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Weather Phone Transcript

January 28, 2002 by Staff

"Ring Ring" Me: "Hello." Telemarketer: "Hello, may I speak to a Weatherby Huuman."
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Face Off: Should Los Padres National Forest Be Open to Oil Drills?

January 28, 2002 by Josh Braun Stephanie McCoy

The Forest Service has completed a mineral survey of Los Padres National Forest. It contains 140,000 acres, which may contain large amounts of oil. The Forest Service will now draw up a report outlini...
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Petition to ‘End Racial Profiling’ No Such Thing

January 25, 2002 by Thomas Weng

End racial profiling? Is some really wealthy person finally coughing up the money to pay signature-gatherers to put something for the equitable and just treatment of all people on the California ballo...
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This Time, Things Will be Different

January 25, 2002 by Staff

Every quarter I find myself falling into into the same study habits.
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A Conservative Isla Vistan Against Recalling Marshall

January 25, 2002 by Alex Small

I voted for Larry Mills, but I do not support the recall effort against Gail Marshall. I merely disagree with her policies; I don't consider her patently unworthy to serve out her term.
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Columnist Insults Students Earning Their UC Diplomas

January 25, 2002 by Jeffrey Marek

Most likely he didn't conduct an accurate poll, but it is obvious there are two groups of students at UCSB: students simply wanting to earn a prestigious degree and the research-loving students.
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U.S.’s Treatment of Taliban Doesn’t Warrant Criticism

January 24, 2002 by Henry Sarria

As the transfer of al-Qaeda prisoners to Camp X-Ray in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, continues, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld warns the American public that we've now entered a dangerous phase of the w...
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Anthrax Smanthrax

January 24, 2002 by Staff

The weatherpet uses biological weapons.
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Beware the Man With a Clipboard, Forked Tongue

January 24, 2002 by Brendan Buhler

Saying politics are dirty may be like saying water is wet, but even if that's the case, county politics are a drenching tsunami of filth.
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The Annoying Has Become the Hunted

January 23, 2002 by Staff

Angry nocturnal elephants roam in my neighborhood.
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How You Can Have Your Significant Other and the Hottie Next Door

January 23, 2002 by Sarah Kent

It's said that if it's true love, then you could never bear to live without that person. It's also said that if you truly love something, set it free. If it comes back, it was always yours; if it does...
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Students, Keep Your Votes at Home Where They Belong

January 23, 2002 by Justin M. Ruhge

UCSB students probably have had no time, inclination or interest in the results of the 3rd District supervisorial election, but they all did vote and they all are in that district, so here are some re...
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Isla Vista, Recycle Your Heart Out

January 23, 2002 by Ed G. France

According to Marborg, our refuse contractor, 60 percent, or the majority, of all the residential units in Isla Vista don't recycle.
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Red Tape: RBT Has No Class When It Comes to Your Registration

January 23, 2002 by Josh Braun

I just successfully crashed into my math course. So did half of the class, it seems. No, it wasn't impacted that badly. And no, they didn't open an extra section. So what was keeping people out?
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Men Should Have as Much Say in a Child’s Life as the Woman Has

January 23, 2002 by Staff

When criticisms are biased as so, it raises the question of equality and fairness. It is every person's invariable right to health and happiness; that cannot be argued.
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