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Technology Bytes: PS3 Pwned By Old-Fashioned NES

So, I was sitting at home, minding my own business, attempting to think of ways to entertain myself besides throwing water balloons at the people meandering down Sabado Retarde at 1:30 in the morning,...
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Healing the Hurt

Ross shoppers are afflicted with the debilitating disease I like to call "Shit Hoarding."
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Liberty Belle: Uninformed Voters Harm CA Economy

As Americans, and particularly as Californians, we have a tendency to approach problems in two ways. The first is to throw money at it - or at least impose a new tax to coerce money from the state's h...
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When I think of American traditions, my thoughts usually drift to football, barbecue and a bunch of holidays that give people an excuse to get wasted. Lately though, I can only think about one thing: ...
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Halloween

After that weekend, I
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Passing Gas: Aggressive P.C. Tactics Hurt Open Discussions

"I am not committed to any of the political movements which I find full of fanaticism and injustice, but in the face of each human being, I act democratically and humanly," Ana
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All You Need Is 30 Votes

It was the great Jules Verne who once said that liberty is worth paying for, and as our recent campus-wide special election showed us, ours is worth $100 a quarter. Nevertheless, the Daily Nexus would...
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Facebook is Amazing

Facebook is amazing. I found out that you broke up with Tim, you left the Facebook group “If this group reaches 500,000 people it will be a large group,” and you posted on Katie’s wa...
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Bush’s Military Act Hurts Constitution

I do not know how it happened, and when it became OK, but in the last several years our government has forgotten the words that our country was founded on. It seems like our fears have been exploited ...
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The Mark Side of UCSB: Give In to Your Impulses, Get Wild on Campus

Like most students here, I'm finding it harder and harder to get some leisure time. Trying to juggle lecture, discussion, lab, midterms, papers and a job has gotten me on edge. Wait, no, that's a lie....
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Freedom Territory: Our Government’s War on Drugs May Settle Down, But Is It Really Over?

The War on Drugs is over! Pretty much over. Mission accomplished, people! Pretty close to accomplished that is. Good work people. I've prepared a speech for the Decider in Chief:
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Pedophile’s Decorations For Halloween Are Inappropriate

Last week, my wife and I took an evening stroll through the walkways of West Campus Family Student Housing.
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Columnist Misunderstand “Truce” Campaign, Rape

The article "Isla Vista Brothel to Curb Rapists" (Daily Nexus, Oct. 23) was quite offensive and not humorous at all.
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