tug of the hair. Five and a half years ago, I.V. starred in a series of adult films featured on the infamous CollegeFuckFest.com, thrusting U.C. Santa Barbara and it s notorious student ghetto into a hedonistic hall of fame. The website joins the ranks of other adult websites like DareDorm. com and ShanesWorld.com, which focus primarily on collegiate promiscuity. For a cool $29.95 a month, members gain access to a whole slew of pornography filmed on large college campuses throughout the United States, from Arizona State to the University of Texas in Austin. The website touts itself as world famous and boasts a rap sheet that includes lewd conduct and indecent exposure in seven different states, to bring you the best party footage on the web. The site also includes a clandestine archive of real college students involved in erotic fifteen minutes of fame hardcore scenes with porn stars or their fellow classmates. Outside the walls of the Tiki House, the site also stores a collection of low-budget adult videos shot in I.V., some with now former UCSB students. Until recently, the Riviera Adult Store on Upper State Street in Santa Barbara kept an entire section of DVDs dedicated to adult films shot in I.V. or videos of graduates who went on to work in the adult industry. Constance Penley, a pornography scholar in the UCSB. Film and Media Studies department, described these films as proam, an unscripted porn sub-genre that relies on the spontaneity of pairing porn stars in films with non-industry Joe Shmos. Some films, like the Tiki House collection, embed industry professionals in a semi-staged party scene hosted by fraternities or students willing to open up their homes for one wild night of debauchery and sin. To Penley, it was inevitable that porn culture would knock boots with college culture. There was a lot of crossover between porn and rock music. There was a lot of crossover between porn and hip-hop, says Penley. Rock stars would go out with porn stars. Rappers like Snoop Dogg would make music videos with porn stars. So it should have gone over into the college culture. This kind of porno-chic - it s a crossing of cultures. Tiki s interior, clad with worn retro wood panel, testifies to decades of Isla Vistans living a life uninhibited. Current Tiki residents Elliot Wainman, Justin Howard and their housemates joked about bringing CollegeFuckFest.com back for a reunion romp, but their sarcasm brings to life a different Isla Vista; an I.V. today that is living the 2007 I.V. s hangover; a subtle departure from the devilishly aberrant I.V. uploaded online just half a decade ago. People come into college expecting it to be a little more hedonistic than it is, especially Santa Barbara with its reputation, says Wainman. Everyone thinks everyone is just sort of slobbing all over each other and spreading herpes. I don t think that s necessarily the case. I think CollegeFuckFest gives a pretty inaccurate depiction of college. In the wake of I.V. s Saturday night sins flooding the internet, landlords and leasing companies, out of fear of liability lawsuits, teamed with campus administration to pressure local lawmakers and authorities to curb the potential of another porno-palooza in paradise. Santa Barbara County s Social Host Ordinance, which permits authorities to enter a home if there are five or more occupants, was according to Penley, a direct consequence of 2007 s titty tirade. And in an even darker twist of fate, one of Tiki s other leading male stars, nicknamed Jack "Rock stars would go out with porn stars. Rappers like Snoop Dogg would make music videos with porn stars. So it should have gone over into the college culture. This kind of porno-chic -- it s a crossing of cultures. " Venice, known for his tattoos and large male anatomy, was arrested the same year he headlined in I.V. and eventually charged with second-degree rape and given a life sentence in prison following an incident in a sorority house at Washington State University. For Howard, despite the backlash caused by CollegeFuckFest.com, Tiki s reputation as I.V. s porn palace works as an ice-breaking conversation starter when entertaining unknowing passersby. It s the perfect kind of thing to be proud of in the house in this environment, so it works, said Howard. During the 2012 summer, the Tiki House was forced to undergo a remodel and moved closer to the street after becoming the latest victim to Del Playa s inevitable sea side cliff erosion. For Wainman, Howard and other I.V. veterans, as Tiki s walls went down, so too did a lascivious, but nonetheless saluted, piece of I.V. history

9 features SO You think you can dj WRITTEN BY TAYLOR BARNES PHOTOGRAPHED AND DESIGNED BY KELSEY ROSHETKO I hate to say it, but it s the cool thing to do right now. For Bix King, a local disc jockey and event coordinator, the rising popularity of electronic dance music in Isla Vista is not deplorable. It s the number of people who are, or think they are, DJs. DJ-ing isn t about being cool, says King. It s about the music. Nowadays, it s not a real party on Del Playa unless it s blasting EDM (electronic dance music) from massive speakers. Even events on UCSB campus signal the collective appeal of DJs SBTRKT, A-Trak, Dillon Francis, Major Lazer and Zeds Dead. UCSB students Alex Lin and Andrew Harvey are directors of production for Easy Love Records, an organization that throws parties and concerts around Santa Barbara and other cities in California. They cite the advancement of technology from ten years ago as permitting so many people to become contemporary DJs. Lin and Harvey describe their style as playing through many sub-genres of house music such as deep, tech, and progressive. More people are able to make this kind of music and with the internet to spread their music around, and it s much easier for all these fans to say, I want to be a DJ too, and go download the software, says Lin. Because of that there s been an explosion of people who are interested in making music and sounding like passable DJs...It used to be a very exclusive club of people who are able to produce records, now everyone with a laptop can do it. King didn t seem pleased with this trend. It disappoints me where DJ-ing is going, because it s not really DJ-ing anymore, its not beat matching, he says. He explains beat matching as the ability to, detect a tempo by ear and match it to another tempo simultaneously. If done correctly, the audience should be unable to distinguish whether a new song is starting or the other song is ending. Technology is taking over the world, says King. I just don t agree with the sync button, which automatically matches songs tempos. I was a bad DJ for a long time but learning how to beat match was more effective than buying a program and just becoming a DJ overnight. Not everyone agrees with this, however. Daniel Dubinsky, also known as Audio Pool, says, I understand that people are upset, but it s technology doing what it does best. It does make things easier, but I don t think it makes me any less of an artist. Dubinsky added that this new technology enables him to do more with DJ-ing. It frees me to be more experimental and do new things, he says. I can skip around and add more effects. I m not so worried about beat matching because I can do more exciting things than just playing music. Dubinsky plays different styles, but his favorite is drum and bass. When I m playing drum and bass, I m ecstatic, says Dubinsky. That s when you can see me at maximum. It s not all about me, but when people want to listen to drum and bass and are super into it, I m never happier. Kelly Kusumi as Steve Aoki and Mor Weizman as Skrillex I.V. specifically has a plethora of DJs because it serves as a breeding ground where DJs can hone their craft easily with so many people throwing house parties every weekend searching for people to spin at their party. There are no other places like I.V. where there are five parties on one block and every single party has two or three DJs, says Kenjamin Ho, president of UCSB s DJ Club. I.V. is a great place to get your foot in the door and get experience playing with a live crowd. For a DJ, getting a thirty minute or one hour set [at a party] without really trying is huge. Most DJs in other cities or towns will record mixes and post them online, and that s their way of getting fans. In I.V., even if there s thirty people there, that s still thirty people who leave knowing who you are. Ho describes his style as an eclectic mix of genres and artists tailored to his audience s 16 17

