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Crafty County Conspirators

October 22, 2004 by

Perhaps there's a sinister explanation for why the county has supported a sea wall for Goleta Beach, where no one lives, but not in I.V., where people's houses are gradually, literally, falling into t...
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Don’t Let Them Scare You

October 22, 2004 by Alec Mouhibian

The Office of Student Life displays a poster that says: "Vote, Because You Can." Beside the words, there is a picture of a dog looking like she just came out of a voting booth. The irony, apparently, ...
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Don’t Dismiss Single-Word Labels as Un-PC

October 22, 2004 by Caitlin Mueller

Not too long ago, I was hospitalized at UCLA. Since it's a teaching hospital, a group of med students crowded in my room to observe a case of diabetic ketoacidosis, and I was giving them a rundown on ...
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Anal CSOs Should Set Their Priorities

October 22, 2004 by Rachel Granzow

I hurried out of Isla Vista Theater, released early from an evening class. Excited, I pedaled to the Thunderdome, where Bob Dylan was to perform in 45 minutes. I stood in the massive queue patiently, ...
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Republican’s Deceptive Claims Don’t Get My Vote

October 22, 2004 by Shawn Moura

It looks like Bob Pohl, the Republican candidate for the 35th State Assembly District, is following Brooks Firestone's example of campaigning with false promises and unsubstantiated claims about hims...
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Getting Our Country Back Begins By Getting Bush Out

October 22, 2004 by Jennifer Rogers

This Saturday, Oct. 23, the People's Coalition is holding a march and rally to "Vote to Get Bush Out and Take Our Country Back" as we approach the final run-up to the election.
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Readin’, Ritin’, Roastin’

October 20, 2004 by

California is the 43rd smartest state in the country, according to a survey that ranks public education systems nationwide (in other words, sixth dumbest).
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The Missingitemshuman

October 20, 2004 by

It would be really weird to have a fetish for missing things. Like, "Hey baby, why don't we turn the lights down low and lose our car keys?"
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Bedhead Diaries: Rock Bottom and Beyond

October 20, 2004 by Meghan Palma

A side of Isla Vista exists that a select few of us see - a dark and gritty underground beneath the sunny skies and sandy beaches we lovingly call our home. Cunning, invisible and inviting, it isn't d...
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Let Conscience Guide Your Vote

October 20, 2004 by Ash Roughani

Your vote does not count. OK, well, this statement should not be left unqualified. You live in California. You are an idealistic college student. Now is the time to vote what you believe in.
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The Shady Conspiracy Theories Behind Isla Vista Hatred

October 20, 2004 by Sean Swaby

Lately I've been wondering if anyone who's anyone in Santa Barbara gets together on a daily basis and asks each other, "How can we fuck Sean in the ass today?"
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A Vote for Bob Pohl Is a Vote for Change in I.V.

October 20, 2004 by Bob Pohl 35th District State Assembly

To the students of UCSB: My name is Bob Pohl, and I want your vote for State Assembly. I am asking for your vote because I believe I can help you more than my opponent can. I believe this for the foll...
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Biketopia Dreams Include Unrealistic Expectations

October 20, 2004 by Garrick Sitongia

Last Friday's Nexus had a column written by Dennis Whelan, senior campus planner for UCSB's Campus Planning and Design Dept. ("Call It a Dream, but We Could Become Biketopia," Daily Nexus, Oct. 15).
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Damn Skippy: Bondage Is Not My Thing

October 19, 2004 by Loren Willams

After reading this November's supply of initiatives, I have decided that, while I have a difficult time rejecting propositions, I may make an exception for some of the ones on the ballot.
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Vegetating

October 19, 2004 by

Huzzah for rain! The bright, dry air pains my sensitive night-shift eyes. If I had my way, the entire campus would be a catacombs of interlaced passages connecting cold, clammy subterranean chambers -...
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