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Save Large Tips for Workers Who Actually Deserve Cash

November 2, 2006 by

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

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

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

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


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Weather

November 1, 2006 by

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

"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

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

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

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

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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Sheriff

November 1, 2006 by

While neither candidate proved they knew very much at all about Isla Vista or its law enforcement problems, the Daily Nexus feels Bill Brown is the best choice for Santa Barbara County. It is true tha...
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State Assembly

November 1, 2006 by

The choice between Pedro Nava and Cristina Carre
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House of Representatives

November 1, 2006 by

The Daily Nexus is still baffled by the time Lois Capps supported an amendment to ban flag burning, but we still overwhelmingly support this wonderful woman who has showed incredible dedication to the...
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United States Senate

November 1, 2006 by

While his website tells us that “Dick Mountjoy is a no-nonsense conservative Republican who believes in God, Country and Family in that order,” we at the Daily Nexus feel that this candida...
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