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Random Hookups Cheapen the Magic of Sex

May 30, 2007 by Opinion Editor

Once upon a time, it was considered questionable for girls and boys to hold hands on the first date, much less kiss.
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Both Israel, Palestine Share Blame in Long-Running Feud

May 30, 2007 by Herschel Colbert

To the Muslim/Arab students at UCSB: You are currently the source of my annoyance. For being a disproportionately small number of my Facebook friends, you command a large amount of space on my news fe...
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Skateboarding Gives UCSB Its Defining Characteristic

May 30, 2007 by Josh Rodine

Many current students are likely unaware of the long tradition of skateboarding in Santa Barbara. I'm not just referring to the skateboarding that seems to be present in most "beach communities."
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Think

May 30, 2007 by Staff

Amnesty Fails as a Realistic Option

May 29, 2007 by Courtney Stevens

The population has become concerned enough over the 12 million and growing population of illegal immigrants to force the issue to Congress' attention for the second time this year via the McCain-Kenne...
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Snowy Plovers: Part XIV

May 29, 2007 by The Weatherhuman

I spent the whole weekend trying to think of a way to make a joke about Memorial Day, only to get shot down by the corrections box.
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Evil Empire Zilches Software Innovation

May 29, 2007 by Jack Yi

This last column of the year will be a bash on the "Evil Empire" that is Microsoft. I have no shame and I am definitely not sorry.
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Think

May 29, 2007 by Staff

Search for Nuts in the SB Gardens

May 25, 2007 by Nathan Rosser

Have you and your significant other grown bored of the same old sex? Tired of romping on those same dirty sheets?
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Slightly Cloudy With A 50 Percent Chance of Nudity

May 25, 2007 by The Weatherhuman

After yesterday's sweet column, I figured my bosses would have no problem with me taking the day off.
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The Reel Loud Fest Requires Real Work

May 25, 2007 by Mark Batalla

As much as I've been raving how great the movie season has been this year, sometimes it's nice to take a break from the epic sensory overloads many of us have been experiencing at the theaters.
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Drink

May 25, 2007 by Staff

The Nexus Popped My Cherry

May 24, 2007 by The Weatherhuman

I always figured that the changing of the 'humans would be kind of like the changing of shifts at the Freebirds register.
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Third Parties Just Want to Be First

May 24, 2007 by Eric Goldman

Campaigning and debating have already begun for the next election, and over the next 18 months, countless pundits and high-paid television "strategists" will put their fingers to the wind and predict ...
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