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State Propositions

November 1, 2004 by Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Our local governments know best what our local issues and needs are. Therefore, their revenues need to be protected from outsiders so they can address local concerns. The Nexus endorses Proposition 1A...
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You’re Invited

October 29, 2004 by

The authorities are doing everything in their power to keep out-of-towners away from our celebration this weekend. I'm not a big fan of excessive visitors, but I feel kind of bad for the poor souls wh...
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It Ain’t Easy Being Right

October 29, 2004 by Patrick Callahan

In response to Justin Violini's column regarding the inactivity of conservatives around the UCSB campus ("Left-Wing Smackdown," Daily Nexus, Oct. 26), I must say I am very insulted.
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Even Kinky Fetishes Need Consent

October 29, 2004 by Michelle Kuhn Rachel Austinson

Each Wednesday many of us on campus open the Daily Nexus to the opinion section, eager to read this week's Wednesday Hump. Last week we devoured the column, delighted with it right up until the very l...
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Non-Voters Don’t Have Right to Bitch and Complain

October 29, 2004 by Claire Goodman

Voter apathy sucks balls. OK, so people choose not to vote for whatever reasons, then complain about who wins. To those people I say, "Wait, what?" Seriously, what?!? In the 2000 presidential election...
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Help Save Estero Park by Voting No on Measure D

October 29, 2004 by Kit Delmarsh

Thousands of small animals and plants, including trees, will be bulldozed and replaced by a huge complex of cement and asphalt if Measure D is passed by Isla Vista voters. Estero Park - the planned lo...
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Bush Re-election Could Cost Californians Millions

October 29, 2004 by Spencer Erickson

It is now safe to say that Iraq is a complete disaster. No weapons have been found or even proved to have existed by the administration. The only one who refuses to admit that he made a colossal error...
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A.S. Needs Your Help

October 27, 2004 by

Heyyyyyyy kids! Wouldn't you like to feel as if you had a say in student government? Now you can feel as if you do!
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A Golden Halloween

October 27, 2004 by Dave Franzese

Here it is, kids - the spookiest time of year. The one weekend when you can wake up betwixt a Friendship Manor resident wearing their Depends and a confused, young man, and the worst thing that can ha...
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The End Is Nigh

October 27, 2004 by

Two rare events
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Keep Out or Keep Us Out of Jail?

October 27, 2004 by

For years, the police, the administration and county officials have targeted out-of-town visitors as the prime source of Isla Vista's annual Halloween crime sprees. But for them, a possibility looms t...
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Let the Endorsements Speak for Themselves – Vote Nava

October 27, 2004 by Pedro Nava

The election on Nov. 2 promises to be one of the most important in the history of our nation. Students at UCSB have a long history of civic action and rank at the top of the list of UCs in terms of vo...
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Damn Skippy: Ignorance Is Bliss – If You’re a Righty

October 27, 2004 by Loren Willams

I am not a huge fan of the United States' two-party electoral system. Having only two viable parties polarizes the country and creates awkward spoiler scenarios. I am convinced, though, that the worst...
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Republicans Should Step Up So Dems Can Debate Fairly

October 27, 2004 by Alyssa Bess

I agree that the conservatives around campus should speak up about what they think. I am a political science major myself, and I find it very disheartening that I have no one to debate politics with, ...
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Indecisive Democrat Owes Us An Apology

October 27, 2004 by Allyn Parker

If I got one-tenth of a cent every time I heard someone say that President Bush lied about WMDs here on campus, I would rival Bill Gates in wealth. I'm sure everyone has heard this numerous times from...
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