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For 35th District State Assembly, the Nexus Endorses: Pedro Nava

Pedro Nava brings an array of experience to the table that will help him succeed in the State Assembly. As a member of the California Coastal Commission since 1997, Nava has taken many strides in prot...
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For 23rd District U.S. Congress, the Nexus Strongly Endorses: Lois Capps

With three terms in Congress under her belt, Lois Capps has the experience, values and determination to represent the 23rd District on the national level once again.
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Local Measures

Measure A Measure A links the salaries of Santa Barbara City Council members and the mayor, all of whom are normally underpaid, to the annual median income for Santa Barbara County. This establishes a...
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State Propositions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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