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Primary Proves Media Reaches Too Far

Somebody tell the American media to please shut the fuck up.
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Better Waste Management Improves I.V.’s Filthy Rap

Isla Vista is a dirty place. Despite its views of the Pacific Ocean and Channel Islands, mild weather and the mountainous Santa Ynez backdrop, trekking down the streets of I.V. is no walk in the park.
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Winter Parties Brew Hot Toddies

Winter Quarter has begun and it is fucking cold. Living on Del Playa Drive went from being a gorgeous, warm, oceanfront home to a dreary, wet, freezing igloo.
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Pegged for Cheapness

I saw a story yesterday about a guy who moved into a New Jersey Ikea after his apartment had to be fumigated.
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Barren Breaks Yield Little for Lusty Lass

Nothing good can come out of Christmas break.
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Obama Brings Hope to Ex-GOPer

It's election season here in California, with our Feb. 5 primary less than a month away.
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New Dorm Name Sacrifices Old Soul of Francisco Torres

School has started again. The new year has brought things good and bad - hopefully more of the good than the bad.
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Press Overhypes Iowa’s ’08 Impact

Political season is upon us, boys and girls! For junkies like me, this time of year is bigger than Halloween in Isla Vista.
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‘Gladiators’ Unleash Unintended Hilarity

With this ridiculous writers' strike dragging on and keeping most of TV's best shows on the sidelines, a bunch of really, really stupid shows have taken over my DVR.
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Living on Edge Is Worth Extremes

I love things that are old ... No, I love things that are new. Which is it? Well, I can love both by embracing each extreme.
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Brooding Bromeo Consoles Heartbroken Student Body

Touching your hand to a stove, tripping on the same step heading into Davidson, choking on your own spit: There are many behaviors we engage in as humans that compel us to hurt ourselves.
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Study Strategies Shape New Year

Happy New Year, and welcome to Winter Quarter 2008! Hopefully everyone enjoyed a relatively safe holiday season filled with Starbucks gift cards and cheap New Year's Eve champagne.
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Strip No-Show

I've always loved that "Welcome Back to I.V" moment on the drive into town.
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