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We Came, We Saw, We Dot-commed; Could You Spare a Nickel?

January 22, 2003 by Tiye Baldwin

Oh to be a dot-commer when the world was rife with stock options, catered two-hour lunches and, last but not least, jobs. That was then and this is now.
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War in Iraq? Yes, Just as Long as It Doesn’t Come Back Home

January 22, 2003 by Ron Fink

The only point on which I could find agreement with the handful of war protesters and pacifists on the central coast is that war should be avoided at all costs on the North American continent.
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Tobacco Is Much Better at Causing Cancer Than Marijuana

January 22, 2003 by Dr. Robert J. Melamede Biology Dept. Univ of Colorado

One of the arguments against the use of marijuana for any reason is its carcinogenic potential. Prohibition supporters often cite that marijuana smoke has even more cancer-causing compounds than does ...
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Drugstore Cowboy: Real Reality Television

January 21, 2003 by Cory Anthony

A row of hooting and hollering in what must have been the deepest voices these freshmen could've mustered went up, and a circle developed out at the balcony overlooking the ocean.
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I’m Busy Saturday… I’m Busy a Lot.

January 21, 2003 by

I hate cell phones. I'm not talking about how they ring in the middle of an exam or how they play horrifying renditions of "Scotland the Brave." I'm talking about the automatic redial function.
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Booze, Pot Are Not the Best Way to a Higher Degree

January 21, 2003 by Justin Levy

We are not bettering ourselves through this endless process of drinking and using drugs, but are merely repeating what the students before us have done.
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War With Iraq May Not Be So Highly Illogical

January 21, 2003 by Matt McComb

I do not agree with many of the policies the government has enacted since his election, but I think it is unfortunate that it appears students' disapproval of Bush in general leads them to automatical...
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The Recreation Center Is Expanding, You Dumb Bell

January 21, 2003 by Melissa McCartney RecCen Student Supervisor

With the university's ever-growing student population, buildings cannot be expected to spring up overnight to compensate for the increasing crowds.
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Patriot Act Transforms Our Uncle Sam Into a Peeping Tom

January 21, 2003 by Erland Sanborn

There's plenty of documentation that our own country has had a curious history of supporting terrorist regimes for the last 20-30 years.
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Absence of Borders Is Not Proof of a Nation’s Absence

January 21, 2003 by Mike Willis

The conversation between the professor and the student is perfectly legitimate, and does not a priori imply that the sovereign state of Israel should be removed from the map.
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Weekend

January 17, 2003 by

If you're reading this, you missed out on the chance for a four-day weekend. But instead you're in class right now or studying in the UCEN. Way to screw it up for the rest of us.
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Do It for Dr. King

January 17, 2003 by Drew Atkins

When King's birthday is celebrated, it's common to focus on his life prior to the implementation of his civil rights work and to ignore what he was trying to accomplish in his last years of life.
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Heavy RecCen Congestion Is Not Worth the Weight

January 17, 2003 by Jon Morin

It is an everyday nightmare when you walk into the gym and see the extremely overcrowded nature of the gym. Not only are all of the four treadmills filled up, but the weight room is also always filled...
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UC Budget Cuts Hit the Books and the Students

January 17, 2003 by Lora Richards Davidson Library

I've been working alongside students here at UCSB for 12 years, and I am genuinely distressed that our situation has degenerated to a point where I say, "Welcome to the Ripped-off by the Regents Club!...
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