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Manage Magic Beanstalk Like a Pro

October 3, 2007 by Alex S.

Hello kids, my name is Alex Shlyakhov. Who the hell am I? Why, I am your friendly neighborhood sex columnist of course. For the next year, you'll spend ten minutes out of your Wednesday class to read ...
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Avoid Theft Through Handy Chick Allegory

October 3, 2007 by David Clewett

It's no mystery that Isla Vista is a bike clepto's wet dream, so in light of this fact I wanted to share some sage advice on how to best conceal your choice mode of transportation from thieves. Since ...
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Crunk Crowds Play Way Too Loud

October 3, 2007 by Cameron Smith

In the words of Reel Big Fish, "radio plays what they want you to hear / they tell me it's cool but I just don't believe it." Well in the case of many, they want to believe. Most people that live in I...
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Information Transformation in Need of a Little More Soul

October 3, 2007 by Andy Sweat

Starting in the late '50s and especially in the '90s and early 2000s, the United States has been known as the Information Society.
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Democrats Stallin’ While GOP Ballin’

October 2, 2007 by Jeff Dulgar

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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Weather

October 2, 2007 by The Weatherhuman

The Spice Girls' comeback concert in London sold out in just 38 seconds, which is weird because I was under the impression that 1997 ended 10 years ago.
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Minor Dems Support Major Health Change

October 2, 2007 by David Sforza

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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Dangerous Drug of Choice for Generation Y

October 2, 2007 by C.K. Hickey

This has gotta be a joke - of course video games are a drug.
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Digital Age is Generating New and Exciting Possibilities

October 2, 2007 by Patricia Bobek

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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Think!

October 2, 2007 by Staff

Familiar Friend Found Once Again

October 1, 2007 by Jessica Fleitman

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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Do-It-Yourself Age Progresses Too Far

October 1, 2007 by Adam Wenger

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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Holiday Hugs Dispensed to Thugs

September 28, 2007 by Zach Phillips

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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Weatherhuman

September 28, 2007 by Staff

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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