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A Guide to Smoking Etiquette

April 13, 2001 by Steven Ruszczycky

Everybody has an opinion on smoking; some of you find it disgusting while others enjoy it. Some of those who can't stand it abandon politeness for loud and obnoxious remarks.
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Student Athletic Fee Initiative Brings World-Class Facilities

April 13, 2001 by Staff

UCSB is currently home to some of the most substandard athletic facilities for the athletic teams and the general student population in the UC system.
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UCSB’s Funding Priority Is Education, Not Athletics

April 13, 2001 by Staff

Although athletics provides the ability to learn to compete and live a healthy life, it does not provide necessary tools for the world that exists outside of the court or off the field.
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Hello, Jesus My Old Friend …

April 12, 2001 by Brendan Buhler

Perhaps you've heard of the Crusades. The Crusades were a medieval quest to bring the glory of God back to the holiest of cities, establish His kingdom on Earth and to display His infinite mercy by ha...
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Going up?

April 12, 2001 by Staff

I hate people.Especially in elevators.
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Double Standard in Federal Drug Policy Condemns Thousands

April 12, 2001 by David Downs

What's at stake this week in The Supreme Court v. The Sick, the Nauseous and the Terminally Ill of Berkeley, is nothing less than the right of 100 million Americans to decide what they can and can't p...
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A.S. Denies Funding for Student Attendance at LGBT Conference

April 12, 2001 by Staff

On Monday, April 9, Associated Students Finance Board rejected funding for six students to attend a conference at the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies.
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Nexus Displays Flagrant Bias by Advocating Social Justice Party

April 12, 2001 by Staff

Hmmm ... I wonder where the Nexus is going to lend its support in this year's A.S. elections?
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Guest Speaker Is Even-Handed in Analysis of Middle East Crisis

April 12, 2001 by Staff

The UCSB Center for Middle East Studies is to be praised for bringing Dr. Hanan Ashrawi to campus, an articulate and passionate advocate of the Palestinian cause.
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Letting the Genie Out

April 10, 2001 by Staff

Ever wanted an identical twin? Recent announcements by scientists may mean that it is not too late for you to realize this dream.
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Do the Nasty

April 10, 2001 by Staff

There are a few things in this life that make me cringe, but nothing does the job quite like accidentally making direct, skin-to-plastic ass contact with a public toilet seat.
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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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