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Making a Difference in SB

April 14, 2009 by

Do you think I'd run for mayor if I'd strangled, punched or choked a woman?
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Students With a Plan Offers Great Option

April 14, 2009 by

This is the fourth and final time that I will see Associated Students elections here at UCSB and they never fail to disappoint. As a former Student Voice Executive, I would be disillusioned to say tha...
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Many Families Not Aided by UC Financial Aid

April 14, 2009 by

I was instantly appalled when I read the end of Wednesday’s article, “Budget Woes Limit Admissionsâ€
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Gauchos: Hardcore Partiers or Intellectuals?

April 14, 2009 by

A couple of month’s ago, I read an essay in Harper’s Magazine called “A quibbleâ€
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Miramar Decision Is Environmentally Unsound

April 14, 2009 by

Congratulations to Santa Barbara on approval of the new $300 million dollar Miramar Resort complex, which will hang out over the narrow, sandy Miramar Beach and be permanently protected by a ghastly b...
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Chats With Iran Won’t Work

April 13, 2009 by

For those of you who haven't heard, Iran has turned its nuclear power plant program -- established, ironically, by the U.S. in the 1950s -- into a nuclear bomb program. The country had concealed its n...
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40 Days and 40 Nights

April 13, 2009 by

I hope you had a happy Easter and, more importantly, a happy end to lent. How'd those 40 days go?
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Boris on Boys, PMS and Dinner

April 13, 2009 by

Last weekend, I went home for my Grandpa Boris' 85th birthday party. When it came up in conversation that I was an advice columnist, Grandpa insisted that he answer the questions this week because "yo...
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There’s No Excuse to Trash the Beach

April 9, 2009 by

Regarding the Daily Nexus' recent story on Floatopia's threat to the environment ("Floatopia Threatens Environment," April 9, 2009), and Josh Taylor's column ("Don't Trash Our Trade" Daily Nexus, Apri...
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Sexual Assault Affects Us All

April 9, 2009 by

This week marks Students Stopping Rape's annual "It Affects Me" campaign, an annual opportunity for students to reflect on how sexual assault impacts their lives and score a free T-shirt. Female stude...
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Unearth Your Inner Futsukayoi

April 9, 2009 by

Early in the morning in Kobe, Japan, I witnessed my friend puke in an alley behind our hotel while our host yelled "Futsukayoi!" over and over. Multiple mornings over this past, particularly heinous w...
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Bowling Gone Wrong

April 9, 2009 by

Seriously Zodo’s? Were you even trying? I imagine some evil rival bowling alley might have paid for that ad in your name just to fuck up your reputation… if, in fact, there were a rival bo...
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Don’t Trash Our Trade

April 9, 2009 by

Let's talk about Isla Vista. Let's talk about UC Santa Barbara. Let's point some fingers at all the horrible things we do. How we destroy our beaches with events like Floatopia. How we destroy our str...
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Home Grown

April 9, 2009 by

The United States is currently stuck in a failing war against its own people in the so-called War on Drugs. Of course, the best way to win this war is to "just say no" to saying no and continue to use...
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Ooh and Aah at SB Museum

April 9, 2009 by

I stood completely surrounded. Staring me down from just four feet in front of me was a mountain lion, behind me was a small pack of gray wolves and to my left was a family of ravenous and silent but ...
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