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Bookstore Must Revise Its Pricing Policies

January 14, 2009 by Professor Behrooz Parhami

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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Mr. 10:47 Decides to Play Devil’s Advocate

January 14, 2009 by Joshua Allen

Reading the article (“No More Mr. 10:47,” Daily Nexus, Jan. 13, 2009), I felt obligated to respond and stand up for those singled out for passing class time in a “disruptive” m...
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Make Friends With Molly

January 13, 2009 by Alex Coffman

As we wade through college it’s easy to build a comfortable niche with familiar friends. As bored eyes explore the new faces in the lecture hall, one should be open to new people. Let me introdu...
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One-Wheeled Sin

January 13, 2009 by The Weatherhuman

There's a new disturbing trend on campus, and I'm pretty sure you all know what it is: unicycling.
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A Bookstore Swindle?

January 13, 2009 by Adam Wenger

As the only on-campus source for textbooks, overused “Scarface” posters and bad acoustic guitars, the University Bookstore plays a major role in the life of many students. Knowing perfectl...
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No More Mr. 10:47

January 13, 2009 by Audra Kosh

Do you go to lecture and find yourself only thinking about when the class will finish? I think every student would say that, at one time or another, he or she has been in this position. So, what’...
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A.S. Resolution on Gaza Manipulates Their Power

January 13, 2009 by Maya Liss

In response to the article “A.S. Addresses Israeli Conflict,” (Daily Nexus, Jan. 8, 2009), the resolution being brought to A.S. Legislative Council is absolutely NOT maintaining “neu...
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Hamas Terror Threatens Any Peaceful Solution

January 13, 2009 by Steven Begakis

This is in response to Quinn Sullivan’s article, “Consider the Two-State Solution,” (Daily Nexus, Jan. 12, 2009). You are indeed correct to acknowledge that Israeli civilians, who ha...
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Consider the Two-State Solution

January 12, 2009 by Quinn Sullivan

Anybody who has read Shakespeare knows the world is a complex place. How could Othello have known that Iago was plotting against him? But then he goes and kills his wife, wounds Iago, kills himself, a...
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No Friday Paper?

January 12, 2009 by The Weatherhuman

So, I bet a lot of you were wondering on Friday, "Where the hell is the Nexus? How can I get through another painful day of class and/or work without that beautiful amalgamation of important news and ...
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Emergen-C PINK Tour Misleads Female Students

January 12, 2009 by Elizabeth Downing

Last fall, a sorority on campus sponsored an organization called the Emergen-C PINK Tour (Breast Health and Wellness Team) and this team/trailer was set up in front of the library for the day. I stopp...
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Israel’s Efforts in Gaza Could Lead to Peace

January 12, 2009 by Maya Liss

Israel’s resort to military means in Gaza should come as no surprise. Israel has been bombarded by thousands of rockets for the past eight years, especially since their unilateral disengagement ...
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Counting Down the Gaza Crisis

January 9, 2009 by Ari Soloman

The blaring alarm sounds! You have only 15 seconds to find cover. 14… How far are you from a bomb shelter? Will you be safe here if a rocket falls next to you? 13… This is the sad reality ...
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Chalk Up This: Campus Censorship

January 9, 2009 by Alyssa Anderson

UCSB is a “Free Speech Zone.” Technically. Or is censorship being practiced, especially in regard to the recent chalking around campus? All right, so perhaps writing political statements i...
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Fourthmeal?

January 8, 2009 by Staff

We're only a week into 2009, and I've already gotten my first angry Facebook wall post, from none other than A.S. President J.P. Primeau. Turns out A.S. made a profit from advertisements on those obno...
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