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Cast the Shadow Aside

April 20, 2006 by

I began this piece with daggers for the newspaper that you happen to be reading, but now that I have more information, I am writing to you to report a colossal fuck-up. Apparently, the version of the ...
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Legalization Would Give Tax Dollars for Justice

April 20, 2006 by

I am writing in response to the article entitled "IVFP Thwarts Robbery Attempt Over Weekend" (Daily Nexus, April 18). Allegedly, a group of three young men broke into the house holding it at gunpoint ...
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Elections Committee Falsely Accused of OPP Affiliation

April 20, 2006 by

As a member of the Campus Elections Committee, I was appalled to see flyers being distributed to students with the claim that our current staff members are also involved with the Open People's Party. ...
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It’s Time for a Quickie

April 19, 2006 by

I often find myself with that obnoxiously brief stretch of time between classes. You know the gap: too short to go home, but too long to just sit around doing nothing.
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Fuck me? Fuck you!

April 19, 2006 by

So it was pointed out the other night at the office that a "Fuck the Nexus" group exists on the always "it's easier to say it on here than to say it to your face," facebook.
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Get Down With Your Student Government

April 19, 2006 by and

Many of you may be wondering what the bright blue shirts reading "You Down With O.P.P.?" are all about. The people wearing these shirts are supporters of a student group that will alter the way studen...
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A.S. Election Endorsement: A.S. President

April 19, 2006 by

You might recognize Jared Goldschen's face from the back of a bathroom door in a university-owned residence hall. If not, chances are you've seen him somewhere else.
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A.S. Election Endorsements: A.S. Internal Vice President

April 19, 2006 by

If any candidate knows more about the inner workings of A.S. than Felix Hu, then we must not have been listening.
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A.S. Election Endorsements: External Vice President, Local Affairs

April 19, 2006 by

We did not think an individual's knowledge of what happens in I.V. could get much worse than Rame Hanna's. We also don't think anyone's could get much better than Joel Rodriguez-Flores'.
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A.S. Election Endorsements: External Vice President, Statewide Affairs

April 19, 2006 by

While we have a number of concerns about Bill Shiebler's ethical standards - his actions in the past have shown them to be quite low - his lobbying skills and extensive experience with A.S., the Unive...
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A.S. Election Endorsements: A.S. Constitution

April 19, 2006 by

While we applaud A.S.'s efforts to restructure the organization's constitution, and we support many of the suggested changes, the document contains a fatal flaw.
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A.S. Election Endorsements: A.S. Fee Initiatives

April 19, 2006 by

Student Voice Initiative The Student Voice Initiative is a $2 increase to support the UC Students Association, which represents all of the UC schools to the UC Regents, as well as to the California Le...
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A.S. Election Endorsements: A.S. Reaffirmations

April 19, 2006 by

A.S. Recycling Program The A.S. Recycling Program collects all recyclables on campus, rain or shine, so that all students have to do is throw their cans or bottles into the right receptacle. Saving th...
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A.S. Election Endorsements: Campuswide Initiatives

April 19, 2006 by

Return to Aid This ballot initiative gives students the illusion of choice. This past fall, the UC Regents mandated that due to budget cuts, each UC campus would have to pay the financial aid support ...
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A.S. Election Endorsements: Campuswide Reaffirmations

April 19, 2006 by

Intercollegiate Athletic Scholarships Fee Sporting one of the most successful athletic departments in the Big West Conference, UCSB reaps the benefits of its teams’ success on the field, and pro...
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