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Bro Battles With Bud Bachelorettes And They’re Both Named Mary Jane

Valentine's Day: Aside from Columbus Day, it's probably my least favorite holiday, year in and year out. Maybe I can't get over the fact that both celebrations completely ignore what actually happened...
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Be My Valentine? (Only If You’re Hot Though)

Sources around the office tell me that people have been looking for me at parties. Look, I get it. I love myself too. But you can’t expect the ‘Human to show up without an invite. I’...
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Proper Protests Do Background Checks

Passing through the Pardall Tunnel around 11:45 a.m. this past Tuesday, I couldn't help but notice a small gathering of students protesting the Iraq war. By 1:00 p.m., this small group amassed into a ...
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La Dame de Patron: Speed Dating Dominated by Duds

"The women are always portrayed as the weird ones," my roommate explained.
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Major Media Omits “Maverick” McCain’s Shortcomings

After winning the Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Republican primaries on Tuesday night, Sen. John McCain has all but sewn up the GOP nomination and will most certainly be his party's nominee ...
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Cupid’s Arrow Comes in a Kegstand

So, you think the guy you hook up with every other Thursday in the corner of Tonic is going to be your Valentine? Think again. No place in the country can compete with Isla Vista when it comes to cele...
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Canadian Board Shorts

Since the Nexus doesn't have a fashion section, I feel that I must take it upon myself to discuss a major fashion faux pas that I've seen far too much of over the past couple of weeks.
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The Fuzz Be Buzzin’ Over Removed Taps

It's been awhile since I last wrote a "Question Authority" article, but I don't want you all to get the idea that I've been avoiding you. It's not that at all. You see, it's been really crazy and all...
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V-Day Party Fun Includes Risque Acts

So over the holiday break, my dad got my mom one of those VHS-to-DVD recorders. We were watching old home videos of me riding my tricycle, picking on my little sister and running around the house nake...
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Research Required Before Student Passes Judgment

I would like to take this chance to both educate the UCSB community and blast Larri Gregg and her cohorts for spreading simplistic and inaccurate views ("Unexpected Campus Missile Projects Shock Stude...
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Unfair Accusations Bestowed Upon Raytheon and UC Labs

Larri Gregg's editorial last week ("Unexpected Campus Missile Projects Shock Student," Daily Nexus, Feb. 8) unfairly groups all defense projects together as "weapons" and as tools of George Bush's pol...
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Partisan Strife To Undo Democrats

The Democrats sure have an interesting plan to bring about change in America. With the primaries more than halfway complete, now is the time when candidates should gear up to put their party's stronge...
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Bush, Dick and the Hummer

Look I'm not going to get in the way of today's planned protest, but I want to make this very, very clear: Stay the hell away from the 217 this year.
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