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One New Voicemail…

November 14, 2008 by Staff

So in day-to-day life, the ‘human has been known to double as an investigatory journalist. Recently, this secret life has brought you the news of the flannel epidemic here at UCSB, but now IR...
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Seek a Different Outlet

November 14, 2008 by Lillie Kasim

I'm sitting at a restaurant with my five good friends from freshman year reminiscing about our crazy stories from the dorms when the topic of our old friend Brittany comes up. She lived down the hall ...
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Ballot System Is Fundamentally Flawed

November 14, 2008 by Eric Massie

For the last week, I have been reading the numerous angry responses to the recent passage of Proposition 8 in California, and I am frankly amused at how misdirected much of the anger has been. It is n...
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I Voted “Yes” on Prop 8 And I Am Not Ashamed

November 14, 2008 by Zac Gates

Editor, Daily Nexus, I voted "Yes" on Prop 8. Sue me. By proclaiming my vote, you'd think I'd just thrown a newspaper in a trash can instead of a recycling container, based on the reaction of others ...
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Administrators Should Target Bikes, Not Boards

November 14, 2008 by Neil Murphy

Editor, Daily Nexus, Regarding the proposition to ban skateboarding at UCSB that seems to rear its ugly head every half-decade or so, I am assuming that the intention behind this proposition is to re...
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Few Differences Between Obama, Dems in Congress

November 14, 2008 by Steven Attewell

Editor, Daily Nexus, Steven Begakis’ column (“Obama at Odds With Far Left,” Daily Nexus, Nov. 13) is shockingly ignorant and misinformed about any differences between President-Elect...
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Obama Healthcare Hinders the Sick

November 14, 2008 by Blaise Vanderhorst

Now that the election is settled, all that remains to be seen is what promises are fulfilled by our new god-emperor of hope. One that I sincerely hope he does not fulfill is his promise regarding heal...
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Get Crunk Through Cinema

November 13, 2008 by Derek Mead

With winter’s freezing 50-degree temps and drizzly moistness fast-approaching, soon only the most hardcore of lightly toasted hoe cakes will be cruising the I.V. streets in miniskirts. For all o...
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No Pass

November 13, 2008 by The Weatherhuman

So the pass/no pass deadline is coming up tomorrow, and the ‘human is going to take the cowards way out with 16 non-GPA-ruining units. That doesn’t mean the road ahead is going to be easy,...
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No Fun in North Delhi

November 13, 2008 by Erica Miller

KAAABAM! I jump a foot in the air as another earsplitting blast goes off in the residential street beneath my apartment in North Delhi in the middle of the night. A series of resounding cracks that so...
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Obama at Odds With Far Left

November 13, 2008 by Steven Begakis

Barack Obama has made history as the first African-American president of the United States, something we can all take pride in. But Obama’s opportunity to bring historical change has only just b...
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Life is Taxing When Students Are Taxed

November 13, 2008 by Husayn Hasan

“No taxation without representation” was declared by the 13 American Colonies under British rule. “Don’t tax our student fees without consulting us first” is what we, the...
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I Look Like A Lumberjack, And I’m OK.

November 12, 2008 by The Weatherhuman

So apparently flannel is back in style, and the 'human knows who to blame.
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Yes… Yes… Yes!

November 12, 2008 by Staff

Care to play a little game, compliments of Google? Type the words "screaming sex" into the search box, then sit back like a retired trucker at a Reno slot machine and listen to that jackpot clink: HOT...
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