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Red Tape: The Rest of You Can Get Lost; I’m Staying Right Here

June 26, 2002 by Josh Braun

I'm not moving this summer. There. I've lost half of your sympathies. All of my stuff will remain in place, collecting Isla Vista dust for another year.
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UCSB Should Mind Its Own Business

June 6, 2002 by Randall Wright

For the small number of students who do use Umail accounts, Yonie Harris. The dean of students, informed us that the parental notification system will be put in place this upcoming fall.
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It’s dead week folks. The showdown.

June 6, 2002 by Staff

UCSB is full of do-gooders. People who are trying to end disease, violence and oppression, people who want to save the world. I salute you for your efforts.
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New Parking Plan Punishes Students for Not Buying Permits

June 6, 2002 by Lisa Smith

For those of you parking on campus next year, pay attention. This is what you need to know to work your way through the recommendations of the advisory committee on parking.
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Parental Notification, New Ordinances Are Good Ideas

June 6, 2002 by Michelle Obregon Casey Hayden Onolee Zwicke

The Isla Vista Alcohol and Other Drugs Council endorsed parental notification and the recently approved Community Safety Ordinance. Here's why:
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Red Tape: Productivity Is Nothing but a Twelve-Letter Word

June 6, 2002 by Josh Braun

It's the last day before finals and you're reading this because you don't want to study. Yeah, I know how it works. You'll go home in a few minutes and play video games or make yourself lunch. You'll ...
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Goleta Resident Asks Owners of White Mattress to Pick It Up

June 6, 2002 by Bob Craig

On Sunday, a small white pickup truck sped from a dirt road leading from a beautiful field next to my house. In it were two college-aged men. I have no way of knowing for sure if they were UCSB studen...
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Isla Vista, It’s for Your Own Good

May 31, 2002 by Gail Marshall

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 Staff

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 Zach Baker

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 Sarah Kent

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 Staff

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

May 29, 2002 by Staff

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 Staff

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 Jamie Boomer

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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