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October 14, 2004 by

Yesterday some bozo said the Weather sucks this year. Unfortunately, he may be right; the budget crunch has forced the Nexus to outsource the Weatherhuman to writers in Bangalore, India, so quality ma...
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Clearance!

October 14, 2004 by Mark Signa

Well, it's the third week of school already, and we are getting a bunch of thefts reported to us. Bikes and laptops are being taken by some pretty unscrupulous crooks. Like there are scrupulous crooks...
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Tying The Knot Isn’t Too Bad After All

October 14, 2004 by Henry Sarria

When I told Daily Nexus Opinion Editor Meghan Palma that I was getting married this summer, she said that maybe I could write a column on married life. After all, my bachelor status was the longest ru...
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Dualist Ideals In The UN

October 14, 2004 by Neer Lerner

The United Nations was founded as an international institution intended to promote peace and global unity while fighting fascism. Yet, today it has become a forum for Arab nations to vent their politi...
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Nexus Does Not Know How To Party, Politically At Least

October 14, 2004 by Shawn Moura

The content of the Nexus article "Green VP Candidate Speaks in MCC" (Daily Nexus, Oct. 13) was misleading. At the end of the article, a student says, "I'm really glad one of the political parties chos...
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Pride Day Ended Up Being Shameful, Not Celebratory

October 14, 2004 by Robert Carrasco

I never thought I would have any reason to be ashamed of being gay, but National Coming Out Day gave me a one. I woke up Monday morning, excitedly anticipating the day's festivities in celebration of ...
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Get a Clue, Meatheads; You Aren’t Impressing Anyone

October 14, 2004 by Nathan Rivera

This article is addressed to all the Rec Cen pretenders. We have all seen them before. I am talking about those guys who are in the weight room for hours, doing anything and everything besides working...
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Love Over Sex

October 13, 2004 by Dave Franzese

No matter how kinky things got in the past or will inevitably get in the future, the act of making love stands as the big, firm, glorious rock amidst the choppy shoreline of hooking up and one night s...
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A Crappy Day

October 13, 2004 by

I am currently watching two guys carry bags of waste water out of the Nexus office. For a few harrowing hours the other night, sewage seeped into the office - perhaps the lagoon backed up - and all of...
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A.S. Is Broke, But Do They Need More Money?

October 13, 2004 by Neil Visalvanich

Yes, UCSB's very own Associated Students is having financial woes of its own - Apocalyptic financial woes. Just to give you an idea of how bad things are, last year, A.S. Finance Board was able to dol...
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Damn Skippy: He’s the Comeback Kid of Tikrit

October 13, 2004 by Loren Willams

Greetings American students. This is Saddam Hussein. I'm sure you have heard of me. I'm equally sure that you dislike me. Perhaps we could become pen pals someday. Your pictures are welcome too - it i...
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Nuke Lab Lover Can’t Tell Me Not to Call Scientists Evil

October 13, 2004 by Rachel Torres

I am glad that Justin Violini ("UCs Do More Than Destroy, Just Ask Our Nobel Laureates," Daily Nexus, Oct. 12) recognizes that Ross' article ("UC Bankrolling a Nuclear Fallout," Daily Nexus, Oct. 11) ...
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Who’s The Environmentalist? Kerry’s Website Answers All

October 13, 2004 by Adam Graff

I am writing in response to Vanessa Rivers' column, "Save the Earth and the Nation" (Daily Nexus, Oct. 12). I agreed with the vast majority of the column - that is, until I reached the last paragraph.
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Youth Apathy Doesn’t Extend To The Kooky CalPIRG Kids

October 13, 2004 by Sam Marks

I would like to thank the Nexus for raising awareness of voter registration by groups around campus ("Campus Groups Seek More Student Voters," Daily Nexus, Oct. 7). Low voter turnout, especially among...
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Weatherhuman Brings Rainy Days To My Senior Campaign

October 13, 2004 by Xavier Ramirez

To be blunt, I must say that the Weather box represents all the things about college life I don't want to hear about. The issues discussed within the Weather section have no relative importance to how...
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