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Pest Control

February 24, 2003 by

As I am writing this, there is a mosquito hovering above my head, which looks, from my perspective, to be about the size of a Cessna light aircraft.
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Isla Vista Redevelopment Can’t Help You If You Don’t Help It

February 24, 2003 by Jeffrey Marek

I.V. residents and other interested parties who are concerned or curious about I.V. Redevelopment must attend its meetings. Students such as Peter and Joe can bitch about I.V. Redevelopment PAC all th...
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Saddam’s Only Ultimate Goal Is Full Control of the Middle East

February 24, 2003 by James Collins

Eradicating Israel is an intermediate step for [Saddam Hussein] on his path to dominate the Middle East. He is a secularist, and he couldn't care less if Israel were a Jewish state, Christian state or...
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Center of the Middle

February 21, 2003 by Henry Sarria

Last week's developments will make or break the case against Saddam Hussein's regime. In a sense, the Security Council has given the Hussein regime enough rope to either hang itself with or rein in al...
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I’ve Got Lots of Class

February 21, 2003 by

Everyone has one - that last class at the end of the day. All your other classes have been over for hours. You've gone home, eaten dinner, watched TV. Then suddenly you look at the clock and realiz...
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The Air Won’t Clean Itself – And Bush Won’t Do It Either

February 21, 2003 by ROB CUNNINGHAM

In grade school science class, we are taught that plants, animals and all other living organisms depend on four things for survival: air, water, minerals and sunlight.
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February 21, 2003 by

Time Enough at Last

February 20, 2003 by

My professor nearly put me into suspended animation today. As I listened to the drone of his voice, I could feel my blood sugar dropping and hear my heart rate begin to slow.
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Fight Evil With More Evil

February 20, 2003 by Manuel Scherer

Commenting on the concept of war, former president and 2002 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jimmy Carter recently said: "War is always evil. Sometimes necessary, yes, but always evil."
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Student Action Forum on the Middle East: We Challenge You

February 20, 2003 by

There are two student advocacy groups on campus representing different perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: American Students for Israel (ASI) and the Student Action Forum on the Middle E...
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The Reader’s Voice: Isla Vista Redevelopment Is Nothing but a Heartbreak, Baby

February 20, 2003 by Peter Neuschul Joe Burke

Isla Vista Redevelopment Project Area Committee spent $2 million on planning with the vast majority of funds coming out of taxpayers' pockets. Meanwhile, I.V. is the most densely populated town in Cal...
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Oh, the Humanity of It All

February 19, 2003 by Joey Tartakovsky

Self-righteous "peace" advocates turn what should be complex moral calculus into third grade arithmetic. The irony of the anti-war position based on gut-level morality alone is that, in reality, moral...
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I Get Letters

February 19, 2003 by

Do I get fan mail? A little. Do I get hate mail? Sometimes. But more than anything else, I get junk mail. It's literally amazing what people want to sell to the Weatherhuman.
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Guys Go Nuts When Ladies Go Balls Out

February 19, 2003 by Beth Van Dyke

Testicles. Tea bag. Penis Pillow. The Juice Crew. Nuggets. Rocky Mountain Oysters. Fluid Friends. We girls can easily forget how much attention we should be paying to them, but believe me, the man nev...
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Drugstore Cowboy: Phinding Valentine’s Day

February 18, 2003 by Cory Anthony

Malibu, 5:10 p.m., Feb. 14: Valentine's Day. Having been delayed en route to the Phish show at the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles, we have stopped to watch the sunset in a park across PCH from Pep...
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