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Student Health Provides Valuable Services

February 7, 2007 by Jenny Paradise

I'm not one of those people who get queasy and faint or barf at the sight of a needle. It's not like I'm into intravenous drugs, but I don't particularly mind giving blood or getting shots.
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Strike Two

February 7, 2007 by The Weatherhuman

Two days in a row. Thanks, Nexus. Wednesday's Forecast: The 'human submits a correction - the Nexus deserves no thanks.
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Get Stealthy With Your Liquor Habits

February 7, 2007 by Ray Collins

Alcohol is unfortunately illegal to carry around and drink on the streets of Isla Vista. It is also not allowed at most theaters or workplaces. There is not too much we can do to change these laws and...
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Students Unite Against Genocide

February 7, 2007 by Katie Paul

For over three years, the Sudanese government has systematically supported a brutal killing campaign of its own people in the Western region of Darfur. Government-sponsored militia groups, known as Ja...
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Minimum Wage Piece Lacks Solid Research

February 7, 2007 by Darcy Cain

I am writing in response to Courtney Stevens' column ("Liberty Belle: Minimum Wage Raise Not a Blessing," Daily Nexus, Feb. 6). This column was based largely on fallacies and assumptions. The fact of ...
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Daily Nexus Cartoon Stereotypes U.S. Jews

February 7, 2007 by Rich Cain

I was troubled by Simon Estrada's "Think" cartoon in Monday's Daily Nexus. The Jew - depicted with a big nose, wearing a kippah, glasses and sidelocks- echoes anti-Semitic cartoons that appear daily i...
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Nexus Misses Chance to Cover MCC Event

February 7, 2007 by Benjamin Wood

Last Friday, the comedy troupe Chicano Secret Service performed a new piece, "Preemptive Strike (On the Varrio Streets of your Mind)" to an overflowing audience at the MultiCultural Center Theater.
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Think

February 7, 2007 by Staff

Minimum Wage Raise Not a Blessing

February 6, 2007 by Courtney Stevens

Praise for the new, higher minimum wage reveals a nonexistent understanding of the basic functioning of a free market economy in Congress and among voters. Instead, it shows the Democrats' commitment ...
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Super Fudge Up

February 6, 2007 by The Weatherhuman

Like the cliche says, having a correction is like peeing yourself: everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth.
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Microsoft’s’ Vista Has Its Ups and Downs

February 6, 2007 by Matt Suedkamp

By now, I am sure that you have heard that Microsoft has released their newest operating system, Vista. Many, including myself, were wondering if it would be worthwhile to upgrade to the latest and gr...
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Democrats Propose Future Plan for Iraq

February 6, 2007 by David Sforza

I constantly hear people stating that the Democrats do not have a plan for Iraq. To say the Democrats have no plan is a lie the "liberal" media proudly boasts.
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Isla Vista Resident Satirizes Uloop.com Advertisement

February 6, 2007 by Tom Smith

Please do something about the Uloop.com ad with the homeless guy staring out, or give me equal time by putting an obnoxious girl on it with my own little blurb. I've lived in I.V. for 30 years and rai...
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