If You’re Happy and You Know It…


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McWorld Series

I was an Angels fan as a kid. If you like rooting for the underdog, there's nothing like a baseball franchise that hasn't won a series since 1961.
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This Is Halloween

Don't carry weapons on your costume, fake or real. Halloween's the time to have fun and give a good scare, but no one should have to get hurt. If you do decide on a costume that reveals as much skin a...
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All Right, I See Your Point

My professor has an affectation. He carries around an eight-foot pointer, which he waves with a flourish and has taken to resting on his groin while answering questions.
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Gauchos Tame Mustangs on Road

The #17 UCSB men's soccer team stayed undefeated in Big West play on Friday Night with a 3-1 win at Cal Poly. With the victory, the Gauchos improved to 3-0-1 in the conference and 11-1-1 overall.
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My Latest Trick: to Move a Ball On a String

The UCSB women's soccer team defeated UC Irvine and Long Beach State over the weekend in the final homestand at Harder Stadium for the 2002 season.The Gauchos are now the only unbeaten team in the Big...
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SPAM All Around

One of the weathercavemates recently figured out for the first time how to delete messages on a U-Mail account. There were over 400 e-mails in the inbox.
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See the Ball, Be the Ball

The UCSB women's tennis team will participate in the West Regionals held in San Diego beginning today
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October 24 – October 30, 2002

Today would be a fabulous day to visit the opening of the 4-day Ojai Film Festival. A new addition this year will be the "youth shorts" created by junior filmmakers. See www.filmfestival.ojai.net for ...
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Get a Chest X-ray

I sat next to the coughing guy in class yesterday. Every class has one this time of year. He'll be there 'til February, occasionally trading shifts with the coughing girl.
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It’s Lonely at the Top of the Food Chain


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Essay

I am writing a paper for a certain social science class tonight and I seem to have lost the assignment sheet. Rather than researching, I have developed an exciting new social science theory. I call it...
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Gauchos Keep Cruisin’ Along

The #5 UCSB women's volleyball team enjoyed a two-match road sweep of Big West opponents this weekend, improving to 19-0 overall and 9-0 in the Big West.
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In Defense of Our Address

Together we, the residents of 6668 Del Playa Drive, write this editorial both in defense of our house and reputations, and as concerned members of the community.
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A Bush by Any Other Name

Do you remember when you were a kid and had to learn the difference between Franklin and Teddy Roosevelt? Or that Grover Cleveland's terms weren't consecutive?
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