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January 29, 2007 by Staff

Bush’s Speech Hints at Future Wars

January 26, 2007 by Darwin Bondgraham

In 2003, President Bush - with the tacit approval of most Democrats in Congress and the support of virtually every Republican - invaded Iraq. It was a quick and easy campaign against a nation and Iraq...
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McCaw Got Served

January 26, 2007 by The Weatherhuman

Well, well. It seems UCSB has given a big "fuck you" to billionaire - and thus sexy potential donor - Wendy McCaw.
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Discussion of Nexus Fails Intended Mission

January 26, 2007 by Mark Batalla

Last Wednesday afternoon, El Congreso decided to hold a town meeting to discuss the offensive nature of the Daily Nexus toward campus diversity. I walked into the theater expecting an honest dialogue....
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Women of the Nexus Should Examine Newspaper’s Words

January 26, 2007 by Natalie Engber

Your blatant disregard for journalistic integrity has been evident for some time now, but that you have nothing constructive to say in your own defense - which became obvious at Wednesday night's "Tow...
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Former Nexus Editor, A.S. Member Remarks on Feuding

January 26, 2007 by Jeff Brax

I was a Nexus editor from 1994 to 1996 before I chaired the A.S. Public Safety Committee and am now a practicing attorney. This gives a somewhat unique perspective into the latest A.S.-Nexus squabble.
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Leg Council Members Need to Respect UCSB Students

January 26, 2007 by Jared Lindsay

No reason to beat around the bush. I don't admire A.S. nor do I find reading the Nexus an enlightening activity. I do have an opinion though, but like the majority of the student body, I am never impa...
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Study Shows Diversity Adds Much Success to Businesses

January 26, 2007 by Neil Visalvanich

Much of the dialogue that has taken place on the Nexus's opinion page over the past couple weeks has centered around diversity and its effects on institutions of higher learning. Arguments in favor of...
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UCSB Officers Devote Far Too Much Time to Bicyclists

January 26, 2007 by Mark Sanborn

The following is an open letter to the UCPD: I would like to offer my sincere thanks for all of your efforts to keep our campus community safe. Without fine officers such as you, this campus would be...
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Decent Proposal

January 25, 2007 by The Weatherhuman

The Nexus got an anonymous phone call from a dedicated reader of the paper last night, telling us to go fuck ourselves. Oh thanks, sweetie. We were wondering how to release all the frustration we've b...
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Keep Rollin’, Rollin’, Rollin’ Blunts

January 25, 2007 by Jeff Gibson

Most nights, I lie on my bed staring up at the ceiling. Dreams spew like smoke from my mind as the THC comforts the void of my thoughts. Another blunt seems far out, but far from reach - my brain cell...
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West L.A. Is the Place to Head for Hawtness

January 25, 2007 by C.K. Hickey

What do you do when a friend shows off a haircut that cost $300? I nearly fainted. Three hundred dollars for a haircut? Yeah, it's a fantastic haircut, but who on Earth gets away with charging that m...
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Slavery, Racism Cited in Poetic Response to Stevens

January 25, 2007 by Harvey J. Holt Jr.

This poem is in response to Courtney Stevens' column ("Higher Education Fails to Pass Test," Daily Nexus, Jan. 16). In her column, Ms. Stevens makes the claim that minorities dumb down the university.
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University Should Consider A.S. Control Over Funds

January 25, 2007 by Paul Jones

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

January 25, 2007 by Samantha Nevels

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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