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The Trials and Tribulations of Renting an Apartment in Hell

I'm not bitter. Frustrated, yes, but not bitter. Let this to be a warning to anyone at UCSB who is looking for housing: Don't let yourself get screwed by your property manager.
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Be the Service Ever So Lousy, the Food is Good at AppeThai

I was completely bothered by Yesenia and Shantel's article about the discrimination they faced at AppeThai. AppeThai is one of my favorite restaurants in Goleta, not because of the great service that ...
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We Should Not Rush to Boycott AppeThai Over One Bad Experience

I have been eating at AppeThai for many years and have observed people of all races and both sexes enjoying themselves, receiving the same level of service, and being seated in the same areas througho...
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Landlord Rating System Needs Your Input

Need help finding a good landlord? Want to know specific strengths and weaknesses of a landlord? Or what to expect regarding repairs, parking, privacy, respect and security deposit return?
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R.I.P.

Here lies the family of dead skunks off of Los Carneros. While your time was short, your smell will always be with us.
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Nexus Shouldn’t Try to Draw Readers with Offensive Remarks

Last I checked, newspapers were about news, politics and keeping the community informed of current events. Yes, the Nexus gives us news, but mostly it just reports whatever gets a rise out of people.
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We Must Boycott AppeThai to Protest Its Discrimination

I was dismayed to read the editorial from Yesenia and Shantel ("Funny, We Didn't Order AppeThai's Discrimination Platter," Feb. 26) about their experience of discrimination at AppeThai.
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Sex Bites: Finding Edible Aphrodisiacs

Sure, we all know the saying that we're sexy in our own special way. Nonetheless, don't you feel, deep down inside you, that there should be a way to enhance your sex life or that of your partner?
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Open Door Policy

For as long as I've lived in the weathercave, the weatherportal has been uppity. In cold weather it blows open; in warm weather it swells and warps, making it hard to close and impossible to lock.
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Should Drugs Cost You Gov’t Grants?

In 1998 a provision was made to the Higher Education Act that would delay or deny federal financial aid based on a drug conviction. Instead of increasing educational access as the HEA has done in the ...
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Nexus Neglected to Recount Tragedy’s Entire Story

Although I respect and appreciate the Nexus' intentions in presenting its memorial to the victims of the shocking events on Sabado Tarde a year ago, readers should have been given a complete recountin...
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Beggers Can’t Be Choosers

Perhaps - just perhaps - the speaker's platform at a memorial service is the wrong place to push a political agenda.
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Here Comes the Sun

There is a mathematical equation that defines laundry output in Isla Vista. The more sun = less clothing worn.
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Living Without Vowels: There’s Nothing Strange About Being Queer

It was a hell of a weekend. I knew I was in deep when I sat listening to Susan Stryker, a male-to-female transsexual who emanated power and form as she discussed spirituality and a Stonewallesque riot...
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Sweet Victory on a Salt Lake for the ’02 Olympics

"Here we are - the center of the world."
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