Does Floatopia Deserve Such Fury?

April 23, 2009 by

Vice Chancellor Michael Young wrote a commendable appeal to UCSB students (“Floatopia,” April 22, 2009). Given the first Floatopia’s impact on the ocean and shoreline earlier this mo...
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Protesting Reflects Harder Times

February 1, 2008 by

UCSB's "Strike Against War" inspired at least 27 other major anti-war protests at colleges across the nation including Columbia, UC Santa Cruz, Georgia State and Rutgers, and even rallies at high scho...
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Liberals Try to Bring Troops Home, Not Down

October 24, 2007 by

In Monday's Nexus ("Media's Attacks Add Stressors on Troops," Daily Nexus, Oct. 22), Ross Nolan writes, "Monday morning quarterbacking by the anti-war liberals in our country creates a situation where...
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Labs Protester Responds to Defense of Nuke Research

May 16, 2007 by

Matt Macauley ("Protesters Lack Key Facts on Nukes, UC," Daily Nexus, May 10) disagrees with the hunger strike against UC nuclear lab management for three reasons: 1) We need experts to clean up the m...
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UC Managed Federal Labs Require Checks

April 23, 2007 by

How many students are aware that the University of California manages two nuclear weapons laboratories for the federal government?
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Massive Local Strike Gives People Power

February 14, 2007 by

Your friends have either told you they're not striking or you've seen skeptical accounts in the Daily Nexus about the efficacy of the strike.
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Student Displays Ignorance Toward Immigrants’ Rights

May 9, 2006 by

oshua Freeman's recent opinion piece, "Arrive Legally In Order to Receive Rights," Daily Nexus, May 8), shows us that discrimination facing poor, mostly Latino immigrants is incredibly deep and comple...
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Regents Reap Benefits

January 13, 2006 by

It's been a very merry Christmas for the UC Regents. On Dec. 21, the limited liability corporation they formed with Bechtel, BWX Technologies Inc. (BWXT) and Washington Group International was awarded...
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UC Regents Run With the Devil on Los Alamos Lab Bid

October 31, 2005 by

Two columns recently appeared defending the UC's management of the Los Alamos National Laboratory: "A Constructive Coalition" from Joshua Zide, (Daily Nexus, Oct. 18) and "UC a Better Candidate than B...
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