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Building Blues

May 2, 2001 by Staff

There is no question that the proposed I.V. Community Center would be a wonderful asset to this town - but the more pertinent issue at hand raises a question of priority.
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Incompetence Smells Worse Than So-called Swine

May 2, 2001 by David Downs

Once, when I was a lowly crime reporter, I asked a wise old Isla Vista cop why he was always so polite to us Nexites. He said, "It's never a good idea to mess with people who buy ink by the barrel."
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A Summer of ‘Gray-Outs’

May 1, 2001 by Michael C. Warnken

Oh yes, rolling blackouts (or Gray-outs as I like to think of them) are coming, and they will be here in abundance this summer. The state of California is in an energy crisis and the governor is in ho...
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Lunchtime Lockdown

May 1, 2001 by Staff

I have observed UCSB departmental offices for four years. As a public service, I will now print the secretive campuswide schedule for these offices.
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U.S. Missile Shield Is Best Protection From Attack

May 1, 2001 by Staff

Right now we are on the top and this means we cannot be complacent and stop technological progress just because we are scared of what it may bring.
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Rich or Poor, Bush’s Tax Plan Collects Fair

May 1, 2001 by Staff

Whether or not one agrees with President Bush's tax plan, Mr. Perez's "fuzzy math" and ignorance of the tax code needs to be corrected.
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Feminists Against Abortion?

April 30, 2001 by Steven Ruszczycky

Here's a new one for your list of oxymorons: Pro-life feminist. The terms may seem mutually exclusive; however, Serrin Foster, president of Feminists for Life of America, tried with limited success to...
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Dysfunctional Weatherfamily

April 30, 2001 by Staff

I spent the last few days with the extended Weatherfamily. As you might have imagined, Weatherfamily gatherings are a little "different." Over the course of five days, I ...
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The Rich Can Afford to Bear the Brunt of Taxes

April 30, 2001 by Staff

In an April 26 letter to the editor, Justin M. Ruhge put forward the following point of view: It is unfair to disproportionately tax the rich in favor of the poor.
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Snot Rockets

April 27, 2001 by Staff

I often paw at the warm rivers of gooiness streaming into my mouth, wondering how much snot the Weathersnout can purge in 50 minutes.
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‘Cuz 60 Ain’t Bad

April 27, 2001 by Staff

But really, who is going to elect a candidate who is neither here nor there, nor anywhere except in the three-and-a-half inches at the bottom of Page 2?Sixty people, that's who.
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Turning Back the Clock on Civil rights

April 27, 2001 by Staff

In one day, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two decisions, one inhibiting enforcement of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the other allowing police officers greater leeway to make arrests for minor violations...
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Military Terrorist Movement – Students Should Be More Aware of Activities at Vandenberg

April 27, 2001 by Tuuli Saarela

How much do you know about what goes on at the Vandenberg Air Force Base, just 30 minutes north of UCSB? For most of us, our knowledge is limited.
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Tax Cuts Will Disembowel Government, Slash Vital Programs

April 27, 2001 by John Bennett

Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once said, "Taxes are what we pay for a civilized society." If this is true, then President George W. Bush would like us to pay less for civilization.
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