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One-Liner (Maybe Two)

October 3, 2002 by Staff

One-Liner (Maybe Two)
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Living Without Vowels: Patriotism Sells: Americans Cash In on the Grand Old Flag

October 3, 2002 by Steven Ruszczycky

If you search for "unity ribbons" on Google, the first two websites you'll find can explain to you the intricacies of pagan cultures. American memorabilia vendors take a back seat, the first starting ...
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IVFP’s New Chum

October 2, 2002 by Staff

On Sept. 23, Lt. Tom McKinny quietly rode into town, polished his badge and stepped into his new position as head of the Isla Vista Foot Patrol.
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Huffy, Schwinn and Natural Selection

October 2, 2002 by Staff

The freshman packs are dwindling down to groups of four and five. Some might attribute this to them "settling in," but I think I know better.
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Oh, Won’t Somebody Please Think of the Grizzly Bears?

October 2, 2002 by Brendan Buhler

The clamor of the morning zoo rumbles from each car as horns blare, windows lower, doors pop open and hundreds of commuters scream. The grizzly bears are going to work.
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Use Water-Based Lubrication to Ease the Bump, Grind and Slide

October 2, 2002 by Beth Van Dyke

Let me give you freshmen a little something to contemplate about before going to town on your first anal adventure: Getting it up the pooper sucks without the proper lubrication.
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Residents Should Question I.V. Foot Patrol’s Behavior

October 2, 2002 by Valerie Ibarra

On Saturday night, a law enforcement officer threatened to take me to jail. All I did was ask a question. For what violation could he have arrested me? For being drunk in public?
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The Red Tape: Buzz Off

October 1, 2002 by Josh Braun

The West Nile virus is spreading, the death tolls in America are reaching the hundreds this year and there have been thousands of reported cases of infection.
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Is There Porn on Your Computer?

October 1, 2002 by Staff

Somewhere out there is a god among internet advertisers. This is how the scam works:
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A Greek Tragedy

October 1, 2002 by Staff

As parties on Del Playa rage on, fueled by beer and the collective sex drives of hundreds of 17- to 23-year-olds, some of UCSB's greeks lament the loss of their right to booze it up Isla Vista-style i...
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The Agony and the Ecstasy

October 1, 2002 by Travis Cannell

While the article provided a concise summation of the research that George Ricaurte found, it left out some controversial aspects and opposition to the study.
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Educate Your Users to Prevent Unwanted Computer Assualts

October 1, 2002 by Luis Rivera CISSP M.S. Assoc. Dir. Sys. Integration

What does having Windows 2000 on desktops have to do with viruses (such as Code Red and Nimda), denial-of-service attacks and port-scanning?
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Abused Nuclear Policies Result in Racism and Suffering

October 1, 2002 by Kristen Eschner

In the international arena, the highest ranking of international powers is given by membership in the United Nations Security Council, and five permanent members are five declared nuclear weapons stat...
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Your Assigned Reading

September 30, 2002 by Staff

Standing in line for readers sucks. Especially when you know what they're going to say. I'm going to save you some time. Here's your assigned reading:
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An Isla Vista Police Party

September 30, 2002 by Cory Anthony

"Fuck tha police," screamed Rage Against The Machine frontman Zack de la Rocha over Tom Morello's guitar. What a bad, bad thing to say in this situation, I thought, glancing again out the window into ...
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