10 features age and respective musical preference. With such large house parties and the power of Facebook promotion, parties are packed and ready for DJs to excite the crowd with music. Even professional DJs, such as Porter Robinson, who visit here have just been in love with I.V., says Harvey. MTV even featured footage from Robinson s I.V. performance. The I.V. scene allows DJs to gain followers and establish themselves. With local acclaim, I.V. DJs can acquire residencies, or more more long-term gigs, at bars in downtown Santa Barbara. Although King describes himself as more on the event planning side of things, he plays at EOS occasionally. King compares I.V. to downtown as, Disneyland versus the real world; business versus vacation. You can only vacation for so long before it s time to actually get back to business, says King. Dubinsky plays at EOS and Savoy most frequently. There s a constant battle of self downtown due to pressures of what to play, but the idea is to mix something that you re really happy with and the audience will be really happy with, such as a mash up, and then everyone s happy, says Dubinsky. Lin and Harvey have a Friday residency at Baja Sharkeez, and Ho has a residency with the DJ Club there on Thursday nights. Downtown you reach a different crowd, and although some DJs dislike having to appease promoters, the crowd, or club owners with a specific genre of music that s nothing that bothers me at all, says Ho. I m a DJ that loves so many different genres and loves to play out to different crowds. I think it s great training for myself, not only to have been forced into those kind of situations, but to also want to do it myself. Lin and Harvey view the audience s energy as their favorite aspect of DJ-ing. It s just such a rush when you shout out to the crowd or lift your hands and everyone responds, says Lin. What we like is when we do something on the decks or on the lights and we get that reaction. We do something on our instruments, either beat matching or manipulating the music somehow, and people just raise their hands or scream without prompting, when they do that on their own, you know you did a bang up job. That is cool. This past Spring quarter, WORD Magazine collaborated with its to bring Isla Vista an evening of entertainment, the likes of which had never before been seen in this community. On Friday, May 18 th, 2012, Isla Vista Theater was the venue for the first-ever YouTube Battle: an epic knockout tournament of viral videos. Eight Video Jockeys brought their best to the table in an elimination-style competition, in which they went head-to-head with their fellow V.J.s, displaying their favorite videos from YouTube and letting the audience decide which video reigned supreme. After three rounds of kitties, 90s music videos, drunk children, Rebecca Black, and a chimpanzee with a pet bulldog, a champion was crowned. A good time was had by all who attended, and a tradition was born. All of us at WORD magazine hope to see your shining faces at the next YouTube Battle! 18 19

11 Twelve-year-old Charlie Schnitzer had a secret. Throughout the school day he would frequently make trips to the bathroom. Not because his bladder needed constant relief from the red liquid they served at the school cafeteria, but rather he possessed an irrepressible need to dance. Dancing in the confinements of the bathroom, Schnitzer imagined performing for a cheering audience. It would be an understatement to say that he loved to dance, but fearing backlash from his middle school peers, Schnitzer concealed it. I didn t tell any of my friends that I danced, says Schnitzer, now a second-year dance major. I would practice my dance steps when I would pretend to go to the bathroom. I didn t want to deal with the crap, didn t want to have to defend what I was doing. Skewed cultural and social notions of masculinity and gender roles can often foster a marginalization of male dancers. This stigmatized view is pervasive, affecting young dancers, like Schnitzer, who may feel the need to veil their passions, due to social standards. Although Schnitzer was able to keep his dancing under wraps while in middle school, by the time he was in high school, he could no longer blend in with the crowd. At six foot two and 220 pounds, he definitely stood out. Determined to be noticed for his dancing rather than his size, Schnitzer became open about his passion. And to his surprise his openness was mostly met with positivity and encouragement. The immense support from family and friends gave Schnitzer the confidence to pursue dance further in college. After auditioning for a slew of other schools and programs, Schnitzer chose the dance program at UCSB for its personable faculty and inclusive environment. This program was exactly what I was looking for and was exactly what I needed, he says. It was small and the faculty supported us so that we could succeed in our goals. Dancing is not a gender-specific activity, it s a human activity, it s a human impulse One such faculty member was UCSB studio professor Christopher Pilafian. Pilafian also started dancing at a young age and by the time he was 14, he knew he wanted to be a dancer. He attended The Juilliard School for dance and performed with Jennifer Muller/ The Works, touring company for 15 years before joining the dance faculty at UCSB. As a male dancer, Pilafian knows firsthand how challenging a career in dance can be. One of his main goals as a dance professor is to instill in his students a sense of selfawareness and self-expression. As a primarily non-verbal performing art that depends upon being highly engaged in the moment, dance is an excellent opportunity to discover who you are and to share that with the world from the deepest part of yourself, he says. Since dance is such an excellent means of self-expression, Pilafian is greatly surprised by the small number of males in the dance program at this school. 21

