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Igor Reassures Concerned Father

September 28, 2009 by

Well, it's finally happened: I received a complaint letter from a parent.
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Faculty Walkout Teaches an Important Lesson

September 28, 2009 by

On Thursday, members of the UCSB faculty acted alongside other employees and students to protest the UC budget cuts authorized by the Regents during the summer and the possibility of further increases...
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U.S. Needs Affordable Education

September 25, 2009 by

I know that beyond the excellent academic credentials you needed to get accepted to UCSB, you also had to figure out how to pay for it. This is no small feat, especially in an economy where families a...
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Those Regents Are So Mean

September 25, 2009 by

Did everyone catch the civil rights protest yesterday? I had heard rumors about a faculty walkout, but when I showed up I was met with singing, clapping, what sounded like gospel music and what I can ...
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Faculty Walkout Punishes Students Again

September 24, 2009 by

Today, 124 UCSB professors will participate in a system-wide walkout to protest faculty pay cuts resulting from the latest round of budget cuts, with even more expressing their support for the walkout...
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First Weekend Back

September 24, 2009 by

Welcome back, kiddos. For those of you who overslept this morning, congratulations on a Thursday morning well spent.
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Short-Sighted Legislature Cuts Its Own Lifeline

September 24, 2009 by , and

Each of us is familiar with our state's grim economic situation. Indeed, no Californian is unaffected by the financial upheaval we have experienced in recent years. One of the areas hit hardest is one...
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Turning Down Busta for Buduburam

September 24, 2009 by

On Friday, I was invited to attend a Busta Rhymes concert in Accra the next night by the hiplife group whose music video I was in (which is a long story for another blog post).
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The Oppression Begins

September 17, 2009 by

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this is your last official week before the oppression begins yet again.
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California Budget Mess a Failure of Both Parties

September 17, 2009 by

The captain just announced that turbulence is expected ahead.
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California Budget Mess a Failure of Both Parties

September 17, 2009 by

"You're a Republican?!" gasped a fellow classmate as she heard my mutterings during a professor's lecture.
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Dear Igor

September 17, 2009 by

Oh, man. I'm so excited. I can hear you asking, "Why, Igor? What's with all this excitement?" It's because this article marks a whole new year of hard-hitting advice columns that will blow you so hard...
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The Reason

August 26, 2009 by

So you're coming to UCSB, hmm? I bet it's because we have one of the best Religious Studies programs in the country. Maybe it's because our library has 2.7 million volumes.
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Question Authority, Within Reason

August 26, 2009 by

Hello, and welcome to UCSB! As you start your college experience at UCSB, I am sure you're in for a great time. I'm sure you have heard that UCSB and Isla Vista are like no other places on earth. With...
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Forbidden Freshmen Fun, Think Outside the Dorm Room

August 26, 2009 by

The time is here again for the dorms to fill up with new students and for the gaggle of coeds to come flocking back to I.V.
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