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Become a Pawn in the UCSB Sex Game

August 30, 2008 by Jenni Perez

It was a vibrant fall morning, with leaves of crimson sprinkling along Highway 101. I leaned out the window and breathed in the Santa Barbara sea breeze, acquainting myself with a novel idea: This is ...
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Cannabis 1A: Introduction to Smoking

August 30, 2008 by Alex Coffman

Gather 'round, my bleary eyed friends. Put down that lighter and clear the smoky haze from in front of your eyes. Or, alternatively, pick up that joint, find some fire, puff away and read on. The weed...
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GEs: Finish or Forget’em?

August 30, 2008 by Staff

When I went off to college three years ago, my brother gave me two words of advice: Don't get "the clap" and get your GEs out of the way as quickly as possible.
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Weather

August 5, 2008 by Staff

A correction? Damnit, you guys. We only have three issues in the summer and, of course, you fuck one up. That means the Nexus totally sucked 33 percent of the time in summer 2008. FAIL.
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GOP Ship Doomed to Sink

August 5, 2008 by Michael Gately

The Republican Party is on the verge of a steep and protracted descent into irrelevance, and it's going to take a mix of current party leaders and young upstarts dedicated enough to right the sinking ...
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Classes, Family Housing Desperately Need More Funds

August 5, 2008 by Staff

I am writing to express my disappointment in the university's allocation of funds -- most notably, that eyesore at the freeway entrance to the school. Not only could that money, wherever it came from,...
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What’s Your Problem?

August 5, 2008 by Staff

“Sam’s To Go is out of Miller Lite.” -Manny Ruiz (fourth-year law & society major) “Last night, a guy threw a beer bottle at me then ran away.” -Brian Hanney (SBCC s...
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Weather

July 15, 2008 by The Weatherhuman

Imagine for a moment that you are the luckiest person in the world and you are my roommate's summer subleaser.
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Friends Enable Good Times All the Time

July 15, 2008 by Derek Mead

Six years into my drinking career, I was getting pretty close to shelving the bottle. I mean, getting smashed for weeks on end was really starting to get boring. I've done everything from escaping a h...
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America Vs. Europe

July 15, 2008 by Nicki Arnold and Adam Wenger Columnists

Coming home from a five-month sojourn in Florence, Italy, I had a lot of emotions running through me as I boarded my trans-Atlantic flight.
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Coastal Fund Cleans Up I.V.’s Mess

July 15, 2008 by Nick Kennedy

In response to the article, "Student Cleans Up Isla Vista" (Daily Nexus, June 25), it's easy to see we have a huge trash issue, but we also have the means to help curb the problem.
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Summer Weather

June 25, 2008 by Staff

Happy summer, kiddos. The season brings a lot of awesome things, like sun, fun and lots of buns.
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Summer Serves Sizzling Stoner Sites

June 25, 2008 by Alex Coffman

Ah, summertime -- the beautiful sunshine, the beach full of bronzed bodies, no school work and plenty of free time for those lazy, stoned afternoons. Obviously, I don't have to describe the exquisite ...
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We All Love to Talk About Sex, Baby

June 25, 2008 by Jenni Perez

"Never kiss and tell." If your upbringing was anything like mine, your grandmother ensured a place for this advice in the back of your mind, right next to "always wash behind your ears."
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Farewell, abridged.

June 5, 2008 by Staff

A correction on my final day, what are the f-ing odds? This sucks, but now that my reign is over, I’ve gotta ask: How the hell did I not get fired or cause a protest? I mean, I was pretty damn o...
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