12 features We have 10,000 men on this campus; how is it that we only have six male dance majors? asks Pilafian. Dancing is not a gender specific activity, it s a human activity, it s a human impulse. Derion Loman, fourth-year dance and psychology major, discovered his human impulse after arriving at UCSB. Unlike Schnitzer, Loman s dance career didn t begin as a child but was introduced to him after coming to college and realizing he had a love for dance. His lack of previous dance experience did not at all hinder his abilities as he was even invited to join the Senior Dance Company his Junior year. It was one of the coolest things ever, to be able to join the UCSB dance community as a dance major, although I hadn t had any formal training, says Loman. What Loman lacked in experience he made up for in determination and strength. The amount of athleticism it takes to be a dancer is just as unbelievable as it is underrepresented. The fluid and graceful movements of dance make it appear effortless, although it s anything but. For Loman, the stigmatized image of a dancer mainly comes from nondancing males who don t recognize the vast amount of physical strength and endurance that goes into it. When they think of guys who dance, they think of only ballet; they ve never seen modern dance or ballroom where the guy is this force to be reckoned with, says Loman. When it comes down to it, we are athletes and dance really bridges the gap between art and athleticism. A significant element in athleticism is knowing your limitations and working around them. When Schnitzer endured a dance-induced stress fracture on his left foot, he was forced to take a short break from dancing. Although he couldn t dance he continued building his athletic stamina by swimming everyday at the Recreation Center s pool. A dancer s life is basically sacrifice, what are you willing to sacrifice to get to where you want to be, says Schnitzer. If you re dedicated and you want to be a dancer, then everyday you re doing some form of technique, some form of movement. The dancers spend approximately thirtytwo hours a week dancing, spread between classes and practice. The amount of time the dancers spend together facilitates a sense of community and family. We basically know everything about each other, says Loman. It s a family away from your family where no matter what, you know you can count on them. Both Loman and Schnitzer describe dancing as an electric energy that can be felt from the soles of their feet to the tips of their fingers. Every injury, every grueling practice and every aching muscle is worth it the minute the curtain rises and the stage lights come on. Performing is like putting your emotional self, your energetic self, your true self out there for people to watch and connect with you on a personal level, says Loman. Far from the days of dancing in the school bathroom, Schnitzer has grown to be a strong and confident presence on the stage. One of the highlights of his dancing career was when, during one of his usual practices, he took a minute to stop and glance around the room at all his fellow peers, and a smile broke out across his face as he realized he was exactly where he was supposed to be, doing exactly what he was meant to do. Let s Talk Lip It could be a form of verbal therapy which helps you deal with inner turmoil or depression or it could just be about being deep. Regardless of the topic, spoken word is always about expressing yourself. It involves overcoming sweaty palms and a shaky voice to stand up on a live stage speaking words ideally, without messing up. But for the UCSB. students that form the student spoken word group Lip Bomb, it has become much more than just that. Spoken word is the only art that I ve ever been able to do, says Roxi Diaz, a psychology major and former member of Lip Bomb. The idea that you can deliver something personal and moving and actually have a crowd of people wanting to listen to what you say on stage is crazy. Lip Bomb formed last winter after members took Art ST137, The Art of Spoken Word, taught by Kip Fulbeck, a spoken word artist and affiliate professor in the Asian-American Studies and Film and Media Studies departments. Lip Bomb s pieces deal with a wide array of topics, but they all have one thing in common; they come from the heart and are often therapeutic for the performers. I took the class because I wanted to experiment with a different way of expressing myself, says Mel Rosenberg, a third-year literature major in the College of Creative Studies. Just learning about spoken word poetry completely changed the way I write. I write about things that I m not comfortable with, and in that sense it s helped me discover kind of why I m not comfortable with them. For Lip Bomb-er Ryan Yamamoto, a thirdyear sociology and Japanese double major, spoken word is his best means for creative expression and communication. I can t paint and I can t sing. I can t really dance and I need an artistic outlet, Yamamoto says. He has been performing spoken word since he was 15. He says the activity helps him deal with his inner struggles. Yamamoto adds, Because you can say something in a piece that will hit someone harder than if they hear it in a lecture. [Spoken word] helps you organize your thoughts and get them out on paper so you can examine them critically, Yamomoto says. So it s both therapy and performance

13 food where I was to help Food Not Bombs prepare their weekly Sunday dinner for the unhoused community of Isla Vista. This meal, which takes place in Little Acorn Park, is completely vegetarian and is open to everyone who wants to join. I was warmly greeted upon entering 777 by the Food Not Bombs volunteers, who were already hard at work preparing food. I offered my very-culinarily-inexperienced hand at whatever I could do to contribute, which turned out to be chopping onions. As a long stream of tears ran down my face, I learned about their group. It s direct political action, says volunteer Robin Jeffers. I.V. Food Not Bombs came to be on a whim about four years ago, according to Joshua Redman, a founding and current member of the collective. Redman, also the head of S.B.D.I.Y., says he and some friends were bored and needed something to do. Boredom doesn t always directly manifest into positive social action, but Redman and his bored friends began to serve dinner every Sunday. Food Not Bombs mission statement is that food is a right and not a privilege. This simple but generous meal is part of a world movement a means to protest war and poverty. The organization began in 1980 in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the midst of anti-nuclear activism. This original act of protest spurred the creation of the now thousands of Food Not Bombs collectives in major and not-so-major cities around the world. Each group may be independent, but they all share common ideals. The food is vegan or vegetarian and free to everyone. The organization dedicates their food service to nonviolent but direct action, and is now very involved with the Occupy movement. According to their website, Food Not Bombs is trying to inspire the public to participate in changing society and focus our resources on solving problems like hunger, homelessness and poverty while seeking an end to war and the destruction of the environment. This movement has been challenged in some cities, because it makes the unhoused community visible, instead of hidden away on the fringes of society as they usually are. At meals, literature concerning issues about the group s radical views about food, society and war are passed out, which makes it a target for government red tape. Santa Barbara County has not yet made any threats to the group but according to Redman, this is, unfortunately, always a possibility. The food is donated by vendors at the Goleta Farmers Market, which is made possible by the Good Samaritan Act, a federal law permitting food retailers to donate food to organizations without fear of being sued. This allows Food Not Bombs to procure food that is organic and seasonal. Those who come to these Sunday dinners embrace the communal spirit. It is a lighthearted and relaxing atmosphere, something rarely enjoyed by people struggling with chronic hunger. By offering healthy meals made with local produce that would have been otherwise thrown away, Food Not Bombs is able to satisfy both stomachs and souls. The kale chips, vegetable soup, and avocado-inspired salad we served that spring evening were more than just delicious and nutritious. You can t get a meal like this at any restaurant, even the most expensive ones, says Steve. He no longer lives in the area, but bikes to I.V. every Sunday to enjoy the food and company the dinner brings. This is really something

