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Right of Free Speech Applies To Everyone, Professors Too

If Katie Fry feels so ill at ease by her professor's anti-Bush comments ("Reader's Voice: Leave Your Political Agenda Behind, We Pay You To Teach," Daily Nexus, Jan. 11), she's really got some growing...
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Hitting Just the Right Spot

Wilt Chamberlain once admitted to allegedly having participated in all sorts of righteous and nasty coitus with over 20,000 totally hot chicks. What must that do to a man's ego?
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Books Open, Bottoms Up

The weatherhuman has gone mad. The cause for this madness; the decision to take a full load of 21 units. Although some may call it the end of any sort of social life, not so for this wily androgenous ...
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The Artful Dodger: Reducing Rain-Induced Road Rage

The recent downpours have reminded me that Californians have a tendency to drive like assholes during rain. It's bizarre, really. Toss a small amount of water onto the road and far too many California...
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Don’t Put Faith in Capitalism Without Seeing Its Flaws

Fundamentalists scare me. Not because I believe what they have to say, but because they believe what they have to say.
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Defending His Throne: The A.S. President Decides to Speak Out

I have sat back for many weeks and read numerous front-page articles and opinion columns concerning myself, and the alleged incident that occurred on Nov. 12, 2004. Although I am unable to comment on ...
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Cause for Concern

Convicted sex offender Victor Sciortino's placement in UCSB's Family Student Housing has drawn more than a few raised eyebrows from those around him. Living in a complex full of children, several pare...
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Brunch in Buchanan

Lately people have been leaving little surprises for me under the seat in lecture: uncapped soda bottles, half-empty cups of coffee, etc.
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Bedhead Diaries: The Forgotten Art of Slumber Parties

On any given weekend, Isla Vista is dotted with some of the best themed parties I've ever encountered. From glitzy cocktail soirees to grungy rock star bashes, UCSB tops the list when it comes to goin...
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Curvy President Reaffirms UCSB’s Bad Rep

I am writing as a concerned student, a graduating senior and an active participant within Associated Students. I am concerned with the direction the A.S. executive officers are headed and more specifi...
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Leave Your Political Agenda Behind, We Pay You To Teach

As I have just finished the first week of 10 of the Winter Quarter of 2005, I find myself, yet again, questioning the intentions of some of my professors teaching at UCSB.
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Convicted Offender Doesn’t Deserve a Second Chance

I wholeheartedly echo Stuart Levenbach's letter that Victor Sciortino must leave West Campus family housing ("The Reader's Voice: Child Molester Needs to Leave UCSB Student Housing," Daily Nexus, Jan....
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Private Dancer: A System With a Soul

When I was a little child, my morality was driven by fear - not of God, but of Santa. Even if my parents had indulged me with religious teachings, I have a feeling that my fear of going to hell would ...
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Stay Healthy for Life

Rejoice! John Basedow, the disproportionate "Fitness Made Simple" guru, has apparently waved goodbye to this life. He was on vacation in Thailand when the tsunami hit, and things didn't work out.
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Child Molester Needs to Leave UCSB Family Housing

Once upon a time, Victor Sciortino forced a little girl to give him oral pleasure. He was convicted and incarcerated, then re-entered society not too long ago.
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