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Politicians Should Follow Up on Promises Made to I.V.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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The Sky Is Falling

The deluge has begun! Repent, sinners, repent!
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Not Everyone Deserves Full Disclosure

This is in response to Dave Franzese's Wednesday Hump. Dave, the title of your Wednesday Hump seemed to have an informative message encouraging sexually active people to wear condoms regardless of if ...
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Come Join a Party That Will Change UCSB’s Future

This is our vision: Student government should be a catalyst for effective and lasting change. It should be a place that provides information and tools to help each individual make the greatest possibl...
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Staff Editorial Doesn’t Take Into Account Queer Rights

Your editorial speaks of individual rights and the rights of students who want to associate with a military recruiter. While claiming to be a proponent of individual rights, you are quick to dismiss t...
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In Bold Fashion

I have the perfect solution for those people who have a problem deciding what to wear: Just don't do laundry. Like, ever.
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A Waste of Sex Education

Most of the time, I can see past President George W. Bush's incoherent babble and understand his message. Other times, his policies fly in the face of logic and simple-minded, right wing ideology conq...
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