14 food Costco chicken, hot dog wieners, and a can of solid tuna are all it takes to lure them in. With this knowledge and a net, that long stretch of pier in the distance may just be the site of tonight s dinner. Tom Lee, a 21-year-old SBCC student, was restlessly browsing the interwebs one night when he chanced upon a new hobby, crabbing. I stumbled upon an article, picked up a hoop for around 20 bucks, and headed to the pier, he says. Lee and his girlfriend, Vivian Ngo, periodically spend three to four hours occupying Goleta Pier, watching movies, enjoying the Beachside Café, and waiting for the crabs to roll in. They usually catch around five to six crabs in a sitting. Lee has also taken his kayak out to the fringes of the kelp garden, laying his traps on the edge of the seaweed haven. I found the crabs out there to be a lot cleaner, says Lee. After reading a report on the high toxicity of mussels in Goleta Beach, Lee s become picky as to what he will and will not eat. He keeps only the raw and yellow crabs, tossing the rest back home. His most scrumptious meal? A steamed crab dipped in a sautéed garlic and butter sauce sprinkledto-taste with lemon and cayenne pepper, old bay seasoning, and paprika. To 22-year-old local Max Fraley, the crabs are more trouble than they re worth. Every time I throw down, I catch three to four crabs, he says. We bring them up and let them roam the pier, they know where the water is and eventually head back to the ocean. The types of crabs that frequent Goleta Pier are decorator crabs, heavily coated in seaweed and algae. Fraley and his friends catch crabs to pass time; their main goal is the halibut in the summer when the water has warmed up. We ll catch some halibut, run them to the barbeques nearby, and grill them up immediately, he says. Fraley describes the Goleta Pier folk as working-class Santa Barbara folks, mostly locals, but dotted with a few students and researchers now and then. Brothers Kenny and Allen Peterson have been frequenting this pier for nearly thirty years now, but Kenny clarifies that they re not fishing or crabbing. We have a couple beers, take in the sunset, watch the sea lions run around, that s what it s all about, he says. Even with this peaceful perspective Kenny stresses certain rules. I almost punched a guy in the face last time we were out here, he says. He had caught a female crab full of eggs and when I told him to put her back he began to tear her legs off one by one, made me sick. An expecting mama crab can hold dozens of potential crabs, meaning dozens of potential catches and meals can be squandered in one swift self-serving act. Kenny, a self proclaimed anal retentive, also stresses how important it is to carry a tape measure. Crabs caught have to be at least four inches across the chest, or back to the ocean they go. You may not need a fishing or crabbing license on Goleta Pier, but if the Department of Fish and Game catch you with an undersized crab, there goes your catch, your gear, and five thousand dollars. However, Lee provided one last nugget of guidance hard to dispute: Don t be afraid to talk to anyone on this pier, at first impression they may seem salty, but everyone is nice

15 food Burke, a homeless veteran, looks up shyly from the Dogtown hot dog I just bought him and says, I m not used to eating in front of people. When we had first met 10 minutes prior, Burke was opening a container of Freeb!rds nachos that he had found in the dumpster. This doesn t taste right, he says of the measly and foul-smelling potential meal. I was thinking about throwing it in the creek. Although the nachos had meat in them (and if they had gone bad, they could have caused severe health problems), the pragmatic man had not been sure whether to toss them or pinch his nose and eat them, because he was starving and did not have any other dining options that day. Burke and other people he knows without a sufficient source of income to provide a secure home and a steady food supply deal with many food-related dilemmas daily. For example, Burke might wake up and wonder if he will eat, what he might eat, if it will be enough, to his taste, or even still edible like the nachos he was grateful to be able to leave on the bench. Burke, who just run[s] out of money willy nilly said that Isla Vista is a particularly difficult place to attain food when you have to rely on others and a small income (for him, his monthly veteran s pension). This is because it is so expensive and he feels that people don t offer food frequently. They re somewhat selfish, he admits. They don t do much for me. However, Burke wanted to be very sure that I personally didn t take offense at his comment, because he described my small action of buying him a hot dog (the food he said he most craved in that moment) as the most generous offer of food from a stranger that he had ever received in I.V. Without being able to consistently count on handouts that would make his life easier, Burke relies on a combination of digging through dumpsters, buying cheap food and getting lucky from the occasional afterthought of someone whose overfull belly doesn t allow them to finish their last slice of Woodstock s. Buddies Miguel and Abel who currently sleep in Anisq Oyo Park like Burke and at a friend s apartment, respectively disagree with Burke s bitterness towards the population of I.V. They feel that people, especially UCSB students, are as generous with food as they could hope for. Abel does not feel comfortable asking for handouts of food or cash, though he said that some of the guys do that. Miguel, who speaks only Spanish, would like to ask for offerings but he has not been able to overcome the language barrier since coming to California; he says laughingly that for him, English is a very difficult language, because it just goes in one ear and out the other. Both friends actively seek out work on a daily basis and feel hopeful that a job is just around the corner, and with it a roof, a full stomach and the possibility of one day being able to support their families joining them in the U.S. (both men have immediate family and extended relatives currently living in Mexico). Right now, it s better that our families don t come over, says Abel, because that would just be more mouths I cannot feed! Step by step, it will get better. There are more [job] applications available now. Miguel agrees. It is what it is, he says. I want to find a job to better myself. For Burke, Abel and Miguel, real hunger is a possibility every day. When you re hungry, your eyes water, Burke said. I get wide-eyed and I can t hardly see straight. The hunger that drives him to find food in unconventional ways makes Burke feel marginalized and judged by passersby. People say, look at him, he has to go in the garbage can [to find food], he says. It hurts our feelings constantly. I don t even want to know why they hate me. This feeling that the general public treats him like filth that Burke does not desire to understand is also tied to a nostalgia and pride for the myriad jobs he says he has held in the past like painting, carpentering, and making music, pottery and poetry. This disassociation with the people around him goes so far as to make Burke feel that life would be much better outside of the U.S. He harbors dreams of flying out of this goddamn place to Germany or South America. Miguel and Abel choose to try to work within the system to escape the situation they find themselves in, while Burke seems resigned and bitter about the life he feels was forced upon him. Like many others who struggle just to feed themselves, it is difficult and time-consuming for these men merely to do what is necessary on a daily basis to obtain sustenance

