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Porn and Vaginal Gushing Don’t Jive with Journalism

The college student newspaper publication is an ideal forum to eradicate ignorance, maintain objectivity and promote respectful discussion of relevant issues. Unfortunately, several portions of the Da...
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Time for a Change

Can you believe this shitty weather? I can barely make it through my morning Jack and Coke without getting the shivers. Yes, the shivers, not the shakes.
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Terror Has Its Own Rules

The Yom Kippur War of '73 was not unique to the Jewish religion; also known as the Ramadan War by the Arabs - after their holy month of Ramadan - this war indeed had a purpose beyond senselessly aggra...
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What the People Want

How can the will of the people be undemocratic? The people of California have spoken. But since liberals knew what the results would be, apparently this election was unfair and undemocratic.
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Join QSU in National Coming Out Day and Wear Jeans

National Coming Out Day is the day when the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and allied - or just queer - community celebrates its identity by sharing that identity with friends and famil...
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All-Out Attacks on Arabs in the Nexus Must Be Put to an End

I'm a freshman here at UCSB, and I find it quite biased to continually include pro-Israeli, Arab-bashing articles in your newspaper. Whether they are included in the opinion section or not, it's insul...
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Don’t Suck When Sucking

I overheard a guy say that there is no such thing as a bad blow job. I don't know why, but it is an indisputable fact that men love to receive oral sex.
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Joke

So we elected Arnold Scwarzenegger governor! Ha ha! That is funny.
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TAs Should Demonstrate More Quietly, Further From Students

We all know that the financial situation at UCSB is currently dire. Tuition has seen unprecedented hikes, clubs and organizations have had their budgets slashed, etc.; this has caused some groups to p...
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Verbose Artsweek Columnist Slights the Current Punk Scene

It's a lot like the phrase "pick on someone your own size" - instead of making an interesting comment on makeoutclub.com and wannabe hipsters shakin' their hips, Drew Mackie, in a verbose and exaggera...
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Playing by the Rules of War

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Yom Kippur war, when, on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, as the entire nation of Israel was in prayer and fasting, the combined armies or Syria and Egyp...
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Fat and Groping in Sacramento

Today is the day the bodybuilders, porn stars, midgets and politicians will battle for the prize--and that's only at the famous Tuesday Twister Tournament at the weathercave.
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Recall Tells Politicians Exactly Where to Stick It

It comes as no surprise. And as the deadline of Oct. 7, 2003 approaches, I truly hope that soon-to-be former Governor Gray Davis isn't surprised as well.
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Tribes Don’t Deserve Arnie’s Unfounded Criticisms

In a pre-election poll released on Wednesday, 61 percent of those polled say they will recall Davis, and 45 percent say they will vote for Schwarzenegger. It appears evident that California will soon ...
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Pornographers: The Champions of American Values

I'm appalled at the lack of civility being shown to an upstanding segment of our community: pornographers. These paragons of America's defining value - freedom - are inexplicably reviled despite cease...
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