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Ignore Students’ Party’s Bogus Claims

February 25, 2005 by Torrin Brooks

I am writing again to warn everyone of the Students' Party and provide them an alternative -- Torrin Brooks for A.S. president.
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Save the Halfway House

February 24, 2005 by Bernardo Trujillo

There are over 2.1 million people in U.S. prisons today, which is 500,000 more prisoners than are in Chinese jails, even though they have four times our population. Sixty-eight percent of prisoners ar...
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Like Vintage Wine

February 24, 2005 by Staff

Today I was in a lecture given by some guy, and these 80-year-old ladies next to me thought the guy was named "Richard Hickey."
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He Said, She Said: Steady Wins the Race When it Comes to Getting Sloshed

February 24, 2005 by Sean Swaby

It's taken several years of beer bashes, steinhoists, keggers and AA meetings to fortify my iron liver. Occasionally, some beer-toting heavyweight will sit behind the counter of some liquor depository...
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He Said, She Said: Life as a Lightweight Means Lighting-Fast Liquor Laughs

February 24, 2005 by Meghan Palma

You know that awful half-hour period when a party's just getting started: Everyone's standing around the living room with their first beers of the night, awkwardly exchanging names, years and majors w...
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I.V. Foot Patrol Should Cut Bikers a Break

February 24, 2005 by Zachary Hill

I write this as a plea to my fellow residents of Isla Vista. This will not be a much-anticipated political debate over the validity of Iraqi invasion. Nor will it be a long-winded argument contesting ...
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Politicians Should Follow Up on Promises Made to I.V.

February 24, 2005 by Gretchen Begley

Thank you for your coverage of local affairs in Friday's article "Board Takes No Action on Park Sale, Director" (Daily Nexus, Feb. 18). The article discussed the meeting of the Isla Vista Recreation a...
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Violent Shows Served Cathartic Purposes for Hyperactive Kids

February 24, 2005 by Howie Baker

I was recently chatting with a friend about how cartoons these days are so different from back when we were kids. Both of us reached the conclusion that new television cartoons really do suck. Apparen...
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The Songs of Seduction

February 23, 2005 by Dave Franzese

As I stood face-to-face with the sexiest accountant I had ever seen, we began to strip the clothes off of one another. It really is a beautiful thing when an English student and a number-cruncher hook...
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Research and Search and Research

February 23, 2005 by Staff

Damn those bastards who check out every book in the library right before the big paper is due.
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ROTC Shouldn’t Take Rap for Intolerance

February 23, 2005 by Tamara Mooradian

As I read the article titled "UCSB Senate Calls for ROTC Review" (Daily Nexus, Feb. 14), I am concerned. It seems that "several professors" from your Academic Senate are on a crusade against the U.S. ...
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Private Dancer: Practice Your Preaching

February 22, 2005 by Alec Mouhibian

Last week we learned that some members of the Academic Senate have launched a crusade to ban the ROTC from campus. The crusade is being led by Charles Bazerman, chair of the Dept. of Education, and Th...
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The Lincoln Bedroom

February 22, 2005 by Staff

I hope everyone had a happy Presidents' Day. I celebrated my day off in honor of Calvin Coolidge, who slept a mandatory 11 hours per day.
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Late Gonzo Journalist Leaves Legacy

February 22, 2005 by Colin Marshall

Over the weekend, the world lost one of its truly unique figures in journalism, Dr. - as he was dubbed by a 1960s mail-order church - Hunter S. Thompson. The man who, fueled by a heroic intake of subs...
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Slinging Neutral Mud

February 18, 2005 by Colin Marshall

If there's one noticeable recurring motif in the hallowed pages of the Nexus -- well, besides how to acquire cheap liquor -- it's the nasty, unending volley of mud between those on either end of the p...
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