16 Abraham Maslow s famous hierarchy of needs triangle analyzes human motivation into physiological, safety, love and belonging, esteem, and self-actualization. In a nutshell, Pull! out Legend his theory states that humans cannot be motivated by or focused on achieving anything in the top of the avocado triangle until they have moved up through each tree step in succession. That is, they need to have first provided for orange their basic survival needs, then safety and tree security, then meaningful interpersonal relationships, before fig even tree thinking about morality, creativity, spontaneity all those attributes that fit within self-actualization at the top of the pyramid. Even with certain resources available to them like an occasional free meal, people like Abel, Miguel and Burke who don t have a secure home or income are stuck dealing with the most basic and primal of Maslow s needs categories. Unable to consistently provide for their gastroeconomical necessities, it is very difficult to worry about finding a source of income and moving on to safety needs or beyond. As far as free food, Abel says he takes advantage of events around town offering food to all who want it: on St. Mark s Church s meals on Thursdays and on the locally-grown food from the farmer s market prepared by the organization Food Not Bombs on Sundays. Miguel first found out about these opportunities while we were talking, and plans now to take full advantage of them. Aside from those two meals and what Abel estimates to be about twice a week that a good Samaritan might give him something, there is not a lot of security in this community about eating enough or at all every day. The reality is that they are counting on only four meals a week and having to scrape together nonexistent savings to provide 30 food the rest while desperately searching for a means to an income. If they are lucky and persistent enough, Abel and Miguel s efforts every day at finding a job could secure them the possibility of moving up Maslow s steep ladder towards safety, then finding fulfilling relationships and cactus activities. Unless he decides to set aside his pear justified tree anger and try to work his way back into loquat the system, however, Burke appears stuck perpetually at tier one. tree Some restaurants around I.V. wish they could provide leftover lemonfood to the homeless community, but tree establishments, see a liability issue based on the possibility of being sued. We don t have a lot of waste because we cook most of our food, but [giving out leftovers] would be good, says Miles Mabrey, a UCSB alumni who works at Silvergreens. The UCSB dining commons used to give out extra food, but had to stop because of this liability issue. Without being able to achieve even the second level of Maslow s triangle (safety), much of the homeless community of I.V. is trapped in the physical cage of hunger and the mental snare of inertia that comes with struggling to provide for their most basic needs. Even in a completely hypothetical, sky s-the-limit context, Miguel refused to distinguish a favorite food, only that he wished for enough of it to feel full and healthy all of the time. I eat what I can get, he says. None of it does me harm! And when I apologize to him and Abel that the Woodstock s pizza I brought them might be getting cold since they haven t touched it yet, Miguel maintain this humble attitude and waved away my words. After all, he joked, It will heat up in my house! he said, grinning and gesturing to his stomach. Miguel s and Abel s interviews were conducted in Spanish and were translated by the author to the best of her ability. written by ALLY POWER designed by GABRIELLE DIMARANAN Pull! out Fruit trees of IV I solemnly swear that I am up to no good. We at WORD created a guide to the edible delights beget by Mother Nature in Isla Vista s fruity sidewalk forest. Mind your manners, but forage away!

17 Fall 2012 events calendar compiled by lisa de la puente // designed by Micah Kilimann sept NOV dec Embarcadero Hall- Free IMPROVABILITY 8pm IV Theater- $4 10/7 Sunday UCSB s premier improv troupe 11/13 Tuesday I.V. Live at Embarcadero Hall SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK 7pm TOTAL RECALL 7 & 10pm AS Program Board 9/26 Wednesday The Avengers 8pm IV Theater- Free AS Program Board Lagoon Lawn, UCSB- Free 9/28 Friday IMPROVABILITY 9pm UCSB s premier improv troupe I.V. Live at Santa Catalina dorms $3 student, $5 general BRAVE 7 & 10 PM I.V. Theater- Free 9/29 Saturday LAUGHOLOGY 8pm A Stand-Up Comedy Show Embarcadero Hall- Free OCT 10/1 monday MAGIC MIKE 7 & 10pm IV Theater- Only $3 10/2 Tuesday THE DICTATOR 7:30 & 10pm AS Program Board IV Theater- Free 10/5 Friday IMPROVABILITY 8pm UCSB s premier improv troupe I.V. Live at Embarcadero Hall $3 student, $5 general PROMETHEUS 7 & 10pm IV Theater- Only $3 10/6 Saturday SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK 7pm Tightass Andronicus Filled with gore, violence, and laughs! For info: islavista-arts.org LAUGHOLOGY 8pm A Stand-Up Comedy Show Tightass Andronicus Filled with gore, violence, and laughs! For info: islavista-arts.org 10/8 MONDAY PROMETHEUS 7 & 10pm IV Theater- Only $3 10/9 Tuesday SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED 7:30 & 10pm AS Program Board IV Theater- Free 10/12 Friday IMPROVABILITY 8pm UCSB s premier improv troupe I.V. Live at Embarcadero Hall $3 student, $5 general MOONRISE KINGDOM 7 & 10pm IV Theater- $4 10/13 Saturday 24/7 Play Festival 8pm Seven plays: written, staged and performed in 24 hours! Studio Theater, UCSB Free, $5 donation suggested LAUGHOLOGY 8pm A Stand-Up Comedy Show Embarcadero Hall- Free 10/15 MONDAY MOONRISE KINGDOM 7 & 10pm IV Theater- $4 10/16 Tuesday MADAGASCAR III 7:30 & 10pm AS Program Board IV Theater- Free 10/18 Thursday AN EVENING OF SPOKEN WORD WITH SEAN HILL 8pm MCC In IV Biko Garage, 6612 Sueno- Free 10/19 Friday $3 student, $5 general THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 7 & 10pm IV Theater- $4 10/20 Saturday LAUGHOLOGY 8pm A Stand-Up Comedy Show Embarcadero Hall- Free 10/22 MONDAY THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 7 & 10pm IV Theater- $4 BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD 7 & 10pm IV Theater- $4 10/23 Tuesday TED 7:30 & 10pm AS Program Board IV Theater Free 10/25 THURSDAY BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD 7 & 10pm IV Theater- $4 10/26 Friday IMPROVABILITY 8pm UCSB s premier improv troupe THE HALLOWEEN SHOW I.V. Live at Embarcadero Hall $3 student, $5 general 10/27 Saturday LAUGHOLOGY 8pm A Stand-Up Comedy Show Embarcadero Hall- Free 10/30 Tuesday THE EXORCIST 7 & 10pm AS Program Board IV Theater- Free 11/2 Friday IMPROVABILITY 8pm UCSB s premier improv troupe I.V. Live at Embarcadero Hall $3 student, $5 general THE DARK KNIGHT RISES 7 & 10pm IV Theater- $4 11/3 Saturday LAUGHOLOGY 8pm A Stand-Up Comedy Show Embarcadero Hall- Free 11/5 monday THE DARK KNIGHT RISES 7 & 10pm IV Theater- $4 11/6 Tuesday THE CAMPAIGN 7:30 & 10pm AS Program Board IV Theater- Free 11/9 Friday PARANORMAN 7 & 10pm IV Theater- $4 IMPROVABILITY 8pm UCSB s premier improv troupe I.V. Live at Embarcadero Hall $3 student, $5 general THESE SHINING LIVES 8pm Opening Night, runs until 11/17 Performing Arts Theater, UCSB (No late seating) $13 student $17 general 11/10 Saturday LAUGHOLOGY 8pm A Stand-Up Comedy Show Embarcadero Hall- Free 11/11 Saturday PARANORMAN 7 & 10pm 11/16 Friday THE BOURNE LEGACY 7 & 10pm IV Theater- $4 IMPROVABILITY 8pm UCSB s premier improv troupe I.V. Live at Embarcadero Hall $3 student, $5 general 11/17 Saturday LAUGHOLOGY 8pm A Stand-Up Comedy Show Embarcadero Hall- Free 11/19 MONDAY THE BOURNE LEGACY 7 & 10pm IV Theater- $4 11/20 Tuesday SAVAGES 7 and 10pm AS Program Board IV Theater - Free 11/27 Tuesday SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD 7:30 & 10pm AS Program Board IV Theater- Free 11/30 Friday STUDENT-PICKED FILM (TBA) 7 & 10pm IV Theater-$4 IMPROVABILITY 8pm UCSB s premier improv troupe I.V. Live at Embarcadero Hall $3 student, $5 general 12/1 Saturday STUDENT-PICKED FILM (TBA) 7 & 10pm IV Theater- $4 Embarcadero Hall- Free 12/6 Thursday FALL DANCES 8pm Opening Night, runs until 12/8 Hatlen Theater, UCSB 12/7 FRIDAY LAWLESS 7 & 10pm IV Theater- $4 Ongoing Events! MCC Events Music, lectures, films, & live theater at the Multicultural Center Yoga at St. Michael s Church Yoga at St. Michael s Church in Isla Vista, every Monday 6:30-8pm. $3 donation Goleta Farmer s Market Goleta Farmer s Market Camino Real Marketplace Thursdays 3-6pm Sundays 10am-2pm More I.V. Events events/ upcoming-events/ sa.ucsb.edu/calendar.aspx LAUGHOLOGY 8pm Events are subject to change, please consult A Stand-Up Comedy Show for most up-to-date info on Isla Vista Arts Events!

