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In Bed, the Bad Ones Win

February 4, 2009 by Jenni Perez

More often than I should, I’ll appease the hormonal monster rumbling inside me and watch re-runs of Sex and the City. While most of the time it’s just fun to bask in its girly triteness (P...
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American Hero

February 4, 2009 by Staff

I know this is kind of old news, but I feel it's important for you all to know. Michael Phelps, American hero and holder of a million Olympic golds, has admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs. ...
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Senior Looks Downtown For Restored Dignity

February 4, 2009 by Kevin Wilkins

I woke up in my own bed once in a span of four days. I wish I could tell you I was out raising my likelihood of contracting sexually transmitted diseases, but in all honesty I wasn’t. Where was ...
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In Gaza, Defining Collateral Damage

February 4, 2009 by Saleh Abdulla

The concept of collateral damage is morally unacceptable. Such a vague term serves only one purpose — to diminish the perception of a tragedy involving real people. By disavowing the human...
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Lack of Student Jobs Shrinks Safety Net

February 4, 2009 by Jesse Reynolds

Santa Barbara is an expensive town with a high cost of living that everyone is familiar with. So for those us who support ourselves, it requires a lot of work to stay afloat. Luckily, we have the tour...
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Good Samaritans Make Isla Vista Special Place

February 4, 2009 by Arash Safari

Last Thursday I took a break from studying to go grab lunch. The place I wanted to eat charged fifty cents for credit card purchases under $10, and being as cheap as I am, I went to the nearby ATM to ...
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Grammar Nazi Joins Word Reich

February 3, 2009 by Dylan James

Dateline: Jan. 20, 2009. Washington, D.C. Motor vehicles chafe the streets while eager pilgrims weave in and out of parked cars. The air is solid ice, the frosty chill permeating even the thickest win...
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Cops Cannot Stop Quality Entertainment

February 3, 2009 by Jacob Shpall

It’s the end of the month, and the cops can’t seem to scribble out tickets fast enough. I’ve seen them waving down bikers in Isla Vista and perched along the bike paths on campus, re...
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3-D Super Bowl

February 2, 2009 by The Weatherhuman

I hope you all busted out your 3-D glasses for those Super Bowl commercials, because they were awesome.
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The Soccer Streaker’s Story

February 2, 2009 by Jay P. Hayes

On the night of Nov. 5, at Harder Stadium I was arrested and hauled to the Santa Barbara County Jail for public intoxication while wearing nothing more than a tuxedo g-string and handcuffs. I started ...
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UC Money for Education, Not Extra Frills

February 2, 2009 by Philip Arcuni

Sometimes we Gauchos â€" surrounded by pristine beaches, a party scene that could muddle the mind of a rocket scientist, spoiled by warm weather in the middle of winter and surrounded by a ...
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Try Out Green Utopia

February 2, 2009 by Chris Par

Nobody was put on this earth to be a waiter. People were not born to work, yet we have no choice. A humanâ€™s right to be alive is oppressed by money. Without money to buy those items...
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Steve Pappas: You Didn’t Win, So Man Up and Accept the Loss

February 2, 2009 by Emmaline Nguyen

I feel like every day I’m reading something about Steve Pappas: he’s attempting to overturn the results of the 3rd District Supervisor race; he’s subpoenaed the university; he wants ...
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University Need to Adhere to Fact-Based Perspectives

February 2, 2009 by Ari Soloman

This past Monday, Jan. 26, I was surprised that the presentation on the “Crisis in Gaza” failed to uphold UCSB’s academic integrity and quickly turned into a forum of anti-Israel rhe...
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Capitalism Not All To Blame for Economic Woes

January 29, 2009 by Jordan Pokross

At this moment - at the culmination of an age of unfettered capitalism and the dawn of an era of government activism - we are begged to consider the constitution of our financial markets. I think we c...
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