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What to Expect With Students’ Party

April 4, 2005 by

As Students' Party is comprised of students with very diverse backgrounds and political opinions, when we sat down to craft our party platform, we ran into a bit of a problem: Diverse backgrounds lead...
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Drugstore Cowboy: It’s a Mad, Mad World Indeed

March 31, 2005 by

So much trouble in the world. It was true in 1979 when Bob Marley first said it. It's true now. Sometime on Nov. 2, 2004, watching the disaster I feared worst come to life on a big blue and red map of...
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For a Good Time… Don’t Call

March 31, 2005 by

A recent survey by Virgin Mobile found that 95 percent of its cell phone customers dial under the influence (DUI). This is probably larger than the percentage of Americans who believe the world is rou...
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Oh, the Frustrations of Being a Democrat

March 31, 2005 by

I'm writing in response to Matthew Cappiello's column, "The Two Party System Is Ripe for the Taking, Why Not Take It?" (Daily Nexus, March 30). Three words: right on, man.
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Hands-on Learning

March 30, 2005 by

The reason we go to UCSB -- Spring Quarter -- is off and running. Reading while we tan, walking down the beach to get to school, blacking out in front of Sam's To Go and campus finally returning to th...
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Steep Downhill Grade Ahead

March 30, 2005 by

Public service announcement: Don't try to change your grade on GOLD. My experience tells me that if you wait long enough, your grades will change anyway.
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Please Don’t Forget the Consumption Controversy

March 30, 2005 by

One thing that appears to have gotten lost in the political fracas surrounding the life and death of Terri Schiavo is the cause of her current non-responsive state. In point of fact, Ms. Schiavo's con...
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The Gut-Wrenching Endeavors Facing the Underage Boozer

March 30, 2005 by

Twenty-four days. I have to keep reminding myself, "Just 24 more days," while I grit my teeth. What happens on April 23, you may wonder? Well, according to the handy-dandy 2005 calendar in the Nexus o...
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The Artful Dodger: Providing a Solution to GOLD’s Cracker-Brittle Weaknesses

March 30, 2005 by

“Please wait as the system logs you on. You will receive a response momentarily.” Yes, GOLD. I know. And I know what the response will be. “All GOLD connections available are current...
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The Two Party System Is Ripe for the Taking, Why Not Take it?

March 30, 2005 by

After the 2004 election, I am an unseated, unsure voter. For the moment, I am registered independent -- not because I am unsure of my values, but because I wish for more from the Democratic Party. I l...
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Dispelling the Myths

March 29, 2005 by

Did you ever have one of those days? You know the ones. You're all sweaty from biking and trying to keep up with your good buddy, Mr.
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Disposable Children

March 29, 2005 by

Parents are way too overprotective these days. I've heard stories about parents who won't let their kids walk a block or two from their house unaccompanied.
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Shooting Up the Steroid Controversy

March 29, 2005 by

In recent months, we, the public, have been introduced to a growing problem in professional sports: steroid use. Apparently, there was no prior check into this dilemma, nor was there any punishment ha...
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Lefty Column Ignores the Profound Significance of Livelihood

March 29, 2005 by

Neil Visalvanich's column, "Twisted Right-Wing Morality Values" (Daily Nexus, March 28) is a textbook example of the hypocrisy and intellectual slothfulness that epitomizes the worst of the contempora...
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Riding Firestone’s Waves

March 28, 2005 by

In a welcome reversal, Brooks Firestone and the rest of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors decided earlier this month to keep trying to purchase the vacant land on Del Playa's 6700 block, d...
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