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Turn, Turn, Turn

November 7, 2001 by

It must be autumn, my bills are changing color. Back in September, when the bank account was in bloom, the bills were a healthy white. But now the days, and my creditors’ patience, are shorter. ...
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Muslims Are Not Out to Destroy Our World

November 7, 2001 by

Justin M. Rughe's article "Support Israel; 'The Muslims are out to Destroy our World'" (Nov. 7) in no way represents the feelings of the majority of those who support Israel.
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Living Without Vowels: From Anthrax, With Love

November 7, 2001 by

Last Friday, I was working at one of my numerous jobs that takes advantage of my unique talent for stuffing and mailing envelopes when my boss materialized in front of my desk to tell me that I had ca...
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Letter Should Not Have Generalized Arabs

November 7, 2001 by

Justin's chosen title for his manifesto against the Arab and Muslim world is reminiscent of a tabloid newspaper in its blatant disregard of logic and what is just.
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I Imagine Turning Parasitic Slugs Loose on Their Bureaucratic Equivalents

November 7, 2001 by

The bucket of slimy, hungry leeches I dumped on President Healton's duct-taped lap is stinking up her ritzy Washington D.C. office.
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Slithering Out of Stoplights for Old Town Goleta

November 7, 2001 by

The road to hell is paved with good intentions, but the road to UCSB is paved with committees. It's a wonder it's paved at all, and who knows if it'll ever get to Old Town Goleta.
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A.S. It Is: It’s What You Do Outside the Classroom that Matters

November 7, 2001 by

There are hundreds of things to do while at UCSB and most of them aren't on Del Playa
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Support Israel; ‘The Muslims Are Out To Destroy our World’

November 7, 2001 by

Let's support the Israelis. They are a democracy in a sea of dictators. Arafat is a criminal that this country should replace with some less radical Palestinian leader.
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UCSB’s Lecturers Are Hardly Part-time, Disposable Lackeys

November 7, 2001 by

I had trouble with the headline for this article, especially with the word "part-time."
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Down 8-6 But Up 3-0

November 6, 2001 by

I went out last night to watch a few members of the weatherposse play intramural soccer. Unfortunately, two players got lost in the fog trying to get there and another fell down one of the holes in th...
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A No Vote on H is Good For Goleta

November 6, 2001 by

A city of Goleta is a good idea, except that the city of Goleta appearing on today's ballot doesn't include most of Goleta Valley and will probably fail financially.
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Nominal Charge for Water

November 5, 2001 by

The weathermates and I decided to engage in a little sport at the bowling alley this weekend.
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Red Tape: National Error in Space Administration Goes for Broke

November 5, 2001 by

If you blinked, you may have missed it. On Oct. 23rd at 7:26 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, NASA's newest Mars probe, Odyssey, slipped safely into orbit around the red planet with little fanfare. Scienti...
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My Home Is My Sanctuary, Not Your Barf Bowl

November 5, 2001 by

Last winter, eight friends and I signed a lease for a 6600 block oceanside house on DP. We knew living on the 6600 block was going to be quite different but we had no idea exactly how it was going to ...
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Coulter’s Terrorism Speech Was Only a Liberal-Bashing MarathonConor

November 5, 2001 by

The title of the lecture was "The Terrorists and Their Left-Wing Sympathizers." Terrorism was clearly a side note because it was bash-the-liberals night at UCSB.
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