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Outdoor Couch Ordinance Should Make You Burning Mad

November 13, 2002 by Jason Benesch

Couch fires have plagued or invigorated Isla Vista - whichever way you would like to view it - for as long as students have been packed into this rat hole we call home.
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I Hate You, So Take Your Pants Off

November 13, 2002 by Beth Van Dyke

And nothing is better than a little make-up sex. Breaking up is hard to do, but the sex afterwards usually makes it worthwhile.
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Students Should Stay Level-Headed Over Touchy Political Issues

November 13, 2002 by Sina Farzaneh

Then Raber took a few twists and turns through the history of the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict, finally arriving at the following declaration: "Occupation is not the problem because it does no...
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A.S. It Is: Low Funds Disable University Students

November 13, 2002 by Scott Talkov

While Americans commit themselves to the belief that anyone can succeed with hard work as this country represents the land of equal opportunity, certain individuals in the Division of Student Affairs ...
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Drugstore Cowboy: Operation: NFL Storm

November 12, 2002 by Cory Anthony

There are 32 NFL teams, each of them having around 55 players, give or take, on their roster -that's 1,760 men who have dedicated their whole lives to being the biggest, meanest, toughest sons of bitc...
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High Tide

November 12, 2002 by Staff

Anyone who enters the ocean after a nasty rainfall seems to develop a lot of strange symptoms - red, bloodshot eyes, feelings of nausea and general light-headedness.
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If You Ask Me, New GE Guidelines Keep UCSB Ignorant

November 12, 2002 by Charmaine Tuason

UCSB faculty and Academic Senate are proposing changes in general education ethnic requirements by replacing the non-Western culture requirement with a Western Civilization requirement.
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A Ph.D. Does Not Grant You the Right to Be Arrogant and Rude

November 12, 2002 by Jesika Wilhelm

And to those who have been on this campus for many years, with or without a degree, don't assume that you know all the answers and have the right to tell fellow staff persons that they do not know wha...
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The Race

November 8, 2002 by Staff

At its best, the Storke Plaza reflecting pool is filled with sparkling water and seagull feces. At its worst, it is a dry, dismal bed of concrete and seagull feces, drained heartlessly by maintenance ...
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Radio Free UCSB

November 8, 2002 by Ginny Browne

KCSB 91.9 FM acquired its license 41 years ago this month to become the first station in the University of California system. Today, KCSB has become a fixture at the university and in the Santa Barbar...
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Russia’s Take on Terror is no Model for Our Own

November 8, 2002 by Loren Williams

It is hypocritical of American media to be critical of Russia's handling of their most recent terrorist attack but simultaneously support America's war on terror.
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Smear Watch 2002

November 7, 2002 by Staff

Daily Nexus Riddle number 33: What's sleazy, insulting and cost nearly $700,000? Answer: The campaign tactics for the Yes and No on Recall camps.
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Better Living Through Wholesale

November 7, 2002 by Staff

I made the traditional pilgrimage to Costco the other day. I noticed for the first time, with great amusement, that there is a Costco optometrist.
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A.S. It Is: GEs Help Keep Us Excellent, Diverse

November 7, 2002 by Chrystine Lawson Khixaan Obioma-Sakhu

A lot of students may not know that the College of Letters and Science has not always had the various requirements like non-Western culture.
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Film Ad Is No Place for Petty Politics

November 7, 2002 by Eli Raber

The review of the film included in the e-mail advertisement sent out by the Center for Middle East Studies includes a few lines that are simply deplorable.
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