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This Boner’s Down for the Count

February 26, 2010 by

So "Boner" from "Growing Pains" (I mean, Andrew Koenig) died.
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“Fat Talk” Fosters Unhealthy Ideals

February 26, 2010 by

Last week I asked the deli woman for a quarter pound of their red, white and blue potato salad. The women in line with me said, "Have you tried that?" I said, "Oh yes, it is tasty. If you like blue c...
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Keep Mold Spores Outdoors With Housing Advice

February 25, 2010 by

Do stachyobotrys, penicillium, aspergilus, paecilomyces or fusarium ring a bell? Probably (and hopefully) not, but when you see the white, black, green or gray stuff growing on your walls or bedding, ...
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Charlie Brown, Sir

February 25, 2010 by

Rainy days always seem to bring out the Charlie Brown Syndrome in professors.
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Students Must Hold Rove Accountable for Actions

February 24, 2010 by

Karl Rove, a documented war criminal and outspoken opponent of gay rights, is speaking in Campbell Hall this Thursday. The UCSB College Republicans persuaded A.S. to help fund the visit with $12,933 o...
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The Other Palin

February 24, 2010 by

So does anybody else find it amusing that Bristol Palin is going to guest star on a show about teenage mothers?
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Don’t Let Whoopsies Ruin Whoopie

February 24, 2010 by

Did you know there are over 21,000 students enrolled at UCSB? That's 21,000 chances to meet someone you can converse with, flirt with and sleep with. The series of events along our condom-lined path t...
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Master Political Operatives Necessary for Both Parties

February 23, 2010 by

Those who criticize Karl Rove usually do so either out of ignorance or partisan hypocrisy. As students prepare to hear "the architect" speak at UCSB, they should remember that Rove, like any strategis...
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Thank You for Flying

February 23, 2010 by

So breaking news, guys. And by breaking I mean shattering.
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Merchants of Corruption Do Not Deserve to Speak

February 23, 2010 by

This Thursday our campus will again play host to a vile icon of the right, someone perhaps not as unhinged as Horowitz but no less of a monster: Karl Rove.
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How to Write a Proper Paper

February 22, 2010 by

While students readily come to me for advice about sex and relationships, there are some things that they are too ashamed to admit they need help with. And it's not penis abnormalities, because I get ...
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Drama-Charged People

February 22, 2010 by

Drama, drama, drama.
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Regents Must Embrace Corporate Responsibility

February 22, 2010 by

Your money is being used to support destructive and discriminatory business practices and there is something you can do about it. It’s true: in 2008 the UC Regents voted, on your behalf, against...
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Dear Hippies: Please Take a Bath and Shut Up

February 19, 2010 by

Hippies are annoying. And they smell. Has it ever occurred to you -- as some dreadlocked scallywag is screaming "WAR CRIMINAL" or "DOWN WITH OLD SPICE" -- that it's very hard to find someone who actua...
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Alanis On the Matter

February 19, 2010 by

So, bad timing. Planning everything out with your friends or whoever, only to find out that the days you made your great plans for also happen to be the only times your best friend can visit or that y...
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