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Gov. Davis’ Plan for Extending Academic Year Misreads California’s Educational Priorities (Staff Ed)

Because California already has one of the longest academic years in the nation, the state's No. 1 educational priority ought to be improving physical resources and raising teacher salaries.
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Power Solutions

The quickest way out of California's energy crisis is to turn on every single electrical device in the state.
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Blame the Energy Crisis on Steve Peace

Basically, Peace is a weasel caught in a trap, trying frantically to gnaw off his own leg before his outraged constituents catch up with him and pound him into the dirt.
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Local Minority Restaurant Owners Unfairly Punished by Government

Mr. Chang is only the latest whipping boy for America's fear of illegal immigrants flooding the country with nonwhite people.
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Casino Crapshoot – County Makes Claim That Chumash Betray Environmental ‘Good Faith'(Staff Ed)

The expansion of the Chumash casino in Santa Ynez may be seriously compromised if the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors gets its way. Under the guise of environmental concern, the county and t...
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Boycott Private Lenders That Hike Cost of Student Loans

If you're like most college students, you have student loan debt. If you don't, just wait. By the time you finish UCSB, you will.
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Society Requires Modern Interpretation of Bible

This is a response to Constantine Economides' column (Daily Nexus, "Bible Pervades Society, Preaches Unholy Message," Jan. 12) regarding the Bible and homosexuality. When I read this article...
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Do Not Vandalize MLK Day With Racist Words, Deeds

Some of us chose to honor Dr. King by vandalizing and scrawling racial and sexual slurs on the doors and elevators belonging to female residents of San Miguel Residence Hall.
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Affirmative Action Brings Positive Consequences

I wanted to present my opinion without playing into the angry black man stereotype, but then I said, "Fuck it, I am an angry black man."
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Friendly Farewell to Beloved Bill Clinton

I watched the passing of the torch at your inauguration and followed as you came into office. You were undisciplined, ambitious, frenetic and comprehensive; at the same time you were unfocused and ded...
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Hate Mail Wishes Good Riddance to Departing Bill Clinton

Contemporaries may hold William Jefferson Clinton's presidency in much higher esteem than history will in the coming years.
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Wheels of Justice: Can We Trust Ashcroft?

Those who found the George W. Bush pill difficult enough to swallow will be gagging on his recent cabinet nominations. However, one man in particular is jagged enough to choke any rational American &#...
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California’s Misplaced Priorities Deny Equal Rights

With the passing of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and as we revisit the life and legacy of a person who represents struggle, resistance and hope, it is important to highlight one of the most important a...
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UCSB’s “Black Tide” Ultimate Frisbee Team Brings Tsunami to Harder Stadium

This Saturday will be you and your drinking buddies' big chance to tailgate on Storke Field and PACK HARDER STADIUM. No, our football team has not spontaneously been respawned and re-admitted into the...
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Christians Are Everyday People

I am not some crazed religious fanatic with an ax to grind; I am a believer and follower of Jesus Christ.
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