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Comic Regrets Tasteless Joke In Shared Frustration Over Bigotry

Guess who has two thumbs and pulled a Michael Richards last night? This guy.
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Bold Nexus Journalism Brings Truth and Passion to Student Affairs

On Nov. 17 at UC San Francisco, the UC Board of Regents met to discuss a myriad of issues which included yet another fee increase for us, the students.
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Opponents of Atheism Project Blind Faith Onto Adherers of Science

This week’s question: Isn’t atheism technically a religion too? Both require faith/belief, so what’s the difference?
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Jacket Season Brings Warmth to Bros and Pockets to Prepared Partygoers

Fall is finally here. I know this to be a fact for a few reasons. It’s now getting dark at five, which makes me sad because it radically cuts into my day drinking.
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Frugal Strategies to Save Your Holiday Savings

With the holidays quickly approaching and Fall Quarter nearing an end, money woes have likely given you a permanent sinking feeling in the pit of your belly.
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Group Pushes Legal Protection for I.V. Tenants

On Dec. 7, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will consider a proposal to amend Ordinance 4444 which aims to expand protection for tenants.
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Law Enforcement Aspires to Ideal of Impartiality

Although the Halloween glow has long faded by now, the aftershocks of that crazy night are still palpable.
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Painfully Awkward and Awkardly Painful

Boys, I need to talk to you about the years of pain I have endured at the cost of your hands.
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New DADT Policy Should Originate From Congress and Military Personnel

The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy is an issue conservatives need to clearly explain and articulate.
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Danger of DADT Lies in Homosexual Discrimination, Not Military Weakness

Describing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) as anything but discriminatory legislation against LGBT individuals is absurd. Claims that the policy is designed to maintain order in the military o...
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Who Is Your God? – Islam

My conversion was largely circumstantial. Might I have become Buddhist had fate knocked differently? Actually, I read about Buddhism in high school and found it interesting, but I didn’t meet any Bu...
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Who Is Your God? – Non-Religious

I don’t claim to know an overarching “Meaning of Life,” but I do operate under the understanding that life should not be lived under the pretense that it is simply a “test” propagated by an ...
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Who Is Your God? – Christianity

Albert Einstein once said that he desired to know “how God created this world,” for his scientific observations led him to a belief in the existence of a higher power, a “subtle spirit” largel...
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Who Is Your God? – Spirituality

The last few prayers I had made were for a sign, sent weakly into the heavens, shriveling in my memory shortly thereafter like grapes left in a desert sun.
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Who Is Your God? – Judaism

“Jewish” is possibly the most under-the-radar, versatile and vague word in the English language. The word “Jewish” can be used almost as frequently as a slang or curse word, but at least seems...
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