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Even A.S. Presidents Need to Practice Accountability

November 17, 2004 by Katie Mahon

Last March, Santa Barbara City College student Bradley Jones was killed in the streets of Isla Vista. His death was not because of a long-standing feud or a gunshot wound.
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Common Anxiety Disorders Are Overlooked On Campus

November 17, 2004 by Megan Arch

There is something that is affecting people at this campus and all around the country and the world that isn't talked about nearly enough.
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What Do You Know?

November 16, 2004 by Tyler Holland

James Baron, the parent of a former UCSB student, has offered a decidedly moralistic appraisal of the situation in Isla Vista ("I.V.'s Cesspool Needs Regulation," Daily Nexus, Nov. 12).
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Naughty, Naughty…

November 16, 2004 by Staff

If you didn
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More Feedback From the ‘Cesspool’

November 16, 2004 by Mandy McGee Karen Merritt

We are writing in response to James Baron's column "I.V.'s Cesspool Needs Regulation" (Daily Nexus, Nov. 12). Baron's article ridicules the A.S. Student Lobby's "Fall Defensive," claiming that A.S. is...
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The Thunderdome Isn’t Quite So Thunderous Anymore

November 16, 2004 by Lisa Marie Val Verde

Before I came to cheer for UCSB, I heard stories about how cheering fans used to pack the Thunderdome for basketball games.I'm not sure how true that really is, but I do know ESPN did not name the Eve...
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The Paradoxial Nature of Having Too Many Friends

November 16, 2004 by Christopher Rice

When I sit back and think about the advantages of being a college student here at UCSB, one of the main things that comes to mind is the abundance of friends.
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A.S. Election Endorsment: The Nexus Strongly Opposes the A.S. Initiative

November 15, 2004 by Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Associated Students is learning the value of a hard-earned dollar early this year - but it still has a long way to go. This year's A.S. has been doing a lot of things right: impressive leadership skil...
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But the Benefit Package!

November 15, 2004 by Staff

Popular Science recently ranked anal wart researcher as the worst job in science. This ignores all non-scientific jobs, such as reporter or "provost."
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Don’t Grab That Ass!

November 12, 2004 by Mark Signa

For those of you who had the pleasure of hanging out in I.V. over the Halloween weekend, I hope you all had a good time. It got a little crowded, but, overall, things really seemed to go well.
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Vote YES YES YES!

November 12, 2004 by Staff

A.S. wants to (not) have your babies. They've been distributing A.S. Initiative propaganda fliers with condoms attached. The connection between giving A.S. more money and having sex is not immediately...
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I.V.’s Cesspool Needs Regulation

November 12, 2004 by James Baron

Recently, the Daily Nexus ran two articles that were intended to highlight police abuses in I.V. Both articles were long on conclusions and apocryphal stories but short on facts - actually, they were ...
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A.S. Should Stop Scamming Students for Major Bucks

November 12, 2004 by Grace Giles

I suppose there are enough undergraduates that directly benefit from Associated Students and its spending, but that is not the case for me. I do not belong to a campus organization that spends my quar...
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Skippy’s Stuck-Up Stereotypes Unfairly Portray Democrats

November 12, 2004 by Max Decurtins

In response to Loren Williams' column "Damn Skippy: Post-Election Hangover" (Daily Nexus, Nov. 9), may I point out that Democrats, while distressed by the outcome of the election, have quickly decided...
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High Time for Shotgunning to Make Its Comeback

November 12, 2004 by Sean Swaby

There are so many lost arts in this day and age: the mid-range jump shot, record players and Kurt Russell. So many great things of the past go unnoticed in this day and age. What I'm really getting at...
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