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Words to Eat By

May 19, 2003 by Alisha Dahlstrom

College freshmen living in the dorms enjoy the all-you-can-eat buffet offered by UCSB's local five-star restaurant, Ortega. With the buffet, however, come the dumpsters full of wasted food, thrown awa...
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Think

May 19, 2003 by Staff

Living without Vowels: Abstaining From Jackson

May 16, 2003 by Steven Ruszczycky

AB 205, if passed and signed into action, would extend marriage-like status in California to all same-sex couples who register as domestic partners, establishing rights and responsibilities that would...
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The Deadline

May 16, 2003 by Staff

Today is the last day to change your grading option. Yeah, that's right. It's your last chance to face reality before they slap the cuffs on you.
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Don’t Play Games With Students’ Meals

May 16, 2003 by Nick Pasto

There is a serious problem that has been plaguing UCSB freshmen for months and it's simply become too harmful to ignore. Yes, I'm talking about Ortega Dining Commons.
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Be a Good Sport Concerning Basketball Fans

May 16, 2003 by Cooper Briscoe

As a fan of basketball, a protector of dignity and a former youth of Southern California, I feel it my duty to take a deeper look at the shortcomings and misconceptions thrown about in the article by ...
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Local Band Doesn’t Deserve Harsh Notes From Artsweek

May 16, 2003 by Matt McComb

Ms. Jardine and Mr. Mackie do a great injustice to Nerf Herder in their article when they say, "Nerf Herder made its dent in pop culture history by playing the theme from the 'Buffy' TV series. And th...
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Hard Liquor Content Doesn’t Rate Equally with Wine or Beer

May 16, 2003 by Joel Furman

Maura O'Brien thinks she knows everything there is to know about alcohol, drugs, and partying, right? Wrong. In O'Brien's effort to clear up misconceptions, she unfortunately perpetuated a myth that I...
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May 16, 2003 by Staff

Students’ Money Matters

May 15, 2003 by Laura Vlk

There is an office available in the I.V. Tenants Union headquarters in I.V. The LRC committee has clearly communicated to Don our opposition to renting out the space for several reasons.
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Opening Night

May 15, 2003 by Staff

The way I understand it, The Matrix is a movie about a world where everyone's thoughts and actions are controlled by a giant illusion-generating machine. They can't escape because for them, fiction is...
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Advertisements Peddle Fear and Doubt

May 15, 2003 by Nico Pitney

David Reeves referenced the Nexus ads depicting Israeli students and their encounters with terrorism and asked, "What are they trying to sell?" I would like to propose an answer.
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Race to the Bathroom

May 14, 2003 by Beth Van Dyke

Sex is great. However there is this odd post-coital period that continually traumatizes me. It can be traumatizing in two ways: with a condom and without one.
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Ans and Ists

May 14, 2003 by The Weatherhuman

There's been a lot of hubbub in the news lately about Patriot Act II. Personally, I think the Patriot Acts are just old McCarthy Era legislation that's been dusted off and touched up.
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U.S. Should Not Embrace Nuclear Arms

May 14, 2003 by Joey Tartakovsky

If you lived in a world whose opinion of your behavior ranged from concerned to downright paranoid, the last thing you'd want to do would be to make more dangerous new weapons - especially if they're ...
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