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‘Gauchoholic’ Is Just a Republican Sissy Drink

The Gauchoholics have made their plea to students through signs and other media that they are a nonpartisan political party whose ultimate goal is to represent "the average student." Simply put, this ...
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UCSB Needs Full Stack, Not Half-Empty Stack

As the current Associated Students president, I have the greatest understanding of what the duties and demands of the position entail.
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Student Finds Coverage of Women’s Sports Just Plain Loco

Wow, still no mention of the women’s basketball team pulling off a huge upset in the NCAA tournament and already an article predicting that the men’s team will be going to the Sweet Sixtee...
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Vegetarian Student Can’t Stomach Tasteless Meat Jokes

I have a personal gripe to voice. I am getting a little tired of people teasing me for being a vegetarian.
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It Affects Me: Part 2: A Nice Evening Turns Ugly

She was a mess; her hair was all matted, mascara everywhere, her eyes were puffy, red and soaked with tears. She was shaking. It was bad.
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Pussy Melon

I love stupid useless crap. That is why I'm ecstatic over the grand-opening of the Isla Vista dollar store. Morning Glory's replacement is chalk full of discount pasta, Chinese made mermaid dolls, des...
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Give Your Ex the Axe

People are walking around holding hands with their significant others, all snuggly-wuggly - and you just want to whip out a shotgun and blast all those idiots into oblivion.
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Nexus Art Is Sexist, Degrading to Women

The pathetic caricature of a woman of color sitting on the ground barefoot in an undignified state with tears welling up in her baby kitten eyes and her dress strap hanging off of one shoulder hardly ...
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Come See Candidates Debate Green Issues

It is election time again, and our campus is littered with colorful signs and overused slogans. But how many of you really know anything about these candidates besides how creatively they use a paintb...
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Sexual Assault Is the Worst Kind of Domestic Terrorism

Terrorism takes many forms. What about our own homes? Millions of women are on the receiving end of domestic terrorism.
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Ethinic Interest Halls Encourage Racial Separatism

The residence halls on campus have certain wings dedicated to certain interests of student-residents. And some of these interest halls are actually fostering ethnic separatism.
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Write Your Slogans in Lamb’s Blood

The Powers That Be have taken steps to smite this year's A.S. campaign. Last week humidity melted the tempera paint until all the candidate names were identical blurs. On Monday, 30 mph gales transf...
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Time to Vote for Some Women of Action

This year a group of four committed women are running as part of the Student Action Coalition slate along with a number of Legislative Council candidates.
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Living Without Vowels: Academic Writing Needs an Enema

I returned to the theory book in my lap and immediately felt disappointed with myself. I had fallen victim to the glorious illusion put forth by the devious nature of academic writing.
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