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Democrats Set to Suffer In November for Acting Unilaterally

The Democratic Party has been whistling past the graveyard, celebrating their success at nationalizing healthcare in spite of their increasingly dismal political future. Their ill-gotten gain comes at...
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Maybe Studying, Definitely Abroad

I should probably start this entry off by introducing myself. Hi, UCSB, I'm Drea. I'm a third-year history major studying abroad in Lyon, France. I've been here since August and let's just say that it...
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Igor Cleans Up His Act

As a very successful energy executive, Uncle Dave had built himself a staggeringly large and beautiful house, complete with a wine cellar, a theater and even a dojo in which the fourth-degree black be...
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Isla Vista Sobering Site Would Benefit Students and Entire Community

A Sobering Center for Isla Vista is a great idea. In the early '90s, SBPD Officer Mike Aspland and I developed and implemented the Santa Barbara Sobering Center. I know from experience what it takes t...
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Goodbye for Now

Alas, the final weather of the quarter.
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Turds and Tulips

Thunderdome-rocking, opponent-crushing tulips to UCSB’s men’s basketball team for getting the top seed in the Big West. Gooooooooo Gauchos! Cheap, delicious tulips to Chino’s Rock &#...
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Snag a Sweet Study Room With Igor’s Great Advice

Winter Quarter: A Haiku Winter quarter sucked I am always dripping wet That is what she said Send your questions to advice@DearIgor.com Dear Igor, When I study, I need it to be absolutely quiet, which...
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Wanna Sleep With Megan Fox?

Megan Fox is a tease... or at least she thinks she is. She recently said in an interview that she's only had sex with two guys in her whole life
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Blame UC, Not State, For EAP Funding Cut

I would like to point out the error in your article, "State Cuts EAP Funds," in Thursday's Daily Nexus. It is not the state, but the Office of the President in Oakland that cuts EAP funds. It is somew...
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‘Human’s Comments Offend Queer Student

Especially in light of the recent events and occurrences of racism and homophobia at our fellow UC campuses, I was very disappointed and troubled to find that the Weatherhuman felt it necessary to inc...
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Editorial Misses the Mark on SD Scandal

Your ambivalent response to such a controversial incident, coming from the helm of our campus' very own "vital forum," is disconcerting.
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Vagina Talk: Loud and Proud

When Eve Ensler was writing her award-winning play "The Vagina Monologues," she interviewed over 200 women from diverse backgrounds. These interviews began with two simple questions: "If your vagina g...
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Hordes Not to Blame for All Isla Vista’s Woes

So I have this article I’m supposed to be writing, but instead, I was sitting on my butt playing a little Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. As much as I was trying to justify this as “research...
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Shake, Shake, Shake

So this Chile earthquake is really shaking things up for everyone. No pun intended, of course.
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Vagina Monologues Educate Men and Women Alike

A quarter of the women who attend UCSB will be sexually assaulted. For many of those women, that sexual assault will be the reason they leave school. The impact of sexual assault on university campuse...
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