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April 22, 2004 by Bryan Brown

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

April 22, 2004 by

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

April 22, 2004 by Zachary Carter

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

April 22, 2004 by Daniel Rabinovitch

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

April 21, 2004 by

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

April 21, 2004 by Kate Rice

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

April 21, 2004 by Vanessa Prell

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

April 20, 2004 by

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

April 20, 2004 by Joey Tartakovsky

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

April 20, 2004 by Loren Willams

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

April 19, 2004 by

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

April 19, 2004 by

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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Andrea Wells for Internal Vice President: Strongly Endorse

April 19, 2004 by

In the past, elected A.S. internal vice presidential candidates who did not possess knowledge of A.S. parliamentary procedure and the A.S. By-Laws at the time of their election have performed poorly w...
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Soumil Mehta for External Vice President, Local Affairs: Strongly Endorse

April 19, 2004 by

For A.S. External Vice President of Local Affairs, the Nexus endorses Student Unity Now candidate Soumil Mehta for his knowledgeable grasp of local politics, his extensive experience on A.S. committee...
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Felicia Cruz for External Vice President, Statewide Affairs: Strongly Endorse

April 19, 2004 by

Felicia Cruz is willing to take the train, to go Greyhound, even to forfeit a stay in one of Sacramento's finer hotels just to make UCSB students' voice heard in statewide affairs.
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