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February 5, 2008 by Staff

Winter Woes Dictate Distractions

February 4, 2008 by Mana Mostatabi

Ugh. In the last couple weeks, I've ruined two pairs of suede shoes for stupidly sporting them during our annual Isla Vista showers and learned that not one Santa Barbara retail store sells an accepta...
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This Isn’t What Edison Had in Mind

February 4, 2008 by Staff

Dude, Southern California Edison: W.T.F.?
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Pool Proposition Provides for Future Gaucho Legacy

February 4, 2008 by Staff

Having thoroughly enjoyed and grown through my years at UCSB, I felt it was reasonable to comment on the intercollegiate swimming pool proposed at Rob Field 4.
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Nexus Neglects Many Facts from County Beach Meeting

February 4, 2008 by Staff

The Daily Nexus' inaccuracies and one-sided summary of the recent County Board of Supervisors meeting concerning Goleta Beach must not go unchallenged ("Board Submits Beach Erosion Solution" Daily Nex...
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I’m Not Going to Copy Lunch This Week

February 1, 2008 by Staff

What’s up, Copy? Three corrections in one week really steals the ‘human’s thunder. Which one of you was it: Sexy Redhead, Bagel Buddy Mel, LEON, Shorty R, K.O., East Virginia, Kera t...
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Repubs Obsess Too Much Over Reagan

February 1, 2008 by Roozbeh Kaboli

As I watched the Republican debate two nights ago, I could not help but ask myself two questions. First, why was silver fox moderator Anderson Cooper relegating Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul, both of the...
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Protesting Reflects Harder Times

February 1, 2008 by Darwin Bondgraham

UCSB's "Strike Against War" inspired at least 27 other major anti-war protests at colleges across the nation including Columbia, UC Santa Cruz, Georgia State and Rutgers, and even rallies at high scho...
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True Change Requires the Restoration of Reaganomics

February 1, 2008 by Zac Gates

Forgive me for epitomizing the typical American flag-wielding patriot on an everyday basis, but I see the act of expressing good ol' American patriotism as an essential, since this nation could possib...
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February 1, 2008 by Staff

The ‘Human Broke Your Bike

January 31, 2008 by Staff

OK, here's the deal people: If your lazy ass got out of bed too late to get to class on time, and thus you're too lazy to park your bike in an actual spot on one of the racks, DON'T FREAKING PARK YOUR...
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Landlords Extort Innocent Tenants

January 31, 2008 by Jeff Gibson

I'm sure I wasn't the only one to ever enter Isla Vista for the first time and think, Damn, if I ever get enough money, I'm buying out the houses on the mountainside of Del Playa Drive. Erosion may ta...
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Obama Is Great, but as a Running Mate

January 31, 2008 by David Sforza

I am sick of this "change or experience" debate. When President Bush ran for his first term, he was against nation-building and scaling down the size of the military. The fact is, in order to really t...
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Mind, Body, and Soul: Pill Popping Pervades our Society

January 31, 2008 by David Rabie

I decided to do an experiment that might threaten my health and well being to be able to write an entertaining column for all my loyal readers - all five of you. So through illicit means - which are a...
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‘Do-Nothing Congress’ Misnamed by Media Pundits

January 31, 2008 by Eric Goldman

With the lesser-known candidates dropping out like flies and the top-tier contenders pulling no punches, it's clearly election season, and the horserace is on. Although the unpredictability of the pre...
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