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Loss of Senate Seat Signals End of Healthcare Reform

January 26, 2010 by

Last week's election of Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown as a senator is a proverbial "canary in a coal mine" for the Democratic Party.
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Rain, Rain Go Away

January 25, 2010 by

So, we've got some sun now, huh?
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Igor Makes Break-Ups Easy

January 25, 2010 by

Relationships, relationships, oh my! Don't forget to e-mail dearigor@gmail.com with your non-relationship questions, too.
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Isla Vista Cultural Relic Painted into Obscurity

January 25, 2010 by

The Marley house was not just another trashy I.V. building. Sure, the freshman masses flocked to it as eagerly as any other booze-filled clusterfuck, but it had meaning. It was a throwback to I.V. of ...
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Avatar Aficionados Overlook Plot Failure

January 22, 2010 by

SIGOURNEY WEAVER: Oh, what a conflict! How do we deal with another people when we invade them to get what we want? JAMES CAMERON: Do you guys get it? Do you? Do you get it?
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McCains Don’t Hate

January 22, 2010 by

So Cindy McCain loves gay people.
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Police Play Vital Role in Recovery of Stolen Items

January 21, 2010 by

I've always said one of the best things about being a cop in Isla Vista is that working in a college town keeps me feeling young. As I sit here typing and sipping on my fiber-enhanced fruit drink, try...
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Time to Eat?

January 21, 2010 by

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

January 21, 2010 by

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

January 20, 2010 by

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

January 20, 2010 by

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

January 20, 2010 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

January 19, 2010 by

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

January 19, 2010 by

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

January 15, 2010 by

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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