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Drug War Funds Cartels

April 10, 2001 by Scott Mitchell

The war on drugs sucks, and you and I are funding it. Last year the Colombian government received $1.3 billion from Uncle Sam in mostly military aid to “battle Colombian guerilla coke traffickin...
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President Weatherhuman

April 10, 2001 by Staff

Look out.A fresh, new set of useless people has gathered in front of the Arbor to throw their bodies in front of the innocent in the name of ass-kissing.
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U.S. Must Put Itself in China’s Shoes to Resolve Standoff

April 10, 2001 by David Krieger

Imagine this: A Chinese airplane is spying on the United States. It flies just off the coast of Hawai'i, listening to military communications. Since it is a dangerous world, the Chinese want to know w...
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Professor Abuses Power By Campaigning For SAC

April 10, 2001 by Staff

I write this letter to express my outrage that an associate professor of Chicano studies, Ralph Armbruster-Sandoval, was actively abusing his power as a faculty member by engaging in an Associated Stu...
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The Academic Nose Dive — Crashing Courses at UCSB

April 10, 2001 by Staff

As of today, I have been to eight classes in which I am not enrolled this week. Due to the severe overcrowding at this university, I have been forced to attempt to "crash" class after class in hope of...
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Pro-PLO Speaker Taints Center’s Grand Opening

April 10, 2001 by Staff

I wanted to express my disappointment and disgust with UCSB for inviting Hanan Ahsrawi to inaugurate our new Center on Middle East Studies.
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How to Choose?

April 9, 2001 by Staff

Well, it's that time of year again - the flowers are blooming, the grass is greener, and next year's candidates for student government will soon spring up for election.
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Teamwork

April 9, 2001 by Staff

Professors control class size, grading and which kinds of sexual favors make up an acceptable bribe, but students hold the ultimate power: the ability to end class early.
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Column: Closed Door Meetings Pass Off New NAFTA as FTAA

April 9, 2001 by Jesenia Chavez

Thanks to the wonderful North American Free Trade Agreement in 1998, both my parents lost their jobs at Westlock Corp. and Belwith International Inc.
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Resolution To Protect Tibet

April 6, 2001 by Daniel Gross

With just a few weeks remaining until BP Amoco's April 19 Annual General Meeting, many University of California students will take to their respective campuses to petition the UC Regents to vote yes o...
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Go Home

April 6, 2001 by Staff

In the words of the late beloved UCSB English professor Frank McConnell:"We don't do shit the first day, we don't do shit the last day. I don't know why the fuck they even pay me."
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Close Friends and Good Times Are the Life of the Party

April 6, 2001 by Michael Six Lee

But despite all the crap I have to deal with (at work), I really don't want to get into the habit of drowning my sorrows in a bottle and risk becoming one of those people who spend all their time at a...
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The Cost of an Education: UCSB Must Provide Affordable Housing for Students

April 5, 2001 by Marty Markovits

The cost of housing in Isla Vista has increased at an extraordinary rate. The average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in 1999 was almost $375 per person. That same apartment in August 2000 cost $460.
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Crack-Smoking Overachievers

April 5, 2001 by Staff

When I was five, mean old ladies with superiority complexes and yellow teeth patrolled the playground armed with pink slips, whistles and explicit threats to "tell my teacher."
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