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One Country’s Terrorist

April 28, 2003 by Joey Tartakovsky

Why is it that we, along with a handful of liberal democratic nations around the world, ought to be particularly concerned with the threat of terrorism? Because of one simple but powerful axiom: Terro...
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Winners Get to Write the History Books, Hide Their War Crimes

April 28, 2003 by Neil Wollman

We have all deservedly heard of the terrible cases of war crimes committed recently by the Iraqis. But why have we not heard of the war crimes committed by the U.S.? There have been cases of the U.S. ...
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Protest Signs Tell More About Liberal Delusions Than Iraqi War

April 28, 2003 by Scott Englund

This week's display of protest signs outside the Women's Center is a stunning example of blind partisanship and utter disdain for the truth. Comparing the president of the United States to Hitler prov...
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Starting to Reign

April 25, 2003 by

That's right. And let's be honest. If you haven't voted by now, then you're not taking the election seriously anyway. So sit your ass down in front of a computer, log on and vote Weatherhuman.
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Living Without Vowels: Federal Blood Money

April 25, 2003 by Steven Ruszczycky

Last week, the New York Times reported that scientists studying HIV/AIDS were warned by workers at the National Institute of Health not to mention the words "gay," "transgender," "sex worker" or "anal...
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UCSB, Take the Future of I.V. Into Your Own Hands

April 25, 2003 by Jefferey Marek I.V. PAC Representative

For those Gauchos that are unsure about I.V.'s Master Plan, it is a process that seeks to make I.V. more hospitable and enjoyable for its long-term residents, student residents, business owners and la...
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Selective Nexus Coverage Ignores Anti-war Protests

April 25, 2003 by Joseph Martinez

How bizarre that Pro-Troops Rally on Saturday that only had about 100 participants received a whole article's worth of coverage ("Locals Hold Pro-Troops Rally," Daily Nexus, April 21, 2003).
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Drugstore Cowboy: You Owe Us Bonus Rent

April 24, 2003 by Cory Anthony

Ron Wolfe and Associates may count as crazy strangers, but being involved in business with them makes them a little more than strangers.
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Earplugs

April 24, 2003 by

I walked into one of our I.V. supermarkets yesterday. Wait, no. Supermarket doesn't seem like the right term...
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Loud Morning Power Tools Can Blow Me

April 24, 2003 by Marisa Lagos

Certain politicians maintain that an earlier noise curfew could help curb rowdier partygoers, though anyone who has stayed in I.V. for more than five minutes would recognize the sheer stupidity in tha...
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Throwing a Retro Fit

April 23, 2003 by

I rode by San Raf today and to my horror, they'd begun to paint it horrible colors. I thought they were retroftting it for earthquake safety.
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You Get One Phone Call

April 23, 2003 by Beth Van Dyke

It's Monday morning and you're running to Campbell Hall from Snidecor. You woke up an hour later than you planned, which means that you didn't have time to take a shower. The only makeup you're wearin...
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A.S. It Is: It Isn’t Over Until the Big Country Cleans

April 23, 2003 by Edward Yan

Last quarter, the UCSB Legislative Council passed a resolution in opposition of war against Iraq with an overwhelming majority; however, two weeks ago, the same council passed a resolution in support ...
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Human Health May Depend on Animal Testing

April 23, 2003 by Justin Moscarello

In front of me the rat lies anesthetized, its back shaved and swabbed with a sterile chemical, my scalpel poised and ready to make the first incision.
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