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CHO Offers Helpful Tips to Avoid Halloween Hell

October 21, 2010 by

The Community Housing Office (CHO) is no stranger to the fact that Isla Vista and Halloween are virtually synonymous.
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Former Editor Returns to Liberate UCSB’s Libido

October 20, 2010 by

Modern sexuality as we know and enjoy it is the result of — nay, an evolving process rooted in — a long history of repression.
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Measure S Drains Private Capital

October 19, 2010 by

California keeps falling more and more into debt, from the UC to pensions, and now prisons. Our state has consistently refused to live within its means.
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Measure S Secures Civil Rights

October 19, 2010 by

Measure S is a local ballot measure that allocates state funding as well as a half-percent sales tax to build a new jail facility in Santa Maria.
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Prop 19 Puts the Pipe (and the Power) in Your Hands

October 18, 2010 by

ATTENTION: If you have changed houses since your last time voting, you must re-register today, or else it might be your fault if weed doesn’t become legal in two weeks.
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Nexus’ Conservative Bias Botches Election Article

October 18, 2010 by

Wednesday’s front-page article, “SB Clubs Render Election Info,” was unquestionably biased and quite simply a poor piece of journalism.
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Mr. O’Reilly Has Finally Gone Too Far

October 18, 2010 by

Bill O’Reilly. The man’s name alone stirs up a medley of emotional responses among many people: hatred, admiration, frustration, fear, gratitude and more.
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Arts and Lectures Events Make for Lasting and Unique Memories

October 18, 2010 by

When the lights came on in Campbell Hall that night, I remember thinking, “You have got to be kidding!”
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I Met Her at a Club

October 18, 2010 by

According to Urban Dictionary, Toot it and Boot it can mean two things:
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Four Chic Trends of Autumn Wear

October 15, 2010 by

Thanks to Mother Nature, Santa Barbara weather has stabilized to chilly fall temperatures… which means, dear readers, time to dust off those luxurious coats and tough boots!
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Isla Vista: Party Capital of the World

October 15, 2010 by

There is something special about those first few weeks of school, when 20,000 of our nation’s finest get compressed into this magical square mile we call home.
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The Perks of Being a Freshman

October 14, 2010 by

I feel like I have the same conversation with everyone over a hundred times a day.  “Hi, I’m Zac. I live in Santa Catalina (let’s call it what it is… FT), in the North Tower, on the ground fl...
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IVRPD Candiates Seek Student Votes

October 14, 2010 by

Rock the vote! I’m sure you’re aware of the importance of that catchy, albeit silly phrase. Now, more than ever, your votes are needed locally.
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I.V. Cop Urges Quiet, Careful Conduct

October 14, 2010 by

We all have those moments where we need to take a look at where we are and reevaluate how we got there.
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Drunken Hookups Yield Diminishing Pleasure

October 13, 2010 by

The thing I love about college is it’s the only place I can do everything wasted: cook, booty call my grandmother and make it home with at least one shoe on.
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