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Bon Appetit!

February 20, 2007 by The Weatherhuman

New Orleans is decked out for today's Mardi Gras celebration with green, yellow and purple beads, prepped to serve red beans and ready to give blue balls courtesy of local and visiting flashers.
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Student Protesters Scare Children on Highway 217

February 20, 2007 by Joy Candee

I am an employee of the Boys and Girls Club located on campus at UCSB. I made a personal decision not to participate in the war protest, but I feel my experience at work on Thursday proved just as val...
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Activist Feels Strengthened by Student Replies to ROTC

February 20, 2007 by Tanya Paperny

I've been accused of being a whiny activist on more than one occasion in my life, but recently, thanks to the general UCSB population, I didn't feel so alone.
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UCSB Alumna Gives Praise to Alma Mater for Protest

February 20, 2007 by Patrice Summers

I am so proud of our UCSB students, staff and faculty! Thursday's demonstration against the Bush/Cheney wars showed their courage and commitment to preventing the ignition of World War III.
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EAP Needs Greater Communication

February 16, 2007 by Matt Weisner and Eddie Edelson

Like many of my peers, I recently completed an application to study abroad through the University of California Education Abroad Program.
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Ain’t No Power

February 16, 2007 by The Weatherhuman

With voices and fists raised, the UCSB student body certainly showed President Bush yesterday what a group of dedicated voters can do:
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Awe-Inspiring Strike Highlights Strength

February 16, 2007 by Eric Hedlund

Some sit in the center of class, others stand around the fringes and still others watch from far away.
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Think

February 16, 2007 by Staff

S.F. Mayor Scandal Is Exaggerated

February 15, 2007 by C.K. Hickey

When I ask people about their most vivid memories of 1998, they usually tell me about junior high-school dances, Furby, Leonardo DiCaprio or the Backstreet Boys. That's funny.
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Weath-dipus Complex

February 15, 2007 by The Weatherhuman

UCSB researchers John Tooby and Leda Cosmides just came out with a study disproving the last legs of Freud's runaway theory on incest, the game the whole family can play.
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Universal Healthcare Can Lessen Doctor-Bill Damage

February 15, 2007 by Alex Guerra

Courtney Stevens' column ("Healthcare for All Isn't Exactly Equal," Daily Nexus, Feb. 13) demands a response.
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War Protests Demonstrate Unity and Concern for Iraq

February 15, 2007 by Nicholas Robinson

Many students are calling for a strike today. While there has been much debate regarding the efficacy of the strike, much of this debate is taking place within fixed boundaries.
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Spend Valentine’s Day Loving Your Sexy Self

February 14, 2007 by Jenny Paradise

Today is Valentine's Day, February four-fucking-teenth and it is the day to finally say no. No to mediocre dates with way too much pressure to be perfect. No to psychotic flipouts when one little thin...
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Here’s Looking at You, Kid.

February 14, 2007 by The Weatherhuman

Happy Valentine's Day, sweetheart. It's true, I didn't get you flowers, candy, cigars, remember to get a dinner reservation or even one single Valentine.
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