During my five years at UCSB, the phrase "last quarter" always referred to the previous quarter - as in, "Jeez, my grades went down the toilet last quarter." Recently, however, I realized that these t...
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Like most tightknit communities united by a single cause, the Michael Jackson fans camped out in Santa Maria are protective of each other and wary of outsiders. While many of those standing on the cou...
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Those who gather each morning to cheer Michael Jackson on his way into the Santa Maria courthouse range in age. Some are old enough to be the pop icon\'s mother or father; others, however, are young e...
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If you give yourself have a concussion, don't do it at a theme party. Concussions, the doctor tells me, can cause a person to feel disoriented. Coincidentally, so can lying down in a room and looking ...
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An icy blonde dame stands on a balcony outside some swank party. From the shadows emerges a man who, with the manly curtness characteristic of so many strong and silent types, instantly sweeps her int...
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Samara Morgan first crawled out of TV sets - and into the hearts of American moviegoers - in 2002's "The Ring." The video cassette-born villainess apparently spooked audiences enough that her creators...
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If the wait for the new phase of the Rec Cen didn't already have students climbing the walls, the newly opened expansion now offers the tallest indoor imprint climbing wall on the West Coast.
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“Please wait as the system logs you on. You will receive a response momentarily.” Yes, GOLD. I know. And I know what the response will be. “All GOLD connections available are current...
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Members of the Isla Vista Project Area Committee and General Plan Advisory Committee (PAC/GPAC) approved a motion to allocate $100,000 toward the purchase of five parcels of open space on Del Playa Dr...
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When Choderlos de Laclos wrote Dangerous Liaisons in 1778, he probably wasn't thinking about Santa Barbara. Nonetheless, somebody else managed to connect our picture-perfect town with de Laclos' story...
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Third District Supervisor Brooks Firestone will ask members of the Project Area Committee and General Plan Advisory Committee (PAC/GPAC) for $100,000 tonight to help revive Santa Barbara County's aban...
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The future of Pardall Gardens, the public park located next to Kung Pao Kitchen on Pardall Road, will be discussed by Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) directors at today's 6 p.m. meetin...
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"Be Mine." "Hot Stuff." "Let's Kiss." Until they start making conversation hearts big enough to fit "Can I Buy Your Love With These Chalky, Unpleasant Shitty Candies," I think I'm going to boycott the...
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I'd be breathing a sigh of relief if I were Leonardo DiCaprio. The dreamboat accepted the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Platinum Award on Jan. 30 for his performances in such films as "T...
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“No Chick-fil-A sauce?”
The Jojo Siwa dance
“It’s like I’m just partying every single weekend…”
“No sleep! Bus, club, another club”
"Baddie Baddie shot O’Clock"
“Berries and Cream…”
“Umm I never went to oovoo Javer”
“You spilled lipstick in my Valentino white bag”
“STOP, I could’ve dropped my croissant”
The Henry Danger memes
“Play Dress To Impress with my baddies”
“You are now one of my elite employees”
