The Atheist in Love: Chapter Three

November 3, 2011 by , and

This week’s question: How would you handle raising children with a religious spouse? I have often contemplated my future life as a father. To have a son would be both awesome and fucking terrifying ...
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Caffeine: How To Kick the Habit, Or at Least Abuse Correctly

November 3, 2011 by

Maybe you’re intimately familiar with the groggy feeling of “waking up” in the morning, slowly and begrudgingly biking over to Cajé and mumbling something the cashier assumes means “large cof...
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BYOB: A Simple Solution to Our Plastic Bag Problem

November 3, 2011 by and

Bring your own … bag? Santa Barbara has the potential to be the next county to ban single-use plastic bags to protect our oceans and to significantly reduce our plastic consumption. Approximately 12...
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The Outcome of Libya: Just One Less Dictator

October 31, 2011 by and

When word came in that Muammar Gaddafi had been summarily executed by a shot to the head at point blank range, I imagine that President Obama must have been rather pleased with himself. After all, how...
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“One Cannot Simply Will a War to End”

October 31, 2011 by and

“We often hear them say, with false resignation in their voices, that ‘war is hell,’ but it isn’t. Hell is an abstraction; war is tourniquets, amputations, paraplegics, orphans, widows, tortur...
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Annual Festival for Gold Diggers Commences Tonight

October 27, 2011 by and

Isla Vista will hold its annual festival for gold diggers tonight and throughout the weekend. Sources confirm that thousands of scantily clad ladies will roam the streets of Isla Vista looking for men...
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Put Down the Numchucks: Let’s Not Get Arrested

October 27, 2011 by

Happy Almost Halloween! I can’t believe how fast this year has been going! It seems like the school year just started and it’s already Halloween weekend coming up. Before you know it, Thanksgiving...
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Know the Difference Between Ghoulish and Foolish This Halloween

October 26, 2011 by and

Halloween is a spooky-fun time loved by young and old. There is something nostalgic about the goofy and creative costumes, the cool fall air, flickering jack-o-lanterns and so much candy your teeth hu...
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Green Gladiator Van Jones to Ignite and Inspire Santa Barbara Residents

October 26, 2011 by

According to some, Van Jones is a “racist, radical communist who believes 9/11 was part of a conspiracy involving the U.S. government.” So then, what is Jones doing giving a talk in Santa Barbara ...
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It’s All White Noise to the Authorities of Isla Vista

October 26, 2011 by and

Promptly at 7:30 a.m., my room begins to shake. No, my roommates aren’t playing another shitty Dillon Francis track, but what is going on could still be considered aural rape. What I and undoubtedly...
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The Atheist in Love, Chapter Two:

October 26, 2011 by , and

This week’s question: Is it better to have love and lost than to have never loved at all?   Perhaps “love” isn’t the right word. In any case, the closing of an intimate relationship is so...
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“I’ll Take One Hairless Alpha Male, Please.”

October 20, 2011 by

I can’t help but feel that finding the right man for me is like ordering off of a menu. I’m picky about a lot of things but food and men are the top two. When I go to a restaurant I have the freed...
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“Democracy Is Nothing Without the Voices of the 99 Percent”

October 19, 2011 by

I found Steven Begakis’ letter in Monday’s issue of the Daily Nexus regarding the Occupy Wall Street protests thoroughly enjoyable and refreshing. I feel that I must commend Mr. Begakis for his el...
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A.S. Employee Explains Events, Expresses Frustration

October 14, 2011 by

The Daily Nexus has written several defamatory articles regarding my actions with one of the student employees that I supervise. I will point out that the reporter never contacted me to ask if these w...
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Fraternity Dog Looking to Settle Down, Try His Paw at Love

October 14, 2011 by and

Let me start by saying that I am the house dog and a proud member of the Pi Omega Omega Pi fraternity. I love all my brothers and I know that one day those guys will be the groomsmen at my wedding. In...
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