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Dirty Dilemmas Done on the Desktop

February 22, 2006 by Nina Anthony

I met my boss this weekend. It was awkward at first because he knew me, and trying to play off the fact that I was at a loss for who the fuck he was, I called him by a bizarre name and pretended that ...
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Revenge of the ‘human

February 22, 2006 by

Alas, the Nexus is competent again! Let the mending process between the 'human and the Nexus begin.
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He Said: Mixing Rocks and Ice Can Only Mean Olympic Greatness

February 22, 2006 by Matt Dozier

There are certain moments in the Winter Olympics that truly embody the spirit of international competition - the gut-wrenching pace of a short-track, speed skating final, the grace of a perfectly land...
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She Said: Ice Dancing Spins Circles Around Olympic Competition

February 22, 2006 by Kristen Richer

There are things in this world that just seem like they belong together: Root beer and vanilla ice cream, Christina Aguilera and heavy face makeup, beer and ping-pong balls, herds of freshmen and Del ...
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United States, Israel Must Now Watch Where They Step

February 22, 2006 by Joel Furman

The Balkan powder keg of today's world, the Middle East, has seemingly inched closer to boom time recently. Iraq shows no signs of quieting down, Iran has become quite the fashionably rogue state unde...
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Convicted Murderers Should Kick Can Much Sooner

February 22, 2006 by Henry Sarria

I'm going to throw a few names in your direction to see if they ring a bell: Albert Owens, Yen-I Yang, Tsai-Shai-Yang and Yee Chen Lin. How about Terri Winchell?
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Gazing at the Stars

February 21, 2006 by Jeff Gibson

My footprints disappeared seconds after I left them, eternally swept away from the sandy canvas that they once littered. My trailing thoughts were swallowed by the immensity of such a place so close t...
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Generate Bling With Gold Digger’s Guide

February 21, 2006 by Monique Moyal

Let me first say that if it weren't for that Kanye West and Jamie Foxx song just being so damn catchy, I probably wouldn't have been inspired to write this piece. So without further ado, ladies, I giv...
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40oz. To Freedom: Swing For the Fences

February 17, 2006 by Sean Swaby

Upon leaving this little square mile of heaven in a few months, there will be a few things I'll miss: irresponsibility, my friends, walking to the bar during off hours at work and sitting on the beach...
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Tumbleweeds Anyone?

February 17, 2006 by

It's a Friday on the eve of a three-day weekend after the conclusion of midterms. What the hell, no-one is here.
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Oh the Places You Gauchos Will Go

February 17, 2006 by David Fuad

As my four years here at college draw to a close and I prepare to enter the rarified world of UCSB alumni, I can't help but wonder about my legacy after I leave.
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Westerner’s Global Perspective Is Still Lost in the Ruff

February 17, 2006 by Fergal Madison

It turns out that Marge Simpson was right. Cartoons do cause violence. But even Marge couldn't foresee the chaos of the past few weeks: Embassies burning down, riots in the street, withdrawal of ambas...
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All Students Are Suffering When Others Cannot Stop Jabbering

February 17, 2006 by James Moore

How many of you have felt victimised in lectures by banal mutterings about mentally and physically inept states caused by the intake of copious amounts of fermented vegetable drinks; when vulgar membe...
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Here’s To You, Mr. Garbage Man

February 16, 2006 by Nick Pasto

My garbage man hates me. He never actually tells me this, but I can see it in his eyes each week as I stumble outside in a tired daze and sluggishly move my car so that he can access our dumpster. I t...
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‘Human see, ‘Human do

February 16, 2006 by

The Associated Press reported yesterday that Vice President Cheney took the blame for shooting his friend with a shotgun. Cheney said, "I'm the guy who pulled the trigger and shot my friend." Well no ...
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