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March 5, 2008 by Staff

That’s What He Said: NBC Threatens to Turn Off “Lights”

March 4, 2008 by Staff

On the surface, it would appear the last quote has nothing to do with the previous two. But when it comes to the plight of NBC's phenomenal show "Friday Night Lights," everything else has become subse...
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Weather

March 4, 2008 by The Weatherhuman

So you're sitting in class half-heartedly working on the Sudoku while wondering if your T.A would trade a passing grade for sex, and then it happens: The person sitting next to you moves their foot an...
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Candidate Reaches “Farr” For District

March 4, 2008 by Doreen Farr

Now is the time to care about local politics. As we enter into an exciting presidential year and become engaged in national and international politics, we also have the opportunity to make an impact o...
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Best of the Web

March 4, 2008 by Staff

“I heard the Greek Council eats orphans (they’re like veal … all locked up and malnourished).” -dailysuxass “Gossip Web Site Angers Readers, Raises Questions” By To...
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Peers Should Pressure Feds for New File-Sharing Laws

March 4, 2008 by Jason Crawford

The debate over file sharing on college campuses should be addressed as an issue where filtering content is harmful to the circulation of cultural and knowledge forms. We need to recognize peer-to-pee...
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March 4, 2008 by Staff

Global Climate Crisis Beckons Attention

March 3, 2008 by Staff

The solar cycle, along with glacier cycles and ocean variability, undoubtedly affects the Earth's climate. The same goes for variations in the Earth's orbit and rotation. These effects can be charted ...
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Mo’ Hair, Mo’ Problems

March 3, 2008 by Staff

I can’t help but be disgusted by the story about a 6-year-old who was suspended from kindergarten last week after showing up with a Mohawk. I can see suspending someone for growing a mullet, but...
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Reckless Spending Makes No Cents

March 3, 2008 by Staff

How many times, over the course of your college career, have you surfed to your online banking Web site to check your cash stores and instead found a giant monster – in the form of a ruthless ov...
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Ethanol Fuels Intense Food Debate

February 29, 2008 by David Rabie

In an environmentally conscious environment like UCSB, the issue of global warming seems front and center among the problems afflicting the world today. American politicians, especially the three pres...
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Weather Monologues

February 29, 2008 by Staff

A woman who teaches DUI rehab classes in Florida was pulled over on Monday and arrested for… wait for it, wait for it… DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE! Only in America, baby! I can’t bel...
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I.V. Short-Shrifts the Height Challenged

February 29, 2008 by Sabrina Ricci

I am nearly 5 feet 2 inches tall. Being petite has its advantages: People think I'm cute, I can pass for 12-years-old and pay child's fare for ski lifts, and if there is a large crowd watching some so...
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Student Recounts First Days Under House Arrest

February 29, 2008 by Josh Allen

Answer me this: What would you do for 52 days in Isla Vista if you had to live on terms forbidding you from leaving the house after 10 at night - if you were lucky - and reporting where you were 24 ho...
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Gaucho Remembers Denison With Love and Admiration

February 29, 2008 by Staff

This past August, I moved into a house with three other girls I had never met. Wanting to make new friends as an entering transfer student at UCSB, I reluctantly answered a "roommate wanted" poster ta...
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