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The “Dos” and “Don’ts” of House Hunting

November 20, 2011 by

[media-credit name=”Natalie O” align=”aligncenter” width=”250″][/media-credit]They roar like wildfire through the residence halls, they have Isla Vista residents ab...
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Link Between Sustainability and Public Discontent Proves Inextricable

November 18, 2011 by

The number of problems the U.S. faces today seems to be infinite. Whether you have come to this realization through opening up your CNN homepage or even the walk from the Davidson Library to the Arbor...
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UCSB Gets Savvy About Dodging Sex Scandals

November 17, 2011 by

Recent allegations against Jerry Sandusky and the surrounding scandal at Penn State have been a wake-up call for UCSB administrators. “This school simply cannot afford to endure a sexual abuse scand...
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Opinions Warrant Respect, Just Not in Equal Measure

November 17, 2011 by and

This week’s question: What is there not to respect about someone’s opinion about religion?   Whether it’s about that movie you watch that just never gets old or about how you thought the la...
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Why You Can But Shouldn’t Give Sgt. Signa the Bird

November 17, 2011 by

It’s been a fun couple of weeks since we last spoke. I got back from Hawaii and, despite the rumors, I was not kicked out of Maui. A few days after my return, I was getting my butt handed to me by a...
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Depression is a profound learning experience …

November 16, 2011 by

… You learn that eating two pounds of trail mix in five minutes is not a good idea. Of course you already knew this before the fact, but you did it anyway just to get some form of sensory stimul...
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Breaking News: Your Smartphone Is Making You Stupider

November 16, 2011 by

When rats are given a button that, when pressed, excites the “pleasure” module in their brain, it has been shown that they will press the button unceasingly, even withholding from food, sex and wa...
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‘Ask an Atheist’ Unfairly Targets Christianity, Spurs More Hatred

November 16, 2011 by

I know for a fact you don’t know whether or not God exists, which makes me wonder why you are going out of your way to prove something you have no absolute knowledge of. There are a lot of people in...
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Road (Construction A)head

November 15, 2011 by and

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Right Said: Talk Is Cheap, Action Isn’t

November 15, 2011 by

When Barack Obama was a senator running for presidency in 2008, he promised “hope” and “change” not only for the American people but for the world. Since the day he took office, people polled ...
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Left Said: Make Sanctions, Not War

November 15, 2011 by

It should be pretty clear to most observers by now that Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons under the guise of a peaceful nuclear energy program. While they haven’t yet enriched uranium to the...
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(w)Ron(g) Paul’s Free Market Fairytale

November 14, 2011 by

[media-credit name=”Erika Frost” align=”aligncenter” width=”250″][/media-credit]Gather round, all ye children, for I haveth a tale for thee on why Ron Paul is oh so...
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Demonizing the Rich Misappropriates the Blame

November 10, 2011 by

Last week’s South Park episode brilliantly parodies the Occupy Wall Street movement. If you didn’t tune in, this one is for you: Barack Obama has belligerently demonized the rich. His unremitting ...
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Accomplished Seven Falls? Add Cathedral Peak to Your Bucket List

November 10, 2011 by

Everyone has their own personal well of strength that they draw from. They draw from its depths in everyday life and during hardships. It is the strength from this well that pushes us to not just surv...
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Santa Claus, Easter Bunny Send Youth Mixed Signals

November 10, 2011 by and

This week’s question: How would you go about introducing fictions like the Easter Bunny or Santa Claus to your children? It’s entertaining, the gullibility of a child. They’ll believe almost...
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