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Great Icons Mark the Passing of one Generation to Another

Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005, truly became the end of an era for me. That's when Johnny Carson, the original funny man, passed on to the next life. My guess is he has everyone, God included, rolling in the a...
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Officer Apologizes for Insensitive Assault Quotes

This is in response to the letter dated Feb. 11, ("Sexual Assaults Always Yield Injuries For Women," Daily Nexus). I am responsible for the press release and subsequent information that was released r...
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Don’t Make ROTC Pay for Professors Political Vendetta

I was dismayed to read about the possibility of banning ROTC from this campus ("UCSB Senate Calls for ROTC Review," Daily Nexus, Feb. 14). If you disagree with the policies that the Dept. of Defense s...
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Left-Lane Driver: The Romance of Republicans

Valentine's Day is a day dedicated to celebrating the love between a man and a woman - or a man and a man, a woman and a woman, whichever your poison. But after spending the past weekend gouging out m...
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I Hate Valentine’s Day, so Date Me

Hey kids! Be sure to check today's opinion pages for the personal ads disguised as columns or letters to the editor.
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He Said: Nobody Benefits From V-Day Spending but the Economy

"Be Mine." "Hot Stuff." "Let's Kiss." Until they start making conversation hearts big enough to fit "Can I Buy Your Love With These Chalky, Unpleasant Shitty Candies," I think I'm going to boycott the...
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She Said: Quit the Pity Parties – it’s Just Another Day of the Year

I am single. I am single and it's Valentine's Day. I am single, it's Valentine's Day, and I'm not angry or sad.
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Woo Them With Raw Gestures of Affection

Valentine's Day, a day that will forever live as "the day" of cheap flowers, boxed candy and a night of dinner and the movies for thousands of people across the country. It is a time for love to bloss...
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The Governator Says, “Hasta La Vista, Education”

I can still hear the cheers and occasional jeers from the uproarious crowd at the tiny mall praising the man who would save our state from debt and promote unity in Sacramento.
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War of the Women

I had a brief fantasy this morning over breakfast. I opened up to the opinion page in the Daily Nexus and what I found was an article championing a Dean '08 campaign ("A New Dawn for Democrats," Daily...
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Let’s Drink to Our Fine Water

Today is supposed to be the last day that they're cleaning the pipes, which means I.V.'s water will be back to normal - whatever that is.
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Sexual Assaults Always Yield Injuries for Women

I am writing to express my extreme concern for a comment made by UCPD Sgt. Mark Signa in the "Student Faces Sexual Assault Charges" article (Daily Nexus, Feb. 9). In reference to the victim of the sex...
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Don’t Underestimate the Sexiness of Engineers

Dave Franzese - I read your column on weekly basis, as it is usually moderately entertaining, although Beth Van Dyke did a far better job. What the hell was that cute little comment about mechanical e...
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He Said: Sexy Skin Art Supplements Sensual Expression of Self

Maybe it's my years of experience working around ink, but there's something about tattoos that makes the hairs on my neck stand up and my pupils dilate. Right there in front of me is a living embodime...
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Mardi Blah

It sounds like San Luis Obispo went from having a lame excuse for a riot last year to being just lame this year.
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