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Time to Eat?

The will of man to eat what he wants is astounding.
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Once-Enthusiastic Student Questions Integrity of College Honors Program

Just a little less than a year ago, I logged on anxiously to the Internet to see if I had been admitted to the school I imagined was the perfect campus.
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Column Offends Parents, Members of SB Community

Just after I had commented to a business associate in Santa Barbara about the quality of coverage and editorials I had experienced in a recent issue of the Daily Nexus, I was reading through the follo...
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Weather Foils Weatherhuman

So apparently, the actual weather is about as testy as the Weatherhuman.
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Staying Soft Makes Wild Nights Hard to Come By

This article is dedicated to guys out there who have suffered from Limp Dick Syndrome: a condition that does NOT result in crazy hot sex and is caused by nervousness, malfunction or excessive alcohol ...
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World Leaders Must Act to Prevent Climate Disaster

There is no question that failing to control the rising temperatures due to carbon dioxide output will have disastrous consequences on a global scale. The dangers are well known. Rising sea levels, fa...
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Global Warming Naysayers Find Support From Science

In most areas of science, it is considered noble to be a skeptic of a given theory, unless that theory is man-made climate change. According to Al Gore, "The debate [about climate change] in the scien...
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Historical Hemp Enthusiasts Disprove Lazy Stoner Theory

There is a common myth going around that cannabis makes a person less productive. People are affected by substances in different ways; to say that smoking pot lessens enthusiasm and vigor for life is ...
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Curves Crush “Above Average” Hopes

To be the best, you have to kill the rest.
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Legislators to Blame for Underfunding of the UC

This quarter I am teaching Art History 6B, a lower division survey course. In the past, it has been taught in Campbell Hall, and has enrolled between 650-750 students. This year, owing to budget cuts ...
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Rule of Thumb

New rule of thumb: Don't pick your nose after touching a jalapeno.
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Housing Office Offers Tips for New Lessees

Many of you are fully immersed in the 2010 Housing Hunting Season. The UCSB Community Housing Office has gathered the following list of items after discussions with Isla Vista property managers and st...
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Pillow Talk

You know those second week of school days?
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High Grading Standards a Mark of Quality Education

The Wednesday, January 6, 2010 article "Students Fail to Pass Calculus" by Jordanne Pascual gives plenty of attention to professor Akemann's grading scale and the logistical impact of failing a high p...
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Sext Messages Signal Next Generation of Booty Call

Hello. My name is Kera, and I'm a drunk dialer. It's been a rough seven weeks, two days and about 13 hours, but I'm finally cured. If it weren't for the support of my sponsor, Sext Message, I might be...
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