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Some Other Guy’s Children

October 24, 2003 by

As a 21-year-old political science major in a decidedly liberal state, I'll be the first to admit that I am biased in my opinions on the war in Iraq. I also have high school friends in Iraq right now,...
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Worse Than Sticks or Stones, the “Slut” Label Cuts Deep

October 24, 2003 by

As a student walking on my way to class at UCSB, a school that prides itself upon its emphatic dedication to the notion of equality, I find myself lost. I feel as if I am attending a university consum...
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Guerry Deserves No Love for Ignoring Court Rules

October 24, 2003 by

I am a third-year member of the UCSB women's tennis team and was shocked to read Mr. Guerry's letter ("Tennis Player Calls a Double Fault on Coach's Bad Manners," Oct. 15, 2003) complaining about bein...
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Television’s Take on News a Far Cry from the Truth

October 24, 2003 by

While my roommate was watching CNN tonight I suddenly remembered why I had been avoiding watching this station since 9/11 and after Princess Diana died. The way the news is presented is horribly skewe...
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Mackie Misses Point of Hollister’s Local Legacy

October 24, 2003 by

In regards to "Hollister Co. Shirts Endorse Earthquakes, Mediocrity" (Oct. 15, 2003), Drew Mackie should realize that the Hollister Co. sucks, but I hope someone has told him that the company and its ...
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Monkey Hot Line

October 24, 2003 by

Monkeys are truly marvels of nature - so like us, yet able to masturbate in public and fling feces. Perhaps, rather than looking at monkeys as humanity's evolutionary predecessors, we should look at m...
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Evel Lives

October 23, 2003 by

Evel Knievel made it to 65 years old this week. I think that sends some great messages to the youth. Break any bone in your body and it will heal. A life of big-time gambling means certain pain and eq...
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Mother Nature Loves Bush

October 23, 2003 by

Having been in California for just over a month now, I have come to reassess this narrow-minded condemnation; in fact I'd go as far as to say that I think Bush is a really great guy. Please allow me t...
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The Artful Dodger: ‘The Real World’ Is Lame but Rejection Still Sucks

October 23, 2003 by

I just volunteered to have my privacy obliterated and my very persona flattened into a two-dimensional TV character. I auditioned for "The Real World."
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Marriage Protection Week Is a Time to Fight Love

October 23, 2003 by

I hope that everyone had an excellent Marriage Protection Week. Devoting an entire week to celebrating love and encouraging it to blossom is a wonderful idea.
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Free Food Doesn’t Always Come in Candy on Halloween

October 23, 2003 by

Looking forward to Halloween? The Associated Students Commission on Public Safety (ASCPS) wants you to maximize your pleasure and minimize your pain this year by coming out to the "Halloween Public Sa...
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‘Assylum’ Isn’t an Accurate Representation of Psychology

October 23, 2003 by

On Oct. 21, 2003, you ran a comic strip titled, "The Assylum." This comic strip offended me because I have spent a week in a psychiatric hospital. I ended up in the hospital because last year, I tried...
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Hot and Ready for Action

October 22, 2003 by

Nothing feels better than waking up and knowing you have a hot date lined up for the evening. It's not just any date, it's the date with that special someone you've been seeing for a few weeks.
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Hot Hot ‘Human

October 22, 2003 by

Hot day yesterday, huh? I have trouble getting motivated when it's that hot. I just want to lay outside naked and get drunk and sweaty with someone special.
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Have Your Cake, Eat It and Save a Slice

October 22, 2003 by

They say you can't have your cake and eat it too. But that's not necessarily the truth. All too often it seems we measure out cakes and our lives by an "all or nothing" standard.
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