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Mistakes

November 2, 2006 by Staff

I once asked the Weathermum if she had ever made a mistake: She just stared at me for a while.
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Measure D Will Not Get Funding For I.V. Projects

November 2, 2006 by Staff

There is an important local issue on the ballot in the Nov. 7 election, called Measure D. This measure would change the amount of sales tax you pay for local transportation from the existing one-half ...
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Proposed A.S. Bill Misses Underlying Grammar Woes

November 2, 2006 by Staff

During last week's Associated Students Legislative Council meeting, a bill was introduced to the floor to decrease the amount of time spent revising grammatical errors in bills on the grounds that the...
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Suggestion of Leggings Is a Fashion Faux Pas for Us All

November 2, 2006 by Staff

I would like to comment on the opinion piece by Caroline Wolf ("Finding Fall Fashion for Isla Vista Weather," Daily Nexus, Oct. 26, 2006.) Contrary to her obviously misinformed opinion, leggings are n...
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Save Large Tips for Workers Who Actually Deserve Cash

November 2, 2006 by Staff

In reply to "Tipping for All Hard-Workers, Please", Daily Nexus, Oct. 30, 2006, Adam, I'll tell you why I don't tip those UPS workers!
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Prop 87 Curbs Oil Spending and Seeks New Alternatives

November 2, 2006 by Staff

It has been said that there is a one-to-one correlation between the affluence of a society and the amount of energy it consumes.
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Prop 86 Harms Big Tobacco and Reduces Smoking Rates

November 2, 2006 by Staff

Proposition 86 is a $2.60 tax per cigarette pack increase. It funds health care and anti-tobacco programs.
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A.S. Finance Board Decision Squanders Students’ Money

November 2, 2006 by Staff

A.S. Finance Board's recent decision to squander every penny it had allocated for use during both Winter and Spring Quarters of this year really proves that the Students' Initiative is a useless waste...
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Think

November 2, 2006 by Staff

Weather

November 1, 2006 by Staff

What is this shit? Oh, great. Apparently smartvoter.com isn’t as reliable as the Weatherhuman’s forecasts. Wednesday’s Forecast: The ‘human endorses itself, as always.
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Redefining What Counts as Sex

November 1, 2006 by Jenny Paradise

"Perhaps play a little game called 'just the tip.' Just for a second, just to see how it feels." I snorted with laughter, spewing Sprite and throwing popcorn all over my equally enthusiastic girlfrien...
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Student’s Initiative Should Be a Permanent Fixture

November 1, 2006 by Staff

I am writing this letter to the editor to show my support for the Students' Initiative, which recently passed, fair and square.
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Sloth of Students Is To Blame for Huge Fee Hikes

November 1, 2006 by Staff

As an alum, I found it mildly entertaining when the friends I have who still go to UCSB told me that A.S. was trying to pass a $100 fee hike per quarter.
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Associated Students Turns Students Into Piggy Banks

November 1, 2006 by Staff

It's no secret that being a student isn't cheap. Ever since I came to college, I've been living on the edge of my bank account, thanks to some premium prices.
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Governor

November 1, 2006 by Staff

In the face of great scrutiny after the Gray Davis recall election fallout, Arnold Schwarzenegger has proven that he is serious about California politics. His detractors have continually questioned hi...
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