Editorial: Voter power
People ages 18 to 20 have only been able to vote for 33 years. Women have only been able to vote since 1920, not a long time considering men have been able to vote since the drafting of the constitution. The women of Afghanistan have just been given this right and constituted over 40 percent of the voter turnout in Afghanistan's first free election this month.…
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A survivor's guide to Halloween in IVIsla Vista is the major Halloween party area for California colleges.
Halloween is a special time of year for the Santa Barbara area. It's a special time of year for me as well because this is my third, and probably my last, Halloween in Isla Vista.
What can I say about Halloween in Isla Vista to those who have never experienced it before? Well I could start by saying if you drink, drink before you go out.…
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To Bush...I was glad to see my candidate in office; and, there were many others who hated him for that same reason.
President Bush has begun to build a foundation for our country in the twenty first century. He has done a great job dealing with the tragedies and triumphs of the past four years in office. After the election of 2000 there was a chaotic whirlwind of lawyers, chads, and complaints about the Electoral College.…
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...or not to Bush, that is the electionThe prospect of a having a rootin', tootin' Yosemite Sam in charge nauseated me.
When I enlisted in the Navy, Clinton was still in office. Had I known what would happen back in '99, I might not have made the same decision.
Before the election, I thought Gore would win. Though he and W. ran on very similar platforms, Gore was an incumbent of sorts.…
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