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40 oz. to Freedom

Gaucho Bar-Hopper Bids Adieu to UCSB

Thursday, May 25, 2006

Four years after graduating from Casa Roble Fundamental High School and on the eve of a similar graduation here, I'd like to think I've learned a thing or two. I can now tap a keg, deconstruct a film in a manner no one outside of film studies would comprehend, and reverberate the Associated Press stylistics with my eyes closed.


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Don't TP My Bungalow

Friday, May 19, 2006

Anyone who's lived here long enough has surely seen plenty of head scratchers. When some ten thousand college kids live in a square-mile box, there's inevitably going to be a strong contingent of stupid people. These stupid people, naturally, do stupid things. I've heard people ask where Tecate was from. I once heard a house bumping Simple Plan on DP. Hell, even I once threw half a gallon of spoiled milk at a skunk one night in a drunken fury. And let's not even divulge the literal sense of the term, "doing stupid things." We've all had to slay some dragons in our day.


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Savor This Paradise

Friday, May 5, 2006

In 40-some odd drunken days from now, myself and many other graduating seniors will see our irresponsibility-laden world come crashing down in front of us. And I'm scared. This little utopia possesses more than just an uncanny girl-to-guy ratio with a kick-ass view of the ocean; this place is an entirely different world. This is the world that we've come to love and accept over the last four - or more - years. I saw a glimpse of the real world last weekend, and it was creepy.


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Don’t Cry About UCSB

Friday, April 7, 2006

Most of the time during the first week of school, the same question is inevitably asked. "How was your break?" It's unavoidable. For the sake of appeasing the masses, it was a break, sure, but it didn't really feel like spring. It wasn't much of a break, either.


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40oz. To Freedom: Swing For the Fences

Friday, February 17, 2006


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Trivial Party Pursuits

Monday, January 23, 2006


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Thieves Reach a New Depth

Friday, January 20, 2006


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Southern Swigs Comfort Your Spirits

Wednesday, November 9, 2005


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I.V. Takes Shot of Sobriety

Tuesday, October 25, 2005


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Summer, with a Juice Chaser

Monday, September 26, 2005


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Nothing Beats an Endless Slummer

Wednesday, June 29, 2005


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Everyone Needs a Hero

Friday, May 20, 2005


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Leave no Beers Behind

Friday, May 13, 2005


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Too Late, Chancellor...

Friday, April 29, 2005


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The Downfall of Street Smarts

Friday, April 22, 2005


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Budweiser Overboard!

Friday, April 15, 2005


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Bask in the Glow of Opening Day

Tuesday, April 5, 2005


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The Gut-Wrenching Endeavors Facing the Underage Boozer

Wednesday, March 30, 2005


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Freedom Really Is Just 40 Ounces Away

Friday, March 4, 2005


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Strike Three, You're Drunk

Tuesday, February 15, 2005