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Military Gives Opportunities Through Presence at UCSB

I attended the career fair earlier this week and noticed the various protesters gathered outside of the building. The sad reality is conflict erupts in the world from time to time. When these conflict...
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Now Playing: Gentrification in CA

The fallout from the Cedarwood Apartments' transformation into the deluxe Coronado complex sure has been something, hasn't it? And not just that it sparked this Nexus/A.S. feud, but because it brings ...
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Red All Over

So apparently student government wants to start a rival news publication and put it on bulletin boards around campus or just have it online. You know, like Slate.com sans the readers and a recordable ...
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Not All Alike Fight for Similar Causes

I have been a student here at UCSB for two years now. For my entire career here I have heard liberals talk about "people of color." At first, I wasn't sure what they were referring to because the clos...
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Abstinence Halts Necessary Exploits

Rainy days simultaneously suck and blow. That may sound impossible, but your mom's vast experience has taught me that it's not. It is the rainy season of winter quarter that leaves me doing my reading...
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Flower-Power Suits

If you didn't attend UCSB Counseling & Career Services' Third Annual Diversity Career Fair yesterday, you missed out on free magnetic poetry, Frisbees, key chains, mugs and the occasional business car...
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Take Precautions to Avoid ID Theft

So, what's in your wallet? My wife loves to tease me for my fat wallet. For some bizarre reason, it's okay for her to have a purse that stores everything from two-year-old Halloween Snickers to Geiger...
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Democrats Fail to Create Iraq Strategy

The resolution condemning the troop surge in Iraq, passed by the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations last Thursday, is only another unfortunate exhibition of politics compromising the promotion...
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Nexus Opinion Page is Open to Various Local Viewpoints

At the heart of the conflict between various campus organizations and the Nexus is a lack of understanding about the ethics and goals of any credible newspaper. For a publication that calls itself a ...
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Self-Defense Training Helps Women Escape From Attacks

Last Thursday, Alon Stivi, World Martial Arts Masters Hall of Fame inductee, taught a women's self-defense workshop at Hillel. The event was sponsored by Associated Students, American Students for Isr...
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Ruckus Is Advil for Music Headaches

Who hates paying for music? I don't know about you, but I sure do. For those of us that do pay for our music, there are not many viable choices. You could visit Napster or iTunes, but both of those, i...
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When I Grow Up

Wanted: Job post-graduation that involves travel, romance and massive piles of cash. Salary of $100,000 or more per year.
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