Opinion
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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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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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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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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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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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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"Because our future economic well-being is so dependent upon education ... we can no longer afford to cut higher education." Those words were spoken by Gov. Schwarzenegger last week during his annual ...
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No Child Left Behind, proposed by George W. Bush at the outset of his presidency, introduced "standards-based education reform" to school systems throughout the nation. The irony, of course, is that t...
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It is time that the NBA gets real. In the eyes of the NBA, it is okay to make millions off of its athletes. It is okay to sell its name and its street-ball game to the world. It is okay to blare rap m...
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Have you ever had someone pass you a note that said, "Your stupid"?
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I sometimes find myself meandering through the library, browsing books, leafing through magazines, making sure to avoid the masturbators on the fifth floor, you know, the usual stuff.
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Each time Christmas break ends, I feel more tired of the holiday. As a kid, I thought Christmas was great: Heavy Tahoe snow, tons of presents and rare family visitations made it a pretty magical time ...
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“Greased Lightnin’” from “Grease”
Sunset waltz from “La La Land”
“Thriller” by Michael Jackson
Frat flick
“Macarena” by Los Del Río
“Gangnam Style” by PSY
“Swan Lake” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Renegade
“Cell Block Tango” from “Chicago”
“The Last Text” from “Dance Moms”
Flossing
All of “Hamilton”
