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Progressive Taxes Mitigate Financial Woes

October 11, 2011 by

Left Said: “Nothing can be said to be certain, except love and war.” — Benjamin Franklin “All is fair in death and taxes.” — Anonymous proverb Wait a minute. Something tells me I didn’t ...
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Comprehensive Reform Necessary to Reduce Debt

October 11, 2011 by

Right Said: As President Obama pontificated to the nation last month about how Stimulus II would renew our economy and restore the middle class he claims has evaporated, he made it abundantly clear th...
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Media Wrongly Portrays ‘Occupy’ Protests As Aimless

October 11, 2011 by

“We are the 99 percent.” As you may or may not know, for almost a month now there have been thousands of people occupying a park near Wall Street in New York City as part of the “Occupy Wall Str...
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A.S. President Urges Student Body to Read Beyond the Headlines

October 10, 2011 by

As your Associated Students president, it is my duty and honor, among a myriad of other responsibilities, to serve as the liaison between my undergraduate student peers and our formal association. In ...
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Steve Jobs’ Lasting Legacy: A World Fraught With Opportunity

October 10, 2011 by

From Facebook, via a personal computer, I learned of Steve Jobs’ tragic passing. The irony of the information’s medium was not lost upon me or the Internet community. After the initial shock, unde...
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Demonizing Ronald McDonald Misses the Mark

October 7, 2011 by

For the first time in human history, we are living in an age of countless bounty. Excess. We have access to everything and anything, good and bad. You and I are the small fraction of humanity alive to...
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Lagoon “Very Impressed” With Length and Girth of Storke Tower

October 7, 2011 by

Sources have confirmed that the Lagoon and Storke Tower “hooked up” for the first time this past Saturday night. The two were seen canoodling outside a party at their mutual friend Campbell Hall...
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UCSB Environmentalists Expose Sustainability’s Sexier Side

October 6, 2011 by

Well, I’m glad that you ignored the title of this article informing you that this is not the Wednesday Hump and that, unfortunately, you’re an entire day late for the article you were truly hoping...
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If Not Adam and Eve, Who Were the First Humans to Conceive?

October 6, 2011 by , and

This Week’s Question: If not Adam and Eve, who were the first humans to conceive?   This question doesn’t really seem relevant to our readership, as I doubt most of the people interested are ...
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“No-Otter” Zone Stunts Population, Prompts Public Hearing

October 4, 2011 by

Have you ever been to Monterey or Santa Cruz and seen those cute little otters hanging out near the beach? I have and, until recently, I never thought twice about why we don’t see otters like that i...
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How to Maintain Your Health and Dignity on the Bike Paths

October 4, 2011 by

Whether you’re a sparkly new freshmen on your sparkly new bike or an unkempt fifth year on a bike that’s just as grizzly, you’ve probably never read that annoying little bike etiquette booklet t...
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Ronald McDonald: The Deadliest Clown in America

October 3, 2011 by

Think about this next time you sink your teeth into some deliciously fattening Mickey D’s: Medical school researchers at Harvard University estimate that artificial trans fats cause up to 228,000 he...
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Wise Society Seeks to Mitigate Harm, Maximize Benefits

September 30, 2011 by

Dennis Wassem’s opinion piece  “Governmental Taxation Undermines Its own Aims” in the Sept. 27, 2011 edition of the Nexus attacked the “narrow worldview” of the “disposition and abilities...
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Sgt. Signa Spills All The Jelly On MIP’s and Noise Violations

September 30, 2011 by

As the first full week of school winds down, I have to admit, it has been pretty fun for me.  Believe it or not, my week probably has not been that much different than most of your week.  Let’s se...
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Holy Crap! Welcome Back to Another Year of Godly Debate

September 29, 2011 by

For all of you Nexus readers, Ask an Atheist is a safe haven. An opportunity to ask what it really means to be an atheist, a rationalist, or a skeptic. We listen to everyone, no matter your beliefs, a...
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