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Shots, Shots, Shots! Everybody!

MenB vaccines are available starting today! Student Health answers your FAQs about the big shot.
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Ethical Consuming: Think Before You Buy

Columnist Naomi Rea explains the importance of buying fair-trade goods.
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The Rotten Truth About Rotten Tomatoes

Columnist Ben Moss highlights the problem with how much influence subjective movie critiques have on society.
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Fracking Our Way to a Better Tomorrow

Columnist Austin Yack explains why the benefits of fracking are more notable than the negatives.
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Exposing the Flaws of Sex-Positive “Feminism”

In this week's letter to the editor, an anonymous author explores the idea that sex-positive "Feminism" may be doing more harm than good.
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1’s Company, 2’s a Crowd, 3’s a Party and 4 Was My Weekend

Columnist Matt Togni explains why more people is always more fun when it comes to the bedroom.
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No Locks, No Problem?

Sgt. Signa dispels Isla Vista's belief in the idea of a "community bike."
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Don’t Poke This Bear

Jason G. weighs in on next year's Winter Break reduction.
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Your Valentine’s Day Treat – A Belated “Hump”

Some entertaining Valentine's Day quizzes from the Sexperts.
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She Wants the D(estruction of the Patriarchy)

Ladies, we've got some reappropriation to do ...
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Woman Receives Life-Changing Advice From Obscure Website*

An IV local has completely turned her life around thanks to lifehacks.com.
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True Life: UCSB Thinks I’m A Woman?

A classic mix-up forces Jonathan Rodgers to explain to Student Health why he cannot, in fact, get pregnant.
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Local DJs Get Amped Over “Spindown”*

Next week, UCSB DJs will be convening in the Hub for the first annual DJ Spindown, co-sponsored by UCSB Arts & Lectures and Fox Racing. No one quite knows what to expect, but with names like DJ 24...
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In Defense of the Paperback

To Kindle, or not to Kindle? That is Naomi's question.
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Prisons Fix Crime Like Fires Fix Forests

Mckinley Krongaus explains why prisons are doing more damage than they are good.
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