18 avocado tree orange tree fig tree Legend cactus pear tree loquat tree lemon tree Pull! out Pull! out WINTER Classes INT 185: WORD Magazine This issue of WORD: Isla Vista Arts & Culture Magazine is brought to you by the student artists and writers of the INT 185ST course and its partner OSL campus organization. We meet Fridays from 3pm-5pm. All majors welcome. Contact Ellen Anderson at isla vista gives you credit Fruit trees of IV FILM/MEDIA 119ML: Film Programming written Magic Lantern by Films ALLY POWER designed by GABRIELLE DIMARANAN THEATER 42/142: I.V. LIVE! This course pushes the boundaries of the theater experience by programming, teaches students the ins and outs of film programming using I.V. promoting, and producing Theater as a lab. Students gain live events for the students of experience in various aspects UCSB and the I.V. community. of film programming including Students produce weekly brainstorming, fundraising, performances while learning budgeting, publicity, researching, about public relations, talent theater management, seriespitching, relations, advertising, and and curating, culminating production management. Open in the execution of screenings that to both upper and lower division I solemnly come out swear of students that I own am pitches. up to no students. good. We Non-majors at WORD welcome. created a guide to the edible delights beget by Mother Nature in Isla Vista s fruity sidewalk forest. Mind your manners, but forage away! 35

19 food! VIVA DELICIOSO! It is a well-known fact among college students that Mexican food is the perfect treat. We Isla Vistans are extremely fortunate, as we have been blessed with many options for South-of-the-border cuisine. However, it can be difficult to make a decision of where to satisfy your need for sustenance provided by our amigos with such a wide array of establishments and menu options. A cross-sampling from all five Mexican restaurants in I.V. was conducted to settle the dispute of which one reigns supreme. It was feared that the quality of Super Cucas decreased during their move from the hut on El Embarcadero to their new location on Madrid. But fear not I.V., Super Cucas still has plenty of delicious options to satisfy your Mexican craving. The Meat and Fries is an alternative take on classic nachos, replacing the chips with fresh fries, but be warned, this Breakfast Burrito dish is optimal when fresh and is not meant to be eaten as leftovers. Super Cucas is definitely the undisputed breakfast burrito champion of I.V. Another especially delicious dish is the Ranchero Breakfast Burrito: chorizo, bacon, eggs, potatoes, and ranchero sauce. It s a fierce competitor that will knock out even the worst of headaches that just won t seem to quit. 37

20 food The Tamale Lady Written by Brenna Bozigian Designed by Melissa Cuddy Illustrated by Micah Kilimann If Maria makes 40 tamales a day, four times a week, ten weeks a quarter for three quarters, then how many tamales does she sell? The 4,800 tamales Maria makes and sells each year is a testament to her status as The Tamale Lady. Maria has taken on the admirable task of feeding her drunk, hungry neighbors and, as a result, Isla Vista is fed and a legend is born. Maria sells her tamales with the help of her two children, Armando and Lupita. She has been making tamales since she has moved here many years ago, but she only recently began selling them when her sister, Asala, moved to Mexico last year (yes, there have been TWO tamale ladies ). Armando explains he and his sister help their mom, So we can practice talking to people and, when we get jobs when we are older, we won t be scared. Maria nods her head in agreement as Lupita, barely as tall as bike handles, counts change. Practice, indeed. Though they lack a storefront, logo and cash register, their product has rendered them just as loved as Freebirds, Super Cucas and other Isla Vista staples. Maria shrugs when asked if she wishes to pass down the recipe, and business, to her children. It is just temporary, explains Armando. He glances at neighbors, playing an obnoxiously loud game of Snappa. We like doing this, he laughs. I basically eat like a five year old, says fourth year Amy. Cheese pizza, chicken tenders, fries, macaroni and cheese, spanish rice, pancakes, PB&J s and other ochre-colored foods are what make up Amy s bland diet. Adult selective eating limits adults, like Amy, to eating certain foods because of the texture, smell, or appearance. While more prevalent in children, selective eating can be a daily struggle for adults. It can be debilitating, from social problems to severe malnutrition and everything in between, says Betsey Reynolds-Malear, a nutritionist at UCSB. Adult selective eating, also known as selective eating disorder, has not been labeled Written by Gina De La Rosa Designed by Micah Kilimann as an official disorder by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. However, the embarrassment Amy feels can be overwhelming. Sometimes I decide not to go out to eat with friends because it s a burden, and other times because I get embarrassed of how I eat, she says. Amy is continuing her work with a Student Health nutritionist to make small but significant changes to her diet. Being this severely picky is overwhelming and I m sure most people can t fully understand, but I know I will persevere and slowly learn to like more things in order to obtain an overall healthier lifestyle. Subject s name has been changed 38 39

