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The Truth Won’t Stretch All the Way to the Middle East

As Colin Powell, the last addition to the White House hawks and, for a change, one that didn't dodge Vietnam, gave "crucial" evidence to the United Nations to support a war on Iraq, I feel inclined to...
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A Not-So-Sporting Chance

In case you haven't heard, you too can win tuition free for the 2003-04 school year, all you need to do is attend the game, have your name called from the student directory, make it to the floor in tw...
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Man vs. Machine: Who Will Win?

It's registration time again and I would like to take a moment of silence to mourn the passing of registration by telephone. RBT gave you something to hate. There was a person on the other end of the ...
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Students Need a Greener Place to Play

Of course, I am speaking of the ducks that used to call Storke Plaza reflecting pool home. The pool, once a shimmering image of Storke Tower and blue sky, vanished around September and left in its pla...
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If You Really Love Them

It was just a regular Saturday night. She got off work late and got the usual phone call from her friends partying in I.V. She decided to join them; she really needed a drink. The guy she liked had be...
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Congratulations, I’m Sorry

To give credit where credit is due, I'd like to thank the A.S. Program Board for showing "Bowling for Columbine" last night. Ironically the struggle for tickets was nearly enough to make one resort to...
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A.S. It is: An Architectural Facelift

Since I was appointed to the committee at the end of last year, we have looked at project plans for all over campus. As we discuss the building designs with each architecture firm, I try to look out f...
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Absence of Evidence Should Cut It for the American Government

Anti-war activists have faced derision for not explaining in detail why they oppose war with Iraq. It's a clever evasion; the question that needs to be answered is not "Why not war?"
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A War with Iraq Punishes the Innocent Instead of the Guilty

The way to help the Iraqi people is to continue the inspections while dropping the sanctions. As business picks up and tourism and trade increase, the people would gradually become healthier, stronger...
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UCSB Students, Show Some Love for Your Fellow Gaucho Athletes

I think every UCSB student is proud of his or her school. They show off to their friends what a beautiful place we live in. They bring relatives up, show them Isla Vista and tell them the crazy storie...
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Drugstore Cowboy: Another Brick in the Wall

Mr. Bush talked about his administration's achievements and tried to pull a fast one on the public, pretending his No Child Left Behind legislation was already a success.
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Tiny Boxes Make Me Happy

If you tried to do Monday's crossword, the answer to 13 down was "REFIT." Twenty-five across was "REPENT." Of course, you would need an extra box to spell either of them.
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We Might as Well Face It, the United States Is Addicted to Oil

Being addicted to oil from Arab autocracies, like we are now, is terrible policy. It gives such states influence that they shouldn't have, given our vastly different interests and lack of shared value...
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For the Love of Outer Space

But knowledge of the safety aspects never eliminates the shock that affects all aspects of our society and the rest of the international community when such a disaster occurs.
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Everyone Should Drill for Information About the Environment

It is disturbing that one has to delve so deeply for new, clear information about what the administration is doing.
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