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Shotgun WeddingIn their most volatile moments, the characters that inhabit Federico Garcia Lorca’s “Blood Wedding” communicate using the adorned metaphors and imagery of poets trapped in a soap opera. Lorca writes like Salvador Dali paints—with a passion and honesty that evokes ineffable truths through surrealism.
Spring Break RecapTake one week off and the entire political world goes a little bit crazy. But don’t worry, nothing slips by yours truly. Here’s the roundup.
News
Increase in Third-Party Candidates Challenges Student Action Dominance A relatively large increase in the number of ASUC Senate candidates may signal an end to Student Action’s control of the body, as controversy surrounding the Student Action executive slate’s disqualification last summer and subsequent legal battles has galvanized minority-party candidates.
Candidates Look to Make Office More Accessible Aiming to enhance the role of the Academic Affairs Vice President in acting as a liason between the ASUC and campus officials, most of the candidates for the position said they hope to make the office more accessible and effective for students.
Lab Development Plans May Affect City Traffic City officials and residents say transportation problems on streets around Piedmont Avenue could be greatly exacerbated due to possible construction on numerous projects UC Berkeley plans to begin in the next few years.
Project Aims to Shed Light on Galaxy Formation The universe is a seemingly never-ending area of study for astronomers, but UC Berkeley researchers are well on their way to unlocking the mysteries in the night sky and some of the large-scale structures formed over the last nine billion years.
Sports
Bears Slash B.C. En Route to World Cup Title Cal rugby coach Jack Clark was relieved that his squad had secured the World Cup with an 18-12 victory against British Columbia on Wednesday after having lost the trophy the previous season.
Bears Split in Return to Desert When the Cal men’s tennis team played against Arizona and Arizona State in February, it won both matches to break out of a skid of four losses in five matches.
Cal Stays Positive After Loss To Hawaii From the perspective of the Cal women’s water polo team, it was simply a matter of bad luck. Unlike the local Hawaiian surfers, the No. 4 Bears caught many bad breaks in the water this weekend.
Bears Frustrated With Recent Rough Scores On the front end of what the team calls a “golf marathon,” the Cal women’s golf team struggled at the PING/ASU Invitational in Tempe, Ariz., on Sunday, tying for 15th place in the 17-team tournament.
Cal Vaults to Third in Title Match In a field of five ranked teams at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championships on Saturday night at Haas Pavilion, the No. 8 Cal men’s gymnastics team immediately claimed a spot on top of the leaderboard by scoring a 37.900 on still rings.
Bears Drop Copley Cup To Cardinal Last season, the Cal men’s crew varsity eight had its string of seven consecutive Copley Cup victories shattered at the hands of rival Stanford.
Arts & Entertainment
Shotgun WeddingIn their most volatile moments, the characters that inhabit Federico Garcia Lorca’s “Blood Wedding” communicate using the adorned metaphors and imagery of poets trapped in a soap opera. Lorca writes like Salvador Dali paints—with a passion and honesty that evokes ineffable truths through surrealism.
Brazilian Pop Legend Plays Minimalist Greatest Hits SetGilberto Gil doesn’t wear socks. He also doesn’t have a backing band. In fact, at his March 25 show at Zellerbach Hall, the intimate nature of both the stage (two guitars, one stool, a glass of water) and Gil’s conversational manner with his captive audience belied his 40-odd years as one of Brazil’s biggest musical legends and (since 2003) its Minister of Culture.
TV on the Radio Toughens Up For Rollicking Fillmore ShowsIt seems that a night out in San Francisco can do wonders for a band’s performance. The relentlessly genre-spanning TV on the Radio appeared in fine form Thursday night at the Fillmore, the last installment in their two-night stint in the city. Playing for a sold-out crowd composed of hipsters, middle-aged folks, stoners, and most subcultures in between, the band played a predominantly up-tempo show which seemed to cater precisely to the diverse musical tastes of the city singer Tunde Adebimpe said they had come to appreciate.
CD ReviewsIt’s curious that Timbaland chose to call his latest album Shock Value when so much of this effort finds the ever-fashionable producer treading through his comfort zones, churning out repetitive digifunk with appearances from familiar players like Justin Timberlake and Missy Elliott. That’s not a bad thing in theory; Timbaland has always worked best when he has a great muse to marry his minimal grooves to, be it Aaliyah or Missy. But the guest list on Shock Value is overly long, filled with novelty (Elton John, Fall Out Boy and Fiddy all stop by) and none of it comes close to Timbaland’s most memorable material. It’s a step away from the tight-knit community the producer has always fostered, and as a result the album feels bloated, with one forgettable diva or rapper after another filling up most of the songs, while all of his A-listers are underused.