21 food fall Fall flavors Flavors recipes Recipes by Angie by Angie Haas Haas and and Nicole Nicole Rogers design Designed by Adam by Adam Herzog Risotto di Zucca, or Winter Squash Risotto Winter squash s name is deceiving; they are actually harvested in the fall. Try this scrumptious risotto with butternut squash, kabocha squash or a pumpkin smaller than the traditional Jack-o -lantern. INGREDIENTS 1 medium winter squash (about 2 lbs.) 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 leek 1½ cups arborio rice (or other short-grain white rice) ½ cup dry white wine 4 cups chicken broth ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus additional for serving 2 teaspoons garlic (pureed, chopped or powdered) ½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper STEPS 1. Slice squash into strips and steam 4. Pour in white wine. Stir until the until soft (about 15 minutes), mash in a alcohol has cooked off and there is no bowl and set aside. more visible liquid. 2. Chop leek and sauté in olive oil in 5. Heat broth in separate pan. Add large saucepan over low heat to soften ½ cup at a time to rice and let simmer, (about 3-4 minutes). stirring occasionally (about 20 minutes). 3. Add rice and stir regularly for 3 6. Stir in Parmesan cheese, garlic, salt minutes coating the rice with oil. and pepper and serve. Seasonal Salad Suggestions Try Try chopped raw raw kale, kale, thinly sliced sliced apples, bacon and and pecans Combine butter lettuce, pears, goat goat cheese and and walnuts Mix Mix raw raw kale kale with with halved red red grapes and and toasted pine pine nuts nuts Use Use mixed greens topped with with sliced sliced persimmons and and hazelnuts Feel free to improvise with the produce offerings at the local farmers market or grocery store, but this simple vinaigrette will taste delicious on any salad combination: Mix Blend 1/2 cup 1/2 of olive cup of oil, olive 3 tablespoons oil, 3 tablespoons of vinegar of and vinegar 1 tablespoon and 1 of mustard tablespoon (preferably of mustard Dijon, (preferably yellow or Dijon, whole yellow grain) or in whole a blender; grain) add in one a blender; shallot or add two one garlic shallot cloves or two and garlic pulse cloves until finely and pulse chopped until and well-combined. finely chopped and well-combined. Fig Balsamic Jam Fall Fall means fig fig season, so so prowl Isla Isla Vista Vista and and pluck some some figs figs or or purchase them at them at local the farmers local farmers market. market. This jam This is jam delicious is delicious on its on own its or own served or served with goat cheese with goat or ice cheese cream. or ice cream. INGREDIENTS STEPS 3 3 lb lb figs, quartered 1. Cook Cook all all ingredients except lemon over medium heat 2 2 c. c. sugar for about 30 minutes, or until thick and jammy. Stir in 1/2 c. c. balsamic vinegar* lemon zest and juice and cook for another 5 minutes. 1/2 t. t. salt 2. Seal in hot mason jars and process in a hot water bath 1 1 lemon (juice and zest) for Seal 10 minutes. hot mason jars and process in a hot water bath 1/2-pint mason jars (at (at least 6) for 10 minutes. * Check *Check the the ingredients ingredients of of your your balsamic balsamic vinegar, vinegar, it it should should only only say balsamic balsamic vinegar. vinegar. If If you you reduce reduce artificial artificial additives, additives, you you could could end end up with up with really really gross gross and jammy and jammy black black goop. goop. For For more more information on on proper proper canning canning techniques, visit visit our our blog. blog

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23 As I m sure you all know, Ramen is an essential part of collegiate life, like coffee three to four times a day or Freebirds after one A.M. How else would we exceed our recommended sodium capacity for the day in one meal? But since Ramen has been around basically since ancient people discovered its magical hangover-curing qualities, it is high time for a makeover. Here are some tips to literally spice up your Ramen: For more ramen recipe ideas, Google search for ramen Hacks. An entire world of updated, fancified ramen is out there waiting for you go forth and prosper! Ramen Makeover Add spinach, lettuce, cabbage, carrots, broccoli, whatever is slowly wilting in the back of your fridge. They will cook right along with the Ramen, so you can put them in raw. Add a few squeezes of lemon or lime to the pot right before serving. If you re too lazy to boil water but still craving that Ramen flavor (it s ok, we ve all been there), try this: crumble up the uncooked noodles while they are still in the bag, tear off a corner of the bag, pour in the seasoning packet, and then shake while holding the torn corner closed. Open the bag and enjoy! 1. Preheat oven to 375 o. 2. The fun part: remove Goldfish from bag and crush them until they are crumb-sized. You can do this by whatever means you want, but I recommend putting them in a Ziploc baggie and gently beating them with a large, blunt object. 3. Mix cheese and a dash of salt and pepper with your Goldfish crumbs obviously, cheese should be in some form of grated. Melt the stick of butter in a separate bowl. 4. Cut the chicken breasts into strips.dip chicken breasts in butter, and roll them around in the Goldfish-cheese-pepper mixture until they are good and coated. Do not be stingy about this. Feel free to double dip. 4. Spray tin foil lined cookie sheet with non-stick spray (if you don t have any, your neighbors probably do) and place chicken on cookie sheet. 5. Bake at 375 o for minutes. Remove from oven and flip chicken strips. Cook for another 10 minutes. The result should be chicken that is golden brown and perfect. 6. Dip in lots of sauce and enjoy! WINE SUGGESTIONS Down Under, Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 $6.99* Rich Australian red, teasingly light with a freshly classic relish to it; perfect for a night twinned for two. As the bottle says, relax and enjoy all the nuances of this Australian wine with old and new mates ; speaking food, it s very versatile. *Bottles available at S.O.S. Liqour at time of print red or white? Black Swan, Chardonnay 2006 $5.99* A fruitfully light refresher best served with a salad or crisp entrée or alone! Spritzy and delicious; also has the raddest back flap description ever, stating this wine encapsulates unfiltered laughter and the pride of filling page 6 of your passport 44 45

