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Student Questions Role of So-Called

May 26, 2009 by Jordan Falk

In the article "Officials Investigate Questionable E-mail," (Daily Nexus, March 21) Ms. Pena-Leon was quoted as saying that the university is investigating Professor Robinson due to the "Israeli lobby...
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ADL Lacks Moral High Ground in Robinson Case

May 26, 2009 by Staff

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) lacks the moral standing to march onto the UCSB campus and lecture Professor Robinson or anyone else.
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Forum Mocks Free Speech by Ignoring Opposing Views

May 26, 2009 by Peter Melnick

Last Thursday a coalition of UCSB grad students and undergraduates held an event at Embarcadero Hall that they promoted as a forum on academic freedom. Led by four university professors, the "forum" ...
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Fixies Are for Douchebags

May 21, 2009 by Patrick Sullivan

So beware fixed-gear fairies, because if I ever catch up to one of you guys riding by at mach-3 like you're Lance Armstrong, I will not hesitate to test your backwards pedaling skills as I careen all ...
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Students Obsess Over Drugs, Alcohol

May 21, 2009 by Melanie Dyer

In the last few weeks I find that I can't look at the Opinion page without reading some tripe about drugs or drinking. We even have columnists on these subjects.
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Nexus Headline Spurs Response

May 21, 2009 by Opinion Editor

No one cares about the struggle of American Indians. Your life today is way better than it would've been if Europeans hadn't come and ruined the lives of those original Native Americans.
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Skater Boy

May 21, 2009 by The Weatherhuman

Is it just me, or do most girls riding skateboards look like a) they’re trying to achieve liftoff, or b) they would be more at home on a Razor scooter? Most of them aren’t going more than ...
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Surf Into Awesomeness

May 21, 2009 by Jimmy Fremgen

The summer before I moved to UCSB I was given a surfboard. The nose was split open and it was riddled with dings, but I eventually glued it back together and swore to learn how to surf better. Like ma...
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“Great Debate” Piece Proves Jesse Byrd Should Focus on Basketball

May 21, 2009 by Patrick McQuinn

Being a huge sports fan, I am usually inclined to turn to the sports page in the Nexus first. Most of the time, I'm greeted very kindly by interesting sports articles or discussions on professional an...
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My Gay Friend Wants to Tell You…

May 20, 2009 by Jenni Perez

Although the effort to kick Prop 8 to the curb was unsuccessful on the larger scale, as far as UCSB was concerned, equality prevailed. In celebration of Chuck Norris-caliber kick-assitude. I dedicate...
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The Coolest of Crimes

May 20, 2009 by The Weatherhuman

What I'm about to say defies all of my liberal sensibilities, but it needs to be said.
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Release of Torture Memos Signals Change

May 20, 2009 by David Sforza

"We do not torture." That's a line that will go down with Nixon's "I am not a crook." For years we were told by the Bush administration that our country abides by the Geneva Conventions and treat pri...
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It’s Never Too Late to Talk to Teens About Sex

May 20, 2009 by Erin Seaver

May is upon us again and for some that may signal a montage of blooming flowers and baby bird, or for those who are more musically inclined, it may cause you to spontaneously break out into song and d...
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Hipsternomics

May 19, 2009 by The Weatherhuman

Do you have a ringback tone? If yes, is it actually a good song, or are you just being ironic and playing classical music or the JoBros?
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New Czar Will Change Policy

May 19, 2009 by Jonathan Nightingale

A week or two ago, the United States' legislature overwhelmingly voted to confirm the Obama Administration's nomination of former Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske to be our new Drug Czar. As the h...
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