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Ask Nostradamus! The Man with the Magick Mirror Has All the Answers

April 1, 2003 by Nostradamus Oracle

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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Ponder

April 1, 2003 by

Living Without Vowels: Navy Seals and Dolphins

March 31, 2003 by Steven Ruszczycky

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

March 31, 2003 by

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

March 31, 2003 by Jason Haaheim

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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Americans Are as Arrogant as the French

March 31, 2003 by Ladan Moeenziai

In its attempt to support its War Against Terrorism, the United States has fully launched its war against nonconformity, most notably against France - which has recently been sophomorically dubbed the...
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Students Feed Homeless; Dining Services Says, “No!”

March 31, 2003 by Ken Rogers Kurt Duggleby

In January, a group of students started a homeless service program that uses sack lunches as the main resource for serving the homeless. Recently Dining Services has responded to this act of altruism ...
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What Do You Mean When You Say, “Support the Troops?”

March 31, 2003 by Neil Wollman

I say, it all depends on what you mean. I want our troops out of harm's way. I support them in their right to choose the military. But I don't support them for what, at the president's orders, they ar...
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Think

March 31, 2003 by

Living Without Vowels: Pick Your Stereotype

March 7, 2003 by Steven Ruszczycky

Lovers of great literature stay away; there's a new book on the market geared toward the common people, the good people, the cut-your-lip-on-a-can-of-Natty-Ice people.
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This House is Clean

March 7, 2003 by

It's here: the last real Friday of the quarter. Students across campus will soon go grudgingly from hitting the bottle to hitting the books
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Hypocritical Column Shows Ignorance Goes Both Ways

March 7, 2003 by Jake Norton

This column is in response to a column by Josef Liles and Zahira Navarrette. I am a white male student, and their column deeply offended me and many people I know.
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A Tax Cut Below the Belt

March 6, 2003 by Drew Atkins

I'm sick of hearing about Iraq. Every time I open up a newspaper or turn on the news, all I hear about are weapons inspectors, military bases, the new color-coded terrorist threats.
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It’s Not Working

March 6, 2003 by

I have divided the remainder of my quarter into "real work" and "fake work."In a way, I'm just being honest with myself. I never study for my last final and I invariably scribble out my last paper. Th...
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The Name of the Game Isn’t Exploitation

March 6, 2003 by Josef Liles Zahira Navarrette

While class was hopping on last week, a few of us noticed a plethora of sombreros floating around campus on the heads and backs of several vanilla people. According to data from the 2001-02 school yea...
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