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Columnist’s Arguments Are Ignorant and Off-Base

January 10, 2007 by Neil Visalvanich

It is deeply ironic for Courtney Stevens to claim that the Democratic Party views the American electorate as "ignorant,"
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Think

January 10, 2007 by Staff

Liberty Belle

January 9, 2007 by Courtney Stevens

While you may have still been recovering from New Year's or belaboring the imminent start of the quarter, the 110th Congress began in earnest. New members were sworn in, the Democratic majority materi...
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Ghost Riding Dirty

January 9, 2007 by The Weatherhuman

There are certain situations in which one should not "ghost ride." Ghost riding the polls by not voting
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Boycott Conquest Student Housing in IV for New Year

January 9, 2007 by Darwin Bondgraham

Last quarter, several dozen families, most of them Latino immigrants and working class individuals, were forced to move from their longtime homes in the Cedarwood Apartments in Isla Vista.
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¿Qué Onda Guero?: Get Me a Coffee and T.P.

January 8, 2007 by Adam Wenger

Many things in life please me. Booty shorts, snow cones and refrigerated drinking fountains, for example, are all great things. Unfortunately, these societal gifts are largely outnumbered by an array ...
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Patriotic Grief

January 8, 2007 by The Weatherhuman

Of all the things that occurred over winter break, Gerald Ford dying concerns me the least.
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Possession, Plunder Questions Answered

January 8, 2007 by Mark Signa

Well the holidays are over. As much fun as they are, I have to admit it feels good to get them past me. Don't get me wrong; I love the giving part. But honestly, it can be tough to keep smiling when ...
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January 8, 2007 by Staff

College Journalists Raise Hell

December 7, 2006 by Staff

When it comes to being editor in chief of a college newspaper, it is certainly true that no one is a saint -- and with that in mind, it is also certainly true that no one can play the part of Saint Pe...
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No Name, No Game

December 7, 2006 by The Weatherhuman

The 'human loves presents. However, the 'human does not like enigmas. They're tricky. The 'human vetoes mystery present-givers, unless they happen to be smokin' hot. In that case, a recount is unneces...
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Turds and Tulips

December 7, 2006 by Staff

Big, bright, blossoming, behemoth-sized tulips for the UCSB men's soccer team for defeating UCLA and taking home its first NCAA Championship.
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Freedom Territory

December 1, 2006 by Eric Hedlund

The rabbit hole goes deeper and deeper - and the bunnies are radioactive and have deadly ninja skills.
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Prometheus Brings Us Fire, Civilization Blazes

December 1, 2006 by Jeff Gibson

Old Man Winter's gnarly breath has begun to blow its way through Isla Vista. Glance around. While the heaps of cigarette ash outside Storke Library are being swept from their Fall Quarter graves, stud...
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