Opinion
Back in junior high, I used to rock these green and brown plaid No Fear shorts pretty much every day. By the end of my tenure at Orinda Intermediate School, they had assumed two holes, several menacin...
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In grade school I broke my wrist playing tag. Tripping in a game these days doesn't result in broken bones; it results in a broken heart - unless, of course, you're a member of the UCSB men's basketba...
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Those darn Republicans are at it again. For the past several years under the Bush tenure, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been cracking down on the television and radio programs that i...
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It's that time of year again in I.V. when management companies try to get us to think that if we don't sign a lease now for next year then we will be shit out of luck because nothing will be left.
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Since childhood, I've always thought political bumper stickers were a silly idea. After the election, it's like a bad one-night stand - love it or loathe it, you're still stuck with it.
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This quarter I'm taking a class about how to find efficient, low-cost solutions to problems. The textbook for the class costs $160.
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I'll miss you, Winter Break -- and when I say "I", I mean "my guts." For the three weeks that I was home, my father and I were locked in a ferocious battle of competitive sport-eating. We'd start ever...
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Throughout my years growing up, I can remember my mom saying the following: "The Lord helps those who help themselves." This is a saying that obviously sticks in my mind to this very day.
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Over Winter Break I saw the greatest Christmas light display ever. On the fence
of this one house, someone had spelled out, in lights, "HO." Not "HO HO HO."
Just "HO."
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Welcome to 2005, kids. With the new year and the new class schedule inconveniently aligning themselves, when you're sitting in your first lecture of dreaded Winter Quarter you will undoubtedly get a l...
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Living in London is interesting. I realized this morning, as I was watching the weather that listed "Tuesday: grey; Wednesday: grey; Thursday: lighter," this isn't a joke - this is London. What I real...
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On Nov. 24, I signed up and received a Thefacebook account. I know that since July you've been logging on three times a day to check for "pokes," reading inane updates to your group's message board, a...
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I live at 6694 Picasso Rd., which is a 10-unit apartment building - about 32 people live there. Ron Wolfe and Associates manages the building and upon signing the lease, we were promised free high-spe...
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I thought I would drop a quick note to compliment the men's soccer team on a terrific year. I particularly want to thank senior goalkeeper Dan Kennedy, who was extraordinarily polite to my two boys, 8...
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Now that the dust has finally cleared from the electoral battlefield and Bush prepares to make his second inaugural address, it's time for us Democrats to finally come to terms with our loss.
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“24K Magic” by Bruno Mars
“folklore” by Taylor Swift
“Jagged Little Pill” by Alanis Morissette
“Graceland” by Paul Simon
“25” by Adele
“The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” by Lauryn Hill
“WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?” by Billie Eilish
“Falling into You” by Celine Dion
“Harry’s House” by Harry Styles
“Babel” by Mumford & Sons
“Random Access Memories” by Daft Punk
“Golden Hour” by Kacey Musgraves
