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University Should Consider A.S. Control Over Funds

The 'pardon' temporarily granted to the Daily Nexus by the president of A.S. is portrayed in the Santa Barbara News-Press as a grand display of leniency. In truth, the Associated Students Legislative ...
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Problems Can Be Fixed if Students Voice Their Needs

I'm on Legislative Council. Before you ignore me, I want to explain some things about A.S. - the things you don't hear about because the Daily Nexus doesn't always cover them. Regardless of what you m...
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People of Color Enhance Campus, Ethnic Studies

I must say that I am genuinely disgusted and appalled by the things that I have read in the opinion section of the Nexus. I advocate free speech and believe everyone has the right to an opinion, but t...
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Activism Is the Cure for Frustration with Nexus, A.S.

I'm an activist. I think you should be one, too. The people running our organizations aren't superheroes or drama whores (well, not all of them), and aren't necessarily smarter or more confident than...
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Definitions Unlock Your Chastity Belt

It is another freezing night on Sabado Tarde Road, and I'm mindlessly watching "Next" with my roommates, cattily commenting on the stupidity of the suitors and mocking the unwarranted arrogance of the...
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Oh the Weatherhumanity

The Weatherhuman will not be attending the town hall meeting about the Nexus today at 4 p.m. in the MCC because it doesn't want to talk about feelings or how the A.S.-Nexus relationship is doing. I've...
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Vodka Injection Is Not Solid Idea

A few weeks ago I had an interesting idea. I thought, "What would it be like to inject vodka? Would I get drunk really fast? Could I pass a Breathalyzer test? Would I fall over and die?" I found out t...
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Liberty Belle: Intelligence Begins with the Children

While it is certainly true that standards in college have dwindled in recent years, this trend is an obligatory response to coddling in the K-12. Because universities cannot issue failing grades to a ...
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My artistic side

This one goes out to all you Nexites currently under fire and under mounds of letters to the editor. And this one goes out to the creater of that really cool emoticon that looks like a man looking ove...
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Technology Bytes: Apple’s iPhone Is Not All It Is Cracked Up To Be

Sounds like a broken record to me. What's that you say? Why, it is the constant bashing of Apple. But fear not o lover of fruit, for there is some praise and good info coming your way.
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Former A.S. VP Explains Behind-the-Scenes Politics

I miss a lot of things about Santa Barbara. The drama in Associated Students is not one of them.
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Darkside Creator Defends, Praises Stevens’ Arguments

Courtney Stevens ("Liberty Belle: Higher Education Fails to Pass Test," Daily Nexus, Jan. 16) is a very dangerous person. UCSB needs to come up with some way to deal with her and her ilk.
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Student Body to Blame for Unrepresentative Leaders

A.S. legislators, in another world entirely from the rest of UCSB students, are now proving the sentiment that A.S. is not an accurate reflection of student opinion here and it's their own fault.
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