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Isla Vista, It’s for Your Own Good

May 31, 2002 by

Over the last several months, the working group has developed initiatives that, taken in combination, should help make Isla Vista a safer place to live, work and go to school.
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Attack of the Carnivorous Weathercouch

May 31, 2002 by

The weathercouch eats things. It's had several previous owners and when we got it, it came with a Gameboy, $1.75, and a remote for someone else's television.
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Environmental Studies Offers More Than Just Hippies

May 31, 2002 by

In fact, most ES majors are not hippies. The only similarity between ES majors and hippies is a respect for nature and a desire to live with it. If people prone to judgment and stereotyping think that...
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The Long Hump Goodbye

May 29, 2002 by

This is it. It's over. I'm sorry. All good things must come to an end, so they say. And for some of you, I'm sure that this final column is an indication that all bad things too must come to an end.
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You Know Who You Are

May 29, 2002 by

All of your term papers are due this week
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Staff Editorial: Pave the Way

May 29, 2002 by

In exchange for the Ellwood Mesa, which will become an open recreational area, Goleta will appease the developers and UCSB with parcels of land for their building pleasure.
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So Cool, They’re Hot

May 29, 2002 by

Forget your sociology classes. Pop Tarts will lead us to a more egalitarian society.
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UCSB Students May Be More Responsible Than People Think

May 29, 2002 by

Have you heard the one about Isla Vista and how we annually consume 1 percent of the nation's alcohol? Ha ha - insert laugh here. I am sure that we have all heard this rumor. But how many people belie...
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Show Some Appreciation for the Dedicated Plover Lovers

May 29, 2002 by

Over 40 docents are teaching beach walkers how they can coexist with the snowy plover, first by actually showing them the plovers through spotting scopes so these tiny, so-cute birds are visible.
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May 29, 2002 by


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The Key to Successful Laziness Lies in a Great Deal of Hard Work

May 29, 2002 by

If working for the Daily Nexus has taught me anything, it's how to use my time in the most efficient manner possible.
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Bush Is Just a Mad Man With a Loaded Gun

May 29, 2002 by

President Bush toured Europe last week in an attempt to gain support for his war on terrorism.
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Don’t Let Alcohol Keep You From a Safe and Responsible Graduation

May 29, 2002 by

STAR stands for Students Teaching Alcohol and other drug Responsibilities and is a peer group who's motto is to promote moderate drinking and support those who choose not to drink.
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Living Without Vowels: Wal-Mart Taught Me Everything I Need to Know

May 28, 2002 by

For most of us, we're rolling up our sleeves to spend the summer slaving away for a few shiny nickels and dimes. Summer jobs, however, are a learning experience in themselves.
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Thus Spoke the Weatherhuman

May 28, 2002 by

Once again, the old Weatherhuman is graduating to join the great pantheon of weatherbeings in the sky, and the torch is being passed to me.
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