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Excursion Club: Less Blackout, More Stoke

If you’ve ever decided to grab a (insert your watercraft of choice) and paddle out at Sands Beach off Isla Vista, you may have noticed something unique that doesn’t exist on most other California ...
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The Doc on Dangerous Drugs

UCSB Student Health Medical Director Ali Javanbakht doesn't want this Halloween to be your last.
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Halloween as It Should Be

Opinion Editor Jackson Kerr notes the positives of recent IV Halloween trends
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The Myths about Adderall Magic

Is Adderall a magic solution to your academic procrastination? The Doc says no!
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The Case for Russian Intervention in Syria

Brice Richmond considers the potential might of Russia in combating militant extremists in the Syrian conflict.
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System Change Not Climate Change: A Response to ‘The Ecosocialism Parasite’

System Change Not Climate Change SB responds to an article criticizing its recent ecosocialism conference.
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The Power of Polarization

Political polarization threatens us all...Hayden Plunkett explains why.
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Sex and the University: To Have Hair or Not to Have Hair (Down There)

In her second installment of Sex and the University, Sebastianne Kent looks at hair-removal choices and expectation
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October: Domestic Violence Awareness Month

C.A.R.E. advocate Lauren Elmore clears the air on the difficult issue of domestic violence during Domestic Violence Awareness Month for this edition of The Doc Is In.
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Mother Nature, Cramps and Dark Chocolate: Why I Want to Talk About My Period Publicly

When was the last time you felt comfortable to moan in public? Did you moan UP and OUT with fierce energy you’ve been suppressing for the past hour? Have you exclaimed to the being next to you in a ...
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The Ecosocialism Parasite

Jason Garshfield warns his capitalist comrades to be wary of the new socialist agenda.
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Gun Control in the UK, Gun Crisis in the U.S.

Vicky Munro questions why the U.S. has an absurd obsession with guns
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Send Silence Packing: A Conversation Overheard

Sabrina Hodjati shares a conversation she heard at the Send Silence Packing demonstration this week, and talks priorities and values for college students.
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You Can’t Call Yourself an Environmentalist if You’re Not Vegan

Jordan Metz explains why an environmentalist who isn't a vegan really isn't an environmentalist at all.
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My Students, Our Future

“You’re only here because of affirmative action.” Those words, spoken several years ago to me by a UCSB peer I didn’t know well, stay with me to this day. Although it was certainly not the fir...
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