Freedom of Restriction
So the Bush administration isn't too happy about the media using the words "civil war,"
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Drinker’s Digest
After a couple more weeks of playing beer pong, I've discovered and created a few more alterations. If you've read my previous article, feel free to incorporate any of those previous rules in combinat...
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Maryland Democratic Party Falsely Accused of Racism
No one -- reporters and photographers included -- besides Republicans and their relatives ever recalls seeing tossed cookies during this massively public event in which dozens of reporters were presen...
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County-Governed Isla Vista Should Incorporate as a City
Your article by Henry Sarria ("Hypocritical District Supervisor Should Stay Out of I.V.," Daily Nexus, Nov. 21) failed the geography test.
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Liberty Belle
Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Turkey today, amid a storm of protest that began promptly with the announcement of his visit more than a week ago. The pope's visit is another of his efforts to mend the l...
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Older Men’s I.V. Cat Calls Are Not in Holiday Spirit
It's peppermint mocha season. The Christmas decorations in stores before Halloween, the weather changing and my mother nagging about Christmas lists mean nothing to me until the peppermint mocha is on...
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Friedman Is Not So Worthy of Grand Tribute and Praise
Last week, the Nexus's resident insufferable economics major Colin Marshall ("Ode to Economist: Farewell Friedman," Daily Nexus, Nov. 22) was found reminiscing on the life of the late Milton Friedman.
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Political Mudslinging Skirts Issues and Harms Discourse
Paul Jones ("Dems Prove No Party Is Perfect," Daily Nexus, Nov. 27) is entitled to think that Democrats are as corrupt as Republicans, but his lame attempt at "proving" this as fact makes his column l...
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Time Is Never Wasted Watching T.V.
Face it. Television has become better than film. Up until around the turn of the century, great movies were consistently being pumped out by Hollywood studios. Nowadays, I feel lucky when I see one mo...
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Lazy People Are Severely Disadvantaged in Life
Laziness is a disability. In many ways, it is more debilitating than any mental or physical handicap.
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Dens Prove No Party Is Perfect
Being a Republican at UCSB is a little trying at times. Most of your friends are liberal Democrats. So are most of your professors.
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Labyrinth: Grades Search
Aries
March 21 - April 19
Ride through the bike path without crashing
Taurus
April 20 - May 20
Find a seat at the red couches on the second floor of the library
Gemini
May 21 - June 20
Sunrise and sunset dip on the same day
Cancer
June 21 - July 22
Find parking on Del Playa Drive
Leo
July 23 - August 22
Drunk for 24 hours
Virgo
August 23 - September 22
Bagel crawl
Libra
September 23 - October 22
First pick at an Arbor muffin in the morning
Scorpio
October 23 - November 21
Participate in a mosh pit at a band show
Sagittarius
November 22 - December 21
Finally talk to their class crush
Capricorn
December 22 - January 19
Get an earlier pass time than their friends in GOLD
Aquarius
January 20 - February 18
Graduate
Pisces
February 19 - March 20
Successfully walk through I.V. without seeing an old hookup
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