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Nexus Reader Calls for Bolder Journalism and Broader Opinions

The Daily Nexus’ weekly “Ask an Atheist” column is, in my opinion, a straightforward attack on primarily the Christian faith, but no religion is safe from this article.
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Health Care Act Threatens Individual Liberties At Steep Price

President Obama and Congressional Democrats have had some disappointing court rulings in regards to their cornerstone Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
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Individual Mandate Ensures Responsibility of American Citizens

What do Richard Nixon, George H.W. Bush, Bob Dole, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama all have in common? All of these men supported the extension of health care to more Americans through what is called an ...
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Chris Creates Titillating New Column: ‘Ask a Pagan’

I have recently noticed, with increasing unease, the growing presence of religiously oriented content in the public sphere here at UCSB and Isla Vista.
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How Psychological Vampirism Can Totally Harsh Your Mellow

Every person has a drug of choice. Someone yesterday argued to me the point that “being drug-free is free,” which is good advice to heed if one’s demand for pleasure chemicals exceeds his supply...
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Is Religion Just an Identifying Label or a Way of Life?

This week’s question: “What do you think about people who call themselves religious but never actually attend religious services or follow the rules of their religion? ”
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Program Board’s WillieJ Rocks Isla Vista Open-Mic Nights

Some would say the best feature of the I.V. party scene is the legions of scrumdiddliumptious women (and men) who roam the streets like a wild pack of chinchillas, force-fed an exclusive diet of Spani...
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Legal Loopholes Allow for Lousy Behavior

One of the things I love about the job of a police officer is that you never know what to expect.
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Students March for Affordable Education

Your Jan. 12 article titled “Brown Cuts Funds for UC System” truly hit home for me. These proposed cuts in the budget threaten my, as well as many others’, continuing education here at UCSB.
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Students Mourn High Palestinian Death Toll in Gaza Strip

After the end of Gaza Awareness Week, I noticed the influx of apologies for the Israeli government in the Opinion section.
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Egyptian Revolution Replaces U.S. Backed Cold War Stooge

It’s not every day that your Egyptian Facebook friend claims: “So many gun shots at night. GOD help us,” and “‘Army and people one hand’: that is the welcoming from the people to the Army,...
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Going Down Onto the Finer Techniques of Fellatio

Warning: The following content may contain offensive material and be inappropriate for, say, my parents. Seriously, just stop now, Mom and Dad — this isn’t helping any of us.
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Tolerance Necessary in Israeli-Palestinian Debate

Two years ago on Holocaust Remembrance Day, pro- Palestinian demonstrators interrupted 30 Jewish SFSU students from their Mourner’s Kaddish (Jewish prayer for the dead). The mourners were physically...
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Egypt: You Say You Want a Revolution

Political tension in the Middle East is nothing unusual — in fact, the idea of peace in the region seems almost impossible. Government censorship is also not a new approach of political repression. ...
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Middle East Unrest Demonstrates Difference from American Values

The question of whether freedom is unique to Western culture seems to be answered by each crisis in the Middle East...
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