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Left Should Rethink Market Ideas

September 30, 2008 by Zac Gates

Amid the luring reminders of the left that capitalism is evil, wealthy entrepreneurs are greedy, and George W. Bush is a big fat idiot, there is one beacon of light that leads me away from the sycopha...
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Let the Tortillas Fly for Gaucho Soccer

September 30, 2008 by Michael Baranowski

Let me begin by saying I am not a member of the Locos leadership. I am in the band, but do not hold a leadership role. I don't cheer on my Gauchos to have something to put on a résumé, make ...
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Isla Vista Has Lost Its Spunk

September 29, 2008 by Max Bottaro

I don’t know if I am the only senior who has noticed this, but UCSB is growing a pink candy shell, and it’s making me nauseous. My freshman year, Halloween was pretty wild. Sophomore year ...
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Facts Behind the Fiscal Crisis

September 29, 2008 by Steven Mooradian

As you may already know, our Congress is about to vote on legislation granting the United States Dept. of the Treasury the authority to buy up over $700 billion in assets, consisting mostly of subprim...
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Let’s Talk About (Safe) Sex, Baby

September 29, 2008 by Amisha G. DeYoung-Dominguez

The first time I went to Planned Parenthood, I had just turned 16. My parents had just found out that I had started having sex, and since they figured that there wasn’t much they could do about ...
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Conservatives Care Only for Money

September 29, 2008 by Elizabeth Flynn

Editor, Daily Nexus, I am writing to respond to the article entitled “Hybrids Not Worth It in the Long Run” by Shaeffer Bannigan (Daily Nexus, Sept 18). I want to say that Shaeffer did a t...
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Media Avoids McCain’s Infidelity

September 29, 2008 by Neil Murphy

Editor, Daily Nexus, When Sen. John McCain came back from Vietnam to find his swimsuit model wife horribly disfigured, overweight and five inches shorter from a car accident, he spent the next seven y...
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A.S. Concert Unfit for UCSB

September 26, 2008 by Jordon Pokross

On Monday I received an e-mail from the university informing me that Three 6 Mafia is performing this Saturday, Sept. 27. To say the least, I’m ashamed of UCSB and the Associated Students Progra...
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15/Undecided/Kansas City

September 26, 2008 by Staff

There is a certain computer language etiquette that we all learned in high school because AIM convos were are the way to go when it comes to having serious discussions. You spell cool “kewl,R...
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Avoid Freshman Follies in I.V.

September 26, 2008 by Mark Signa

I usually start the first article of the year with the usual “Welcome back! It sure was a quiet summer without you.” To be honest, though, the summer was anything but quiet. In an effort t...
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Drink

September 26, 2008 by Staff

Weather

September 25, 2008 by The Weatherhuman

Ahhhh, glorious first week.
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Dems Promise Lower Fees

September 25, 2008 by Lois Capps

Welcome back, Gauchos! I hope all of you had a great summer, and I extend a special welcome to all students who are new to UCSB.
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Nader Offers Unique Political Perspective

September 25, 2008 by Quentin Gee

On Sunday, Sept. 28 at 3 p.m., Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader will be at Corwin Pavilion in an "open the debates" rally. As a supporter of Nader and his running mate Matt Gonzalez, I'm really glad...
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Don’t Pull a Palin on Your Partner

September 18, 2008 by Jenni Perez

Well, hello there! My name is Jenni. I'm a person of diverse interests, with an affinity for many different-um ... I'm a fourth-year sociology major and Spanish minor considering grad school, but wit...
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