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Hypocritical District Supervisor Should Stay Out of I.V.

Leave it to the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors to forever understand the fact that they don't understand Isla Vista and the residents and Halloween.
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Jon Stewart’s Show Does Not Distract

Editor, Daily Nexus, Darwin Bondgraham, what the hell are you talking about (“Celeb Talks Fail to Motivate Students,” Daily Nexus, Nov. 15, 2006)? In no way does going to see Jon Stewart o...
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Newly Paved Roads Are Poorly Formed

Editor, Daily Nexus, As many of you may have seen or been inconvenienced by, there was a Santa Barbara County project this past week that resurfaced select roads in Isla Vista. This included Del Playa...
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Columnist Supports Misuse of Adderall

Editor, Daily Nexus, After reading Adam Wenger’s column (“Adderall Keeps You at Her All Day,” Daily Nexus, Nov. 20, 2006), I am appalled at such advocacy of the unprescribed use of t...
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Cedarwood’s Failure Is Not Media Fault

Editor, Daily Nexus It has been very interesting to follow the Cedarwood Apartments issue. First, Cervin Morris and other activists wanted publicity. They staged rallies and fundraisers and called the...
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I.V. Noise Ordinance Is Best Left Alone

Editor, Daily Nexus, A recent article (
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Passing Gas: Stop Wasting Your Time on Narcissists

Life is short and the time we have is valuable. We should avoid wasting our precious few moments by listening to people with nothing to say and who say it loudly.
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Another Moment of Zen

I followed Darwin BondGraham's advice from last week's opinion section (Celeb Talks Fail to Motivate Students, Daily Nexus, Nov. 15, 2006) and opted not to see Jon Stewart on Saturday.
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Que Onda Guero?: Adderall Keeps You at Her All Day

Can't stay awake in your 9 a.m. section? Don't sweat it. Crack open a Rockstar. Ready to kill yourself knowing you've got one night to read The Grapes of Wrath? It's all good. Just pop some Adderall!
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The Mark Side if UCSB: Come On and Get Down With the Sickness

It's the most wonderful time of the year because flu season is upon us. Go find the nearest contagious mouth. Then you should either give that person a nice wet kiss or inhale the sweet air being exha...
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Sloppy Righting

You know, a bottle of wine and other beverages mekes my righting sloppie.
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Travel to Lavish Irvine, See Its Majestic Bubble

Irvine and neighboring Newport Beach remind me of what Santa Barbara would be like in a Republican parallel universe. We're not so different from the 949, after all. We're both beautiful beach locatio...
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Freedom Territory: Democrats Win House, but Politics Continue as Usual

Tis' the season to be jolly. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. Time to pack up the mashed Republicans and gravy leftovers from the midterm elections and get out the mistletoe and nutcrackers for '08. Pundi...
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Weekend Tow Trucks Plunder Isla Vistans

In about five weeks, Isla Vista is going to be nearly completely empty when its residents venture home for the holidays and Winter Break festivities. Why, then, are our cars being towed for being park...
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