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Laissez Unfaire

January 21, 2009 by

You know what's bullshit? On-campus shops ripping off the students who actually go to class. Seriously guys, you can't give me a fucking five dollar footlong on campus?
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Regents Threaten UC Admission Standards

January 21, 2009 by

As a 2008 graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, I am bothered by the UC Board of Regents’ proposal to lower admission standards and eliminate the SAT II Subject Tests for seve...
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I’ve got a Riddle

January 20, 2009 by

Today I've got a riddle for you.
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UC Budget Control Does Not Add Up

January 20, 2009 by

I was at the UC Regent teleconference on Wednesday in Cheadle Hall. After reading the article in the Nexus, (“UC Cuts Enrollment, Freezes Salaries,” Jan. 15, 2009) concerning the meeting, ...
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Recycling Tips Keep Campus Clean and Green

January 20, 2009 by

On the first day of 2009 I found myself wading through a sea of empty beer cans and discarded Bacardi bottles. New Year’s Eve was indeed a party to remember, but these containers weren’t r...
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I.V. Construction is an Eye Sore

January 16, 2009 by

Is anyone else as fed up with the construction around town as I am? Following a winter break that can only be described as too short, I return to our beloved party ghetto of a college town only to fin...
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Madoff Ruling Ridicules Justice System

January 16, 2009 by

Twenty-five years, $50 billion and a $10 million bail. In 25 years Bernard Madoff managed to create a Ponzi scheme of $50 billion, only to get off on a $10 million bail to live in his penthouse as he ...
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Energy’s Sunny Future

January 15, 2009 by

Part of Barack Obama's stimulus plan will certainly focus on financing alternative energy projects, probably the building of windmills, geothermal power plants and such. And as Orwellian the task of s...
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Think Shiny

January 15, 2009 by

It's official: Steve Jobs is taking a leave of absence from Apple.
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Even Tourists Can Love the Weird Santa Cruz Culture

January 15, 2009 by and

Upon reading Todd Prodanovich’s surf column about the inherent “weirdness” of Santa Cruz (“Birkenstocks and Banana Slugs,” Daily Nexus, Jan. 14), we were disheartened to ...
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Hanging Out in the SB Harbor

January 15, 2009 by

This week, I set out to the city for which our humble university takes its name. It’s worth the time to get to know Santa Barbara itself and not just State Street. One of the easiest — alt...
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Philosophic Ramblings of a Drunkard

January 15, 2009 by


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Adultcon: Perverts Welcome

January 14, 2009 by

The man taking our tickets winked. I glanced at my friend and chuckled. That’s right, Mr. Ticket-taker! Ladies aren’t perverts! Sure, I had come to Adultcon on my own accord, but I didn...
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Last Days in Office

January 14, 2009 by

There are just six days until Bush is out of office, guys. What the hell does one do in the last 144 hours in office anyway? Sign yearbooks?
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Bookstore Must Revise Its Pricing Policies

January 14, 2009 by

I read with interest Adam Wenger’s piece on outrageous textbook prices (“A Bookstore Swindle?” Daily Nexus, Jan. 13, 2009). Expensive textbooks have received considerable attention r...
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