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Nexus Opinion Page is Open to Various Local Viewpoints

January 31, 2007 by Kate Rushton

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

January 31, 2007 by Ariel Diamond

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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Think

January 31, 2007 by Staff

When I Grow Up

January 30, 2007 by The Weatherhuman

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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Ruckus Is Advil for Music Headaches

January 30, 2007 by Matt Suedkamp

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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Definition of ‘the’ Is the Complicated

January 30, 2007 by Kate Rushton

How much do you know about the word the? Unlike some words, like "banana" or "schooner" the is a confounding word because it lacks an equivalent in the real world. It's not like a the is a species of ...
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Anisq’ Oyo’ Park Is a Stage for Isla Vista Community

January 30, 2007 by Martin Henderson

Welcome to the unknown government. They take our property tax money and spend it on boondoggle cookie-cutter projects like the proposed redevelopment of Anisq' Oyo' Park. Meet the redevelopment agency...
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Distinguished UCSB Should Expand Its Wi-Fi Networks

January 30, 2007 by Anthony Hewitt

U.S. News and World Report's guide, "America's Best Colleges," recently ranked UCSB as the #13 public university in the nation. I believe UCSB did not make it into the top 10 because the university ma...
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Conquest Did Not Break Laws in Evicting Residents

January 30, 2007 by William Bausman

Monday's piece by Karla Rosa against the practices of Cedarwood/Coronado/Conquest ("A.S.-Nexus Feud Draws Attention Away from Cedarwood" Daily Nexus, Jan. 29) highlighted the error in the protesters' ...
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Nexus Protects Freedom of Speech for Every Opinion

January 30, 2007 by Henry Sarria

I can remember the first letter to the editor I wrote to the UCSB Daily Nexus way back in November of 1993. Soon thereafter, I would be asked to submit columns, which I have happily done up to this da...
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I.V. Resident’s Faith, Health Restored by Student’s Call

January 30, 2007 by Brent Baker

I wish to express my thanks and appreciation to the young woman who called 9-1-1 for me last Wednesday afternoon near the bus circle. My life was saved by last-resort methods onboard the ambulance.
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Think

January 30, 2007 by Staff

Our Little Film Festival

January 29, 2007 by The Weatherhuman

Wow! Helen Mirren? Will Smith? Borat? What an amazing week and a half we Santa Barbarians have ahead of us.
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Comedians Should Run for Office

January 29, 2007 by Zach Phillips

In 1978, the Pail and Shovel Party ran for student government at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, on a platform of corruption - and they won. Jim Mallon, a founding member of the party, explained...
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Nexus Staff Members Must Improve Paper

January 29, 2007 by Costanza Rampini

I am still recovering from the brutal town hall meeting to discuss the Nexus" that - while accomplishing nothing at all - might have sent you home with the feeling that you have done your good deed of...
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