Opinion
I'll admit, even as a conservative, I too was rooting for the Democrats to win a congressional majority in 2006. Like the rest of America, I was lured by the false promise of a strong party to lead us...
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The top tier Democratic presidential candidates - Clinton, Obama and Edwards - have received a lot of attention for their healthcare plans. However, lesser-known candidates Chris Dodd, Joe Biden and D...
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This has gotta be a joke - of course video games are a drug.
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On September 17, a 30-year-old man in Beijing died of exhaustion after spending three days in an Internet café playing online video games. Psychiatrists call this Internet addiction. I call it: Y...
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As we begin our first full week of school, I would like to pass along the following words of wisdom: There are mutant ghosts in Isla Vista.
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In the do-it-yourself age we live in, it's become commonplace to see people throw aside needed help or assistance in an effort to exert their own individual abilities, or lack thereof.
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When I was a boy, my father admonished me to never hug a murderer. He wasn't a very good dad in many respects - he boozed, he philandered, he stole my lunch money - but when it came to the subject of ...
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Dear Class of 2011,
First of all, in about a month you're going to discover beer pong, Del Playa Drive and a beach with no rules regarding alcohol, and you'll quickly become the class of 2012 (or pos...
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A fierce debate regarding secure voting practices has once again been brought to the attention of the Supreme Court.
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In the past week, I've been seeing a lot of freshmen and contemplating why they stand out so much.
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In an age when the Internet is so tightly woven into the fabric of our everyday lives, there is a major threat to this seemingly free and open luxury.
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Ride through the bike path without crashing
Find a seat at the red couches on the second floor of the library
Sunrise and sunset dip on the same day
Find parking on Del Playa Drive
Drunk for 24 hours
Bagel crawl
First pick at an Arbor muffin in the morning
Participate in a mosh pit at a band show
Finally talk to their class crush
Get an earlier pass time than their friends in GOLD
Graduate
Successfully walk through I.V. without seeing an old hookup
