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Student Input on Parking Shouldn’t Be Neglected

OK, the jig is up Mr. Bryan Brown. If the Isla Vista Project Area Committee and General Plan Advisory Committee's (PAC/GPAC) goal was to facilitate discussion on its policies, they have succeeded.
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Students Can Unite for Abortion Rights

On Sunday, April 25, 2004, one of the largest public demonstrations in support of reproductive freedom in history will take place in Washington, D.C.
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Hate Mail Hot Line

So we at the Nexus weren't feelin' too much love this week. Not only were our e-mail inboxes and mailboxes filled to the brim with hate letters bashing our endorsements and the methodology behind them...
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Permission to Participate

Local politics are an interesting beast. Generally speaking, they have a far greater impact on our lives than state and federal politics, yet are greeted with far more apathy.
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Running Mate

I received an email Tuesday from a 17-year-old from Los Angeles named Cesar. He asked me a bunch of questions about the weather, and I tried to answer them all.
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Computers Have Feelings Too

Do you expect the world from your computer but treat it like dirt? I know you do; I've seen your computer. You leave it on day in, day out, unpatched, without so much as a simple software firewall - ...
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UCSB Has Very Liberal Notions About Respect

This Sunday at 3 p.m., Karen Hughes, former counsel to President Bush, will be speaking at Campbell Hall. Of course, Hughes is a Republican and formerly affiliated with George Bush, so you guessed it ...
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4/21 Is Try Again Day

I heard from a few people who were surprised yesterday that I didn't have anything to say about 4/20.
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Let’s Not Get So Physical

Sex is great - Having it, talking about it, thinking about it, and by all means, doing activities that could potentially lead to it are wonderful ways to pass the time. However, even a sex columnist h...
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Silence Is Golden If It’s for Gay Rights

No, it's not because I hate you. No, I'm not angry at you. And no, this isn't me giving the world a good old-fashioned f--- you either. It's about silence. Today is the National Day of Silence. So, i...
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Great Day for Demockracy

Today is A.S. Election Day, and while I'm sure that most of you have already decided who will get your vote... Wait a minute. You haven't decided a damn thing.
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Blue Traffic Lights: The Age of Multi-Party Education

A one-party university is no more conducive to intellectual rigor than a one-party state, so I do not see why anyone would be untroubled by our current situation - that liberal professors outnumber co...
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Damn Skippy: Recent I.V. Decisions Should Concern Us All

Normally, I try to avoid local issues. Most of the time, they're boring, and even if they're not, regional matters are usually of little importance. Sometimes, they're both, like A.S. elections. But r...
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Leaders Need Rest

And you, too, Nexus? I see that my own newspaper has chosen not to endorse me for A.S. President. I could have used my inside influence to secure the paper's vote, but that would have required discard...
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Cervin Morris for President: Endorse

The Students' Party wisely centered its platform around increased availability to its prospective constituents: the students. The Daily Nexus has endorsed Cervin Morris because he's a great figurehead...
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