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Mass Infanticide Cannot Be Government Subsidized

The Declaration of Independence, the foundational document of the freest nation this world has ever known, boldly states, "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that...
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Morning Glories

Do you feel like you could toss your breakfast burrito right about now? Did you push snooze too many times and end up losing your alarm clock (phone) in the covers of your bed? It's only Tuesday and m...
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Stupak Amendment Hits Poor Minorities Hardest

The House's health care bill has experienced inspirational moments of progression and frustrating moments of regression during these past months of debate. Last week, the bill took its most spectacula...
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English Jeering Takes Fun Out of Football

A lot of Gauchos like to brag about how passionate and rowdy their support is for the UCSB soccer team. They've obviously never been to England.
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Fast Times in Isla Vista

Your parents keep calling. They want you home, they want you to dog-sit. They want to see your glowing face, they want to take you to brunch. They want the 'you' they sent away, and it's your job to k...
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Igor Takes His Own Advice, Keeps Writing

Last Monday, an opinion piece was published in the Nexus. In it, the author argued that my column was obscene, insulting and grossly unrepresentative of our student population. Reading "Dear Igor" mad...
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Follow-Up Pushes Career Candidates to the Forefront

Today, I'll provide the tools to properly close an on-site interview and push your candidacy toward the "hire pile." Pay attention, and keep this article for your records, as you'll undoubtedly be ref...
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Online Commentary: Nexus Reader Finds A.S. Actions Sickening

Okay, so I’m reading this article (“A.S. Plans Power-Saving Project,” Daily Nexus, Nov. 10, 2009) about how Student Affairs has committed $3 million toward installa¬tion of “photovoltaic sola...
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Fan Defends Value of “Dear Igor” Column

“Dear Igor” is the very best thing about the Nexus this year, and I am proud that the staff was brilliant enough to create such an epic advice column. The fact that his articles are taken ...
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Greedy Gaucho Wants Ire of Minority Groups All to Himself

As I walk up and down the paths of this illustrious university, I can't help but notice a sort of mollifying, yet bitterly pungent aura; an aura that reeks of emotionally-driven bilge. One might blame...
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Bubble ‘Human

Living in a bubble the way we do can be great, sure. Having no real knowledge of world news and forgetting that life even exists on the other side of El Colegio. But once in a while someone will remin...
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Signa Offers Cures for Halloween Hangovers

We survived Halloween weekend, and it appears it was much quieter than last year. In my movie-based mentality, I went into the weekend with the intensity of the thudding "Terminator 2" theme running t...
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To Pass or Not to Pass

Heads up: Tomorrow’s the deadline to change your grading option from GPA devastator to win/lose. For the hangover impaired, that means this is the last chance to save your ass. I too have enjoye...
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U.S. Needs Market-Based Approach to Health Care Reform

For many months now (and probably for a few more), Congress has debated healthcare reform, the most important issue of Obama's presidency. If Congress passes anything, even if it isn't the most perfec...
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There Goes My Wednesday

Perk up! No school tomorrow.
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