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Liberty Belle: Props, Bonds Suck Californians Dry

I realize Californians are known for their rather hasty decision-making and Isla Vista residents are known for their "I-don't-really-give-a-shit-about-shit, man" mindset, but voting is one of the few ...
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Technology Bytes: Internet Providers Jack Up Web Surfing Prices

Imagine this scenario: You are sitting there doing writing a research paper, and need to go online to do a search. You open up Firefox and try search Google. Much to your dismay, the page loads extrem...
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Feds Terrorize First Amendment

History repeats itself, we are sometimes told. War, oppression and slavery continue now as ever.
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Ignore Deflating Commercials and Love Your Body

"I need to lose weight." "My boobs are too small." "My thighs are too big." "Tomorrow I'm starting my diet."
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Foreign Delicacies Are the Sweetest

Any guy can tell you that foreign girls are mind-numbingly attractive. Whether they're actually hot, which most that I've met seem to be, or even if they're not, there's something about their presence...
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Election

Tomorrow’s election decides the fate of America, and will show just what patriots are made of. Are we blind sheep following the current administration’s ineptitude, or are we pretentious i...
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Prop 83 Holds On to Myth of Rapists

As a feminist and active member of the anti-rape movement, I am writing to urge you to vote no on Proposition 83 - Jessica's Law - on the Nov. 7 ballot. Since September, the governor has signed two bi...
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Continuation of Measure D Will Improve I.V. Streets

I have to respond to a column written by Harry Nelson ("Measure D Will Not Get Funding for I.V. Projects," Daily Nexus, Nov. 2, 2006). Measure D is one of the most important issues on the ballot this ...
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Humboldt’s Untouched Forests Serve As Refuge

Sometimes ignorance is bliss. However, in C.K. Hickey's case, he needs to get his story straight. Hickey wrote the column, "Explore California's Northern Cities," (Daily Nexus, Nov. 2).
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Committed Candidate Makes Rebuttal To Accusations

I am responding to spurious accusations and deliberate misstatements about Brooks Firestone, myself and Isla Vista activists in general ("The Reader's Voice: Firestone Makes Bad Choice Within Board," ...
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Measure D Supports More Alternative Transportation

On Nov. 7, voters have an unprecedented opportunity to pass a progressive measure that will provide sustainable transportation by approving Measure D.
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Prop 85 Forces Vulnerable Teens Into tough Situation

What do single parents, the gay community, proponents of first amendment rights and supporters of Planned Parenthood all have in common? The answer is that each group, at one time or another, has serv...
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Anatomy

Apparently, male anatomists didn't discover the clitoris until 1559.
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