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The Mark Side if UCSB: Come On and Get Down With the Sickness

It's the most wonderful time of the year because flu season is upon us. Go find the nearest contagious mouth. Then you should either give that person a nice wet kiss or inhale the sweet air being exha...
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Sloppy Righting

You know, a bottle of wine and other beverages mekes my righting sloppie.
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Travel to Lavish Irvine, See Its Majestic Bubble

Irvine and neighboring Newport Beach remind me of what Santa Barbara would be like in a Republican parallel universe. We're not so different from the 949, after all. We're both beautiful beach locatio...
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Freedom Territory: Democrats Win House, but Politics Continue as Usual

Tis' the season to be jolly. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. Time to pack up the mashed Republicans and gravy leftovers from the midterm elections and get out the mistletoe and nutcrackers for '08. Pundi...
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Weekend Tow Trucks Plunder Isla Vistans

In about five weeks, Isla Vista is going to be nearly completely empty when its residents venture home for the holidays and Winter Break festivities. Why, then, are our cars being towed for being park...
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Albright Is Not All Right With Student

For a moderately slanted paper -- Democrats are moderate, not left -- I am not surprised that you didn't take the opportunity on Nov. 7 to criticize Madeline Albright.
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Spacing Out

I'm having an existentialist crisis. Ever since I heard mention of the Apollo program, I've always wanted to be an astronaut.
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Beatles’ Music Benefited From Experience

While we may not come together on many issues, my mother and I see eye to eye on the important stuff. You know, like agreeing "The Thing" was Kurt Russell's best performance and that Alfred Hitchcock ...
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Signa Tackles Ticket Turmoils and UIPs

I would have to say most of us survived Halloween more or less intact. I
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Do Not Be a Turkey, Know Your Thanksgiving Fashion Styles

This Thanksgiving, some of you will be heading out of sunny California and into regions where the weather is less forgiving. If you're going somewhere warmer, I salute you and will be shivering with e...
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UCSB Campus Provides Obstacles to Disabled

Imagine being disabled at UCSB. If you arrive by bus there are no tactile markers to direct you to a sidewalk. If you go too far to the right there is a busy bicycle circle, veer too far left and you'...
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Let’s Talk About Sex, Dr. Drew Style

"Sex is not a drug." Dr. Drew's words resonated throughout the small conference room I shared with him and eleven other college columnists and journalists. I attended the Trojan Journalism Roundtable ...
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Drinker’s Digest: Play Beer Pong Like Laimbeer

Beer pong is a great American game that is played throughout dormitories, homes and bars all over the world. I believe that it is one of the greatest drinking games ever and, despite its simplicity, i...
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Celeb Talks Fail to Motivate Students

He's a funny man, that's not the question. Funny, and his politics are right on.
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