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Science Stud Defines Dogma of Bio Majors

Do you ever find yourself studying on a Friday night, or taking notes whilst your buddies take keg stands? Or, perhaps, question if life is really worth living on a daily basis? If so, you are probabl...
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Hidden Nooks For Those Who Look

At 989 acres - equivalent to a little over 1.5 square miles - UCSB's campus is, at the outset of everyone's college career, an intimidating landscape. After becoming familiar with the Davidson Library...
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Revolutionary Icon Undeserving of Liberal Cult Following

I can't help but chuckle at wannabe campus revolutionaries sporting their bright red Che Guevara T-shirts on campus - or anywhere, for that matter. These young radicals feel the best way to make their...
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RIAA Deaf to Benefits of P2P

The Recording Industry Association of America is pathetic. Its workings: pitiful. Its people: disgusting.
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Unruly Visitors Spoil Fun ‘Round Halloween Weekend

Dear Isla Vista Friends, I have been honored to serve the UCSB and I.V. communities for the past three years as Third District Supervisor. Although I will not be running for office again, I would sti...
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LANL Link Poses the Same Danger as Mismanagement

In ("Government Fines UC Over Los Alamos Lab," Daily Nexus, Wednesday, Oct. 3) the Daily Nexus reports that ongoing mismanagement issues continue to plague the Los Alamos National Laboratory's nuclear...
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Bills Saves Dollars and Sense

Welcome back Gauchos! I hope all of you had a great summer and I offer a special welcome to all students who are new to UCSB. As many of you know, UCSB holds a special place in my heart. My husband Wa...
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Weather

Is it just me or are the bike paths, Rec Cen and UCen more crowded than ever before? I don't know who's to blame for this, but someone's taking the fall.
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Feds’ Auction Plans to Fix Signal Issues

In February of 2006, the House of Representatives voted 216-214 for traditional analog television broadcasters to clear the 700 MHz spectrum by Feb. 17, 2009. George W. Bush signed the proposal into l...
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Rise and Shine with Breakfast Bud

Who needs an alarm clock when you have roommates who, upon first wake, bust out the grinder for us to bake?
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Make Your Own Path in School, Be Active

If a student wanted to get educated, how should he or she go about it? Most undergraduates follow the path of least resistance, getting processed rather than educated. One can get a degree without lea...
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Bush World Cuts Kids’ Healthcare

This past summer, millions of Americans watched "SiCKO," Michael Moore's admittedly tendentious, although not inaccurate, exposé of the American health care industry. There is a palpable desire f...
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Campus Solicitors Save the Trees and the Last Dance, Too

OK... I know that the Arbor and the UCen are prime locations for scoping out all the people rushing from Jamba Juice to their next class in Ellison Hall (or opting to skip class for Jamba Juice), but ...
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