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Hey Guys, Walk Women Home Safe at Night

October 1, 2001 by Victoria Hassid

So why do so many females leave their doors unlocked for their roommates late at night in a town notorious for unwanted late-night visitors?
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An Invitation to Join May Become an Initiation to the Cult

October 1, 2001 by Sarah Kent

I've had people come out of the blue, asking me if I've "found Jesus." It's as if they're expecting me to be afraid and looking for a rope to grasp for, for something to be assured of.
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Blinded With Science?

September 26, 2001 by Staff

"...lift your hand and hold up two fingers. Unless you are a freakish oaf, one is bigger than the other. Should it count for more? If this seems like nitpicking, that's because it is.
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Extended Jurisdiction Protects Victims of Sexual Assault

September 26, 2001 by Staff

Social problems as complex as rape cannot be solved solely through law or rules and regulations. They must be addressed in a variety of ways, including the law, education, and ultimately, the desire a...
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Give Me Credit; I’m a Bouncy Kind of Guy

September 26, 2001 by Curtis Brainard

I committed my first act of fraud when I was but a lad of 13. I fancied myself the biggest Billy Idol fan on the West Coast and signed an agreement with Columbia Records for 11 free CDs.
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Weatherhuman and the Angry Inch

September 26, 2001 by Staff

People fucked up, so I have no space today.
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Pot Smokers Beware: Help May Be on Its Way

September 25, 2001 by Staff

"A possible pot vaccine! Oh god, the horror, the humanity! Kids in twenty years could be inoculated at birth against T.B., polio, tetanus, marijuana, cocaine, speed and everything else."
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I Have a Gut-Instinct for Dinner

September 25, 2001 by Eric Simons

I'd be holding a knife, distastefully looking at the fish, trying to put it out of its misery quickly by stabbing it in the brain.
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Fluffy Bunnies and Things You Don’t See Enough of Here

September 25, 2001 by Staff

If you're not shouting out at the top of your lungs about what pisses you off or what makes you happy, then you're letting some anonymous coward speak for you by scribbling "profound" half-truths on t...
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UCSB Nooks, Crannies

September 25, 2001 by Staff

As students, we are constantly looking to ease the stress and monotony of our scholastic lives; sex on campus is the perfect solution. There's a special place on campus for every position and rhythm.
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The Ironic Truth About the Exclusiveness of Recent American Unity

September 25, 2001 by Staff

I was disgusted by this e-mail because it forced me to realize that Muslims in America have been robbed of their basic human rights to practice their own beliefs.
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Rally Around the Flag in Storke Plaza Thursday; Celebrate Being American

September 25, 2001 by Staff

Never before have I seen such an outpouring of love for this country, and we all know that we need it now more than ever before.
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Associated Snakes and Rikki-Tiki Redistricting

September 25, 2001 by Staff

I'm not a spiritual man, but some ancestral Catholic part of my brain tells me the heat is the slow simmer of purgatory. I sit roasting in those meetings and wonder if I've sinned or if I'm just a tou...
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Students Shouldn’t Let an Act of Terror Fuel the Fires of Hate

September 24, 2001 by Brandon Brod

I am worried about members of our community who come from Arabian or Moslem backgrounds. I have no doubt that the overwhelming majority of our community will carefully consider their words and would c...
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Pride and Disgrace in the War on Terrorism

September 24, 2001 by Ladan Moeenziai

When I hear things like "carpet bomb Afghanistan" or, as one articulate Louisiana senator asked, have all people wearing "diapers" on their head be checked out, I think that it is nothing but ignoranc...
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