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Student in Search of Authentic Irish Life

May 2, 2010 by Caitlin Carlson

Ah yes, the Land of Eire, the Big Green, The Land of Rain and Bog.
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Santa Barbara Lifestyle Trumps Any Narcotic

May 2, 2010 by Chris Benham

Where do you draw the line between ordinary la joie de vivire lunacy and pure unadulterated goat-fucking stupidity? Probably somewhere around life-threatening substance abuse.
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Conservative Columnist Puts Unfair Blame on Regulation

May 2, 2010 by Bo Hancock

Picking this article (“Liberal Reformers Refuse to Regulate Culprit of Crisis,” April 27, 2010) apart in detail would be a heinous and ultimately pointless waste of time, but really? You have a se...
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Going Dutch Proves Clutch for Thrifty Dater

April 30, 2010 by Calvin J

For the last month or so, I was somewhat into a particular girl. I took her on a couple dates which I thought went well, but a few days ago she said she was “not romantically connecting with me.”...
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Arizona Immigration Law is Racist and Wrong

April 30, 2010 by Ross Miletich

Ross Miletich is a second-year political science and Middle Eastern studies double major.
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Gypsy Article Causes Unintended Anguish

April 29, 2010 by Drea Tran

Drea Tran is a third-year global studies and history double major currently studying abroad in Lyon, France.
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CHO Provides Sublease Simplicity

April 29, 2010 by Maya Salmon

Maya Salmon is a program coordinator at the UCSB Community Housing Office.
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Leftover Lovers Satisfy the Cunning Gourmet

April 28, 2010 by Opinion Editor

Imagine coming home from a night on the town. You’re hungry, drunk and totally out of food.
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Stereotype Unjustly Mislabels Romani People

April 28, 2010 by David Holmes

I have NEVER read a more degrading, racist and offensive article in a student-run newspaper than Friday’s opinion article entitled “Real Gypsies Contrast with Disney Depiction,” Daily Nexus, Apr...
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Liberal Reformers Refuse to Regulate Culprit of Crisis

April 27, 2010 by Steven Begakis

The Democrats’ latest “financial reform” bill is a massive power grab that does nothing to actually solve the problems that led to last year’s financial collapse.
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New Wall Street Reform Aids Average Americans

April 27, 2010 by Jamie Silverstein

New York City boasts some of the cruelest bullies in the country.
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Igor Drowns In Deluge of Queries

April 26, 2010 by Igor Hiller

I don’t know what’s going on, but the last two weeks have brought a deluge of questions to my inbox. Usually, I pick the very best ones and answer them with in-depth, meaningful responses, but thi...
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Budget Cut Reallocations Reflect Department Heads’ Priorities

April 26, 2010 by Bill Quirk

In last Thursday’s front-page article, (“Division Bundles Staff Under Budget Tension,” Daily Nexus, April 22) Dean Marshall lays out some revealing numbers about budget cuts to the Division of H...
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Real Gypsies Contrast with Disney Depiction

April 23, 2010 by Drea Tran

It wasn't until I watched Disney's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" for the first time a few days ago that I realized that -- maybe, just maybe -- I was a little bit deprived as a child.
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