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Portrayal of Violence in Middle East Impedes Political Attempts at Peace

March 1, 2011 by David Kornahrens

With every passing day, the Arab unrest and political revolution confirms that a sea-change is going on in the Middle East.
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Biased Media Representation Draws Incomplete Picture of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

March 1, 2011 by Benjamin Parish

First, I would like to thank the American Students for Israel and the UCSB College Republicans for bringing Sgt. Benjamin Anthony on campus to discuss his service in the Israeli Defense Forces and U.S...
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Can Psychedelic Drugs Substitute for Oprah’s Book Club?

February 28, 2011 by Kevin W. McCarty

Life is but a dream. This phrase we hear sung in a nursery rhyme as children has more meaning than I suspect the average six-year-old is able to comprehend.
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The Face of Revolution in the Age of Social Media

February 28, 2011 by Nadia Ismail

Protesters have spun a new Arab world in the past month, causing a wave of unrest and revolt that has spread like wildfire from territory to territory.
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Call to Action: Let’s Win Back Our Floatopia From Santa Barbara County

February 28, 2011 by Bobby Henry

Hey, what a surprise, another Santa Barbara tradition is going down the toilet: Floatopia. We lost Halloween to the cops and out-of-towners; it seems terrifying to even try to leave your house that we...
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Walker Acted in Good Faith and Better Reason

February 28, 2011 by Jeffrey Robin

As most of us are aware by now, the state of Wisconsin has been experiencing acute political turmoil over the past two weeks with regard to its budget crisis and union rights.
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Volunteers Needed to Relieve Santa Barbara Vagrancy

February 28, 2011 by Ryan Nguyen

Santa Barbara has an unmistakable and unavoidable homeless problem.
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Formerly Devout Discuss Reasons for Abandoning Faith

February 25, 2011 by Tyler Santander and Brian Gallagher

This week’s question: “What caused you to turn away from religion? How did you lose your faith?”
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Israeli Blockade Bars Entry of Essential Medical Services

February 24, 2011 by Noor Aljawad

Not too long ago, there appeared an Op-Ed in the Daily Nexus entitled “False Body Count Numbers Disguise Political Agenda.” The author of this piece, Mr. Gluschankoff, cited the inferiority of Pal...
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Patience and Practice Overcome Fear of Finding the Female Orgasm

February 23, 2011 by Samantha Forcum

Ever heard the expression, “The harder you have to work for it, the better it is”? Well, this is the message I want to shout from every rooftop to all of womankind.
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Undocumented Students Deserve Equal Access to University Education

February 23, 2011 by Opinion Editor

My friend Ernesto is an undocumented AB 540 student at UCLA. He grew up in Los Angeles, graduated from a California high school, was the student body president for Rio Hondo Community College and has ...
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Israeli Blockade Bars Entry of Essential Medical Services

February 23, 2011 by Noor Aljawad

Not too long ago, there appeared an Op-Ed in the Daily Nexus entitled “False Body Count Numbers Disguise Political Agenda.”
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Wisconsin Republicans Whittle Away at Rights of Union Workers

February 22, 2011 by David Kornahrens

There is a crisis in Wisconsin. It is not accidental. It is calculated. The crisis is not about state budget deficits; it is about weakening and breaking unions.
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Power Seeking Public Sector Unions Undermine a Prosperous Recovery

February 22, 2011 by Benjamin Parish

Last week’s union riots were a complete and utter disgrace, and those planned for this week will be embarrassing too. Times are tough for everyone, not just teachers and union members.
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