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Tenured Professors Pollute Us With Liberalism

Tenure. Some define it as the securing of a permanent teaching position; whereas, I define it as the biggest load of feces in our education system - second only to the termination of mandatory naptime...
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Left-Lane Driver: Seize the Wal-Mart Empire

In lieu of the Oscars, I decided it was time for me to move on from being a simple movie enthusiast to an actual moviemaker. That being the case, I did what all aspiring film writers do -- rehash old ...
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Weather for Dummies

I discovered recently that the "... for Dummies" books are now available in VHS and DVD. Apparently, "Dummies" books are too smart for some people; they need the movie version instead.
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King of Pop Should Quit Clowning Around

I hate drama and have no patience or desire for it. Just get to the point and move on. And so begins this circus of the Michael Jackson child molestation trial in Santa Maria. I pity the poor resident...
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Legendary Band Doesn’t Deserve Ignorant Smack-Talking

In response to Dave Franzese's column "The Songs of Seduction" (Daily Nexus, Feb. 23), first off, sure, music can make or break the mood at times. But then again, a lot of times, especially if you're ...
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Don’t Promote Negative Body Image With Potentially Harmful Fat Talk

OK everyone, let's take a little journey down memory lane and venture back to our childhood years. Yeah, that's right; you remember. The days of watching the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, playing hot ...
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Stick to Printing Columns by Students From UCSB

I read the article titled "The Death of Interaction" by Conor Boyland (Daily Nexus, Feb. 25). Great article! In fact -- and I write this in my best imitation of David Spade's "Spade in America" skit o...
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The Death of Interaction

I hate the rapidly growing trend of communicating online rather than in person, but I find the temptation increasingly harder to resist. When it comes down to it, reading someone's profile is just so ...
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A Party Is Due

On this day in history: Lieutenant Governor Hamilton engages to deliver up to Col. Clarke, Fort Sackville as it is at present with all the stores, ammunition, & provision &c. &c...
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Ignore Students’ Party’s Bogus Claims

I am writing again to warn everyone of the Students' Party and provide them an alternative -- Torrin Brooks for A.S. president.
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Save the Halfway House

There are over 2.1 million people in U.S. prisons today, which is 500,000 more prisoners than are in Chinese jails, even though they have four times our population. Sixty-eight percent of prisoners ar...
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Like Vintage Wine

Today I was in a lecture given by some guy, and these 80-year-old ladies next to me thought the guy was named "Richard Hickey."
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He Said, She Said: Steady Wins the Race When it Comes to Getting Sloshed

It's taken several years of beer bashes, steinhoists, keggers and AA meetings to fortify my iron liver. Occasionally, some beer-toting heavyweight will sit behind the counter of some liquor depository...
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He Said, She Said: Life as a Lightweight Means Lighting-Fast Liquor Laughs

You know that awful half-hour period when a party's just getting started: Everyone's standing around the living room with their first beers of the night, awkwardly exchanging names, years and majors w...
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I.V. Foot Patrol Should Cut Bikers a Break

I write this as a plea to my fellow residents of Isla Vista. This will not be a much-anticipated political debate over the validity of Iraqi invasion. Nor will it be a long-winded argument contesting ...
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