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Headphones Are Against the Law If You’re Riding a Bike

After standing in the treacherous reader line at Grafikart the other day, I stepped on my bike, opened my backpack and threw on my headphones. As I attempted to bike across the street, an I.V. Foot Pa...
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A Lesson for the Liberals

The debate that has taken place in America over the legitimacy of the war in Iraq has exemplified liberals' lackluster attempts to understand conservative beliefs. Liberal anti-war protesters have dem...
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I Can’t Look

Time flies- except when you're in lecture. Then it lurches like a maimed chicken. Every day when I walk into class, I see how long I can avoid looking at the weatherwatch. I usually get through 15 or ...
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Dinner Skirmish: War Widens the Gap Between Young and Old

Going Home earned me something aside from getting my clothes washed and my meals cooked for free: a new dimension of our nation's present international entanglement.
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Battling for Their Lives

So far, the most alarming development is that of Saddam's paramilitary forces. More and more, it seems that these individuals - not tanks or contingents of uniformed soldiers - will determine the cour...
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Thump, Thump

There is a weatherpet this year. It happens to be a hamster. The weathercavemates enjoy tormenting the weatherpet. They like to turn its cage around and watch it get confused.
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Pardon Me, but What Wind Through Yonder Orifice Breaks?

It is the female equivalent to limp dick. People refuse to discuss it. But being the disgustingly frank love kitten I am, I wanted the truth to be told. Can't hold my cunt trumpet down.
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The Peasent’s Voice: Small Problems Can Get Big if You Don’t Deal With Them Early

"What light through yonder closet breaks?" quoth I Sunday morning last, upon my re-arrival at the dormitoria after the break of the Spring Festival.
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The Peasent’s Voice: Damned if You Are, Damned if You Aren’t: Witches Found in Dorms

This may shock and awe all of you, but with the Good Lord's help I hope that you all might suspend your disbelief at this most wretched news I here reveal.
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The Spring Goddess Returns

'Tis the wonderful time of Spring once again. Flowers bloom, the days lengthen and the maids doth begin the annual shedding of their winter layers.
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Ask Nostradamus! The Man with the Magick Mirror Has All the Answers

Dear Nostradamus, I am a lesbian and have come out to all my friends here at UCSB. Everyone seems pretty accepting, which has been great. I want to come out to my parents, but I'm afraid of how they w...
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Living Without Vowels: Navy Seals and Dolphins

Down in San Diego, there's a water park like no other. It's not Sea World, a place where killer whales playfully spray children, walruses cavort on stage and kiddies of all ages can pet anything from ...
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Limited Resources

I have returned from Spring Break with pleasant (if hazy) memories and no money. My cupboards are empty, my classes are starting, rent is due and now it's time to make the all important decision:
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The Great White Whale Continues to Elude Bush

To escape the high-decibel pounding of the war drums, I recently picked up one of my favorite classics, only to find a wealth of perspective on our current international climate and the men driving it...
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