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Major Event Deserves a Spot in the Daily Nexus

October 4, 2006 by Ryan D. king

I am writing this letter in complaint about the Daily Nexus' lack of coverage of on-campus events.
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Technology Bytes: Protect Your Rights

October 3, 2006 by Matt Suedkamp

Digital Rights Management. For a lover of all things tech-related, this phrase strikes fear, uncertainty and doubt into my black little heart in a way that no other single piece of technology could; i...
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Liberty Belle: UCLA Concocts Unfair Process of Admissions

October 3, 2006 by Courtney Stevens

The two most dangerous and deplorable tendencies of the liberals are in full effect in the latest effort of the UC system to alter admissions: the liberal intelligentsia's contention that they know be...
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Ticketmaster Whips Consumers

October 2, 2006 by Adam Wenger

Ticketmaster is taking over the world and I will have none of it. What originated as a friendly and helpful ticketing service, catering to all Americans, has gradually become a monopolistic entity poi...
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Stop Bigotry, Hate Frosh

October 2, 2006 by Zach Phillips

People are nasty, conniving, manipulative creatures that are more than willing to torment one another for a minimal benefit. Although feats of kindness can occur, most are just terribly miscalculated ...
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All Countries Deserve Their Fair Share of Nukes

October 2, 2006 by Eric Hedlund

Has it ever happened to you? You and your cousin Iran start drinking heavily and you two get in a fight and now, six years later, cousin Iran is putting together a nuclear program, but you two still a...
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Poor Title Choice Misrepresents Column

October 2, 2006 by

The title added by the Nexus to my letter ("UCSB Conspires With Landlords to Evict Locals," Daily Nexus, Sept. 28) is unacceptably inaccurate.
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Hamburger Friend, I Feel a Happiness When I Eat a Him

September 29, 2006 by

The 'human snuck into Ortega last night....
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Santa Barbara Rots in the Sun

September 29, 2006 by C.K. Hickey

According to a recent Los Angeles Times article, the population of Santa Maria now surpasses that of Santa Barbara for the first time, well, ever. I thought to myself, "What? Santa Maria? The land of ...
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Media Distorts War in Iraq With Leaks

September 29, 2006 by Paul Jones

A declassified version of the leaked National Intelligence Estimate's "Trends in Global Terrorism: Implications for the United States" assessment is out, and pundits who claimed it showed Iraq's democ...
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Accept This and Shove It!

September 28, 2006 by Zach Phillips

Dear Board of Admissions, In an effort to make my "personal statement" more personal than just another mundane, self-praising recitation of high school accomplishments and false aspirations, I have c...
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Dear Sir/Madam who stole my bicycle,

September 28, 2006 by

You may open this letter thinking it carries burning malice. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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America, Home of the Ignorant and Immoral

September 28, 2006 by Jerry Kim

Appreciate America? ("Please, Love America!" Daily Nexus, Sept. 21) Do I appreciate a country that inculcates in my mind that Paris Hilton is more relevant to my life than Hermann Hesse?
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