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Curves Crush “Above Average” Hopes

January 15, 2010 by

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

January 15, 2010 by

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

January 14, 2010 by

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

January 14, 2010 by

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

January 13, 2010 by

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

January 13, 2010 by

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

January 13, 2010 by

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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State’s Future Depends on Student Success

January 12, 2010 by

"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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Obama’s Opportunity for Children Left Behind

January 12, 2010 by

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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NBA Misses the Mark in Arenas Case

January 11, 2010 by

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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An Insult Misspelled Is an Insult Wasted

January 11, 2010 by

Have you ever had someone pass you a note that said, "Your stupid"?
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Little-Known Legends Come to Life in Library

January 11, 2010 by

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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Look to Old Traditions for a Trippy New Take on Christmas

January 8, 2010 by

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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Letters to the Editor

January 8, 2010 by

Political Columnists Miss the Mark in Terror Debate Your “Left Said/Right Said” excels in offering the disappointing shallowness that college newspapers are so predictably famous for. I...
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New Year’s Tips for the Holiday Hangover

January 7, 2010 by

The new year is upon us, and what does that mean? A million annoying top-10 lists from 2009! Holy mother of a Buick, does anyone really care what the top 10 flavors of pistachios were in 2009? Or does...
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