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Grammar Nazi Joins Word Reich

February 3, 2009 by

Dateline: Jan. 20, 2009. Washington, D.C. Motor vehicles chafe the streets while eager pilgrims weave in and out of parked cars. The air is solid ice, the frosty chill permeating even the thickest win...
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Cops Cannot Stop Quality Entertainment

February 3, 2009 by

It’s the end of the month, and the cops can’t seem to scribble out tickets fast enough. I’ve seen them waving down bikers in Isla Vista and perched along the bike paths on campus, re...
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3-D Super Bowl

February 2, 2009 by

I hope you all busted out your 3-D glasses for those Super Bowl commercials, because they were awesome.
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The Soccer Streaker’s Story

February 2, 2009 by

On the night of Nov. 5, at Harder Stadium I was arrested and hauled to the Santa Barbara County Jail for public intoxication while wearing nothing more than a tuxedo g-string and handcuffs. I started ...
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UC Money for Education, Not Extra Frills

February 2, 2009 by

Sometimes we Gauchos â€" surrounded by pristine beaches, a party scene that could muddle the mind of a rocket scientist, spoiled by warm weather in the middle of winter and surrounded by a ...
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Try Out Green Utopia

February 2, 2009 by

Nobody was put on this earth to be a waiter. People were not born to work, yet we have no choice. A human’s right to be alive is oppressed by money. Without money to buy those items...
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Steve Pappas: You Didn’t Win, So Man Up and Accept the Loss

February 2, 2009 by

I feel like every day I’m reading something about Steve Pappas: he’s attempting to overturn the results of the 3rd District Supervisor race; he’s subpoenaed the university; he wants ...
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University Need to Adhere to Fact-Based Perspectives

February 2, 2009 by

This past Monday, Jan. 26, I was surprised that the presentation on the “Crisis in Gaza” failed to uphold UCSB’s academic integrity and quickly turned into a forum of anti-Israel rhe...
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Capitalism Not All To Blame for Economic Woes

January 29, 2009 by

At this moment - at the culmination of an age of unfettered capitalism and the dawn of an era of government activism - we are begged to consider the constitution of our financial markets. I think we c...
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Wage Complaints Came at the Wrong Time

January 29, 2009 by

On Jan. 26, 2009, 50,000 people in the United States were laid off. On Jan. 27, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees on UCSB's campus asked for a $6,000 raise per employee ...
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UCSB Professors Perpetuate Liberal Bias

January 29, 2009 by

There is something very disturbing happening on this campus. I believe that some of our professors are using their prestigious positions as academics to pass off biased and partisan political position...
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Gaza Display Misrepresents Truth

January 29, 2009 by

Editor, Daily Nexus,
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Obama Stimulus Plan To Help Students

January 29, 2009 by

Editor, Daily Nexus,
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On the Subject of Beer Blankets

January 29, 2009 by

I've been freezing my ass off for the last three months. Sure, the last mini heat wave got me back into swapping my pants for tall boys of St. Ides, but now that Taaka-induced sleeve ripping leaves me...
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Still Poor, Just Poorer

January 29, 2009 by

Weekend Forecast: Fuckin’ corrections stealing my space… So how ’bout them Superbowl ads? I took one out for all the money I make in the Nexus. Be on the lookout for my .03 seconds o...
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