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31 plus SeEN & HEARD IN ISLA VISTA some info altered to protect anonymity Compiled by Molly Goldman Trigo Saturday 11:00 pm Host of a party trying to convince his friend not to leave, We ve got tacos, mini corndogs and pizza, we re set for life! What more could you need? Trigo Friday 11:00 pm Call Me Maybe begins playing at a party. Bro in the yard announces loudly, That s my song! That s my jam!! Trigo Friday 11:00 Am Entering I.V. Theater before a Magic Lantern film, three girls, one of whom is in a Penguin Suit, dancing to the Spice Girls Wannabe Camino Del Norte Sunday 6:00 PM Ghosts in sheets with mustaches walking down the street, occasionally saying, Boo to the other pedestrians. Del Playa MAY 5 th 5:00 pm Bro in a sombrero riding in a shopping cart with a large speaker, being pushed by his fellow Bro, blasting Vanilla Ice s Ice Ice Baby Sabado Tarde Friday 1:00 Am Firemen arrive at the scene of a burning couch and chant along with the crowd, Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole, Gauchos, Guachos! Trigo saturday 1:30 am Bro pointing to a dog in the street, There s my dog! Look, that s my dalmation! Jeff, come here boy, I didn t mean to cum in you!!! Del Playa Thursday 10:00 PM About a dozen paper lanterns taking off into the night sky. Most passerby stop to watch the scene. ROOMMATE HORROR STORIES roomies so strange you ll believe in close encounters of the third kind written by A traumatized roommate: identity CENSORED Summer after sophomore year, I moved into my new apartment. I had been casually hanging out with this girl, CRAYCRAY - she was a grad student who had just completed her M.A. She mentioned that her lease was ending and she didn t have plans to live anywhere - she was just going to try to be a gypsy. Although I didn t know her very well, she seemed chill and was nice enough, so I offered to let her housesit/stay at my place for a month while I went home and she looked for apartments... she would pay a third of the rent for that month, with plenty of time for her to find a new place. She was super thankful, but I barely spoke with her during that month. I came back and walked into my apartment, the place was a mess - her shit was everywhere, none of the dishes were done - it was disgusting. When she came back from work, I didn t mention the mess and she apologized on her own accord, saying she had meant to clean up but had been busy. I let it slide, and lived with her for another two weeks. Once my roommate returned to I.V., we discovered that CRAYCRAY was doing massive amounts of mushrooms, was constantly drunk, and hit the bong every hour, all while working two jobs and living in the corner of our living room on a beanbag. Eventually, she was so bankrupt that she stopped paying me rent, her reasoning being that she would not be able to maintain her Couch crazy lifestyle - if she didn t feed herself Silvergreens everyday, take shots all the time, drink sixpacks of beer by herself everyday and smoke joints on the hour - basically substance abuse - she would not be able to function. She blamed me for not understanding her situation, and I felt guilty. Somehow, this one month arrangement turned into five months of hell. She insisted that she was going to leave before winter break, so we finally told her a date we needed her to leave by - one month s notice. She met this deadline, but not without incident. She decided that her going away present to herself would be to get a tattoo... in my living room. Halfway through with her tat, she left the apartment and came back a few hours later completely inebriated. I left because I couldn t deal with her, and came back to find her passed out on the couch with the oven open and cranked all the way up. After that fiasco, she finally packed up her stuff and moved out. About a month later, she decided to come to my house unannounced and uninvited. I came home and was shocked - I asked her what she was doing, to which she responded taking a nap. I tried ignoring her, and she eventually got the hint and left. But the nightmare isn t over - as recently as last month (two full years after this fiasco began) she left me a message asking me if I had a couch she could crash on. HELL NO I DON T! FED UP

32 plus A Rant by Your Not-So-Friendly Neighbor Written by Alex Svedlow Del playa 4 girls one cox Sabado Tarde Sasquach vs. Yeti Aqua Tiger Camino Del Sur WhyNotZoidberg SEX We ve got big COX your mom rage cag Trigo ERHMAGERD It s WER-FI! The Bust A Nut House we can hear your sex noises (. Y. ) Seville It hurts when IP Sueno wolf pack Biko Ocean of Love Abrego T Segovia M mango pudding The Sticky Gazebo wonkawonka. El Greco What is a hipster? Individuality is not the only qualification these days there are certain codes, symbols, and beliefs that get muddled with hipsterism. Are hipsters political cynics, emotional optimists or both? Are all hipsters nonchalant about their creativity? Do hipsters exist only in ancient Norse mythology? The culture of hipsterism must run deeper than fixie bikes and rolling cigarettes. Whether I m shopping at the thrift store or listening to a band you never have heard of, I ll always be an alleged hipster. But I cannot help it I like my home-brewed beer with organic kale chips. Am I a hypocrite? I ponder these questions behind a pair of black thick-rimmed glasses while hammering away on my electric typewriter. Hipster culture has a predisposition toward fringe movements like the beatniks, hippies, punks, etc. Most of these movements were great excuses for an entire generation to get high and call it cultural resistance. The inherent hypocrisy in hipster culture is this: hipsters do not believe in labels and they hate what is mainstream and what is trendy. But who doesn t hate what s mainstream and trendy? The mainstream usually sells obnoxious, superficial products that remind the public of Disney. Right now, places like American Apparel cater to the hipster ideology, but their fashion has in turn become mainstream and trendy. From the outside, hipster cultures appear to aspire to progressive, radical and bohemian ambitions. No hipster is self-prophesying and this is because most people who appear hipster are in fact smart, well-to-do, folks who may have an inclination towards flannel. There are many ways to buy into hipster culture now, but are there any cultures free from commercialism? Like its predecessors, hipster culture has been identified by powerful entities and at this moment these faceless, evil, money-hungry executives are packaging and selling pieces of whatever hipster culture is, limb by limb. The hypocrisy does not lie in the hipster culture itself; the true hypocrisy lies with the corporations who take elements of the culture and make it suitably generic for mainstream culture. To have a proper assemblage of generic hipsterism gear, one must delve into the mainstream world and buy shit. Hipsterism is clearly and carefully marketed for production, exhibition and distribution. Hipster culture is like a supernova it is so gorgeous and beautiful when you look at it through the Hubble Telescope s website. But then you read on Wikipedia that the photos were manipulated NASA added color to the pictures and lied to your face. Right now corporations are lying to us every time they run some half-assed advertisement about a pretty-boy hipster at Starbucks. I ain t buyin it anymore, you mook. Camino Del Mar bike.nerds 62 63

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