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A.S. Child Care Grant: Strongly Endorse

Though exam weeks are stressful on anyone, students with children are especially affected. The A.S. Child Care Grant allows for student parents to receive money that can aid them in finding child care...
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A.S. Bike Shop: Strongly Endorse

It's nice to know that the A.S. Bike Shop, with its knowledgeable employees and the wide selection of bicycle parts and accessories it offers, is there when routine tire blowouts and rusty bike chains...
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A.S. Bike System Improvements: Strongly Oppose

Though the mission of the A.S. Bicycle Improvements Keep Everyone Safe (A.S. BIKES) committee is to "be responsive to student input on bicycle paths and bicycle parking at UCSB," the bike racks in fro...
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Intramural Sports Program: Strongly Oppose

Though the Intramural Sports Program is a popular one, the many students who don't participate in it shouldn't have to pay the ridiculously high lock-in fee of $2.50 per quarter when the program's par...
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Cornering the Sofa Vote

I had a big rally planned this weekend to wrap up my presidential campaign, but then I realized the NBA Playoffs start Saturday.
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I.V. Doesn’t Need More Booze

After attending the town hall meeting Tuesday evening at the University Religious Center and discussing the issue of violence in Isla Vista I was dismayed to read the staff editorial regarding the I.V...
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‘Curvy’ Candidate Addresses Campus Concerns

When I ran with the Student Action Coalition last year, I did believe in its ideals and party politics, but over the past year I became less interested in the party because of the things that I witnes...
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Nexus Article Wrongly Paints Move Members as Victims

After reading the Nexus article about Ramona Africa ("Activist Gives Talk on Protest, U.S. Government, Daily Nexus, April 14), I was shocked by the apparently outrageous actions taken by the police du...
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Parking Permit Proposal Screws Over Isla Vistans

If this computer would allow me to be so creative, I would draw a nice middle finger to express what this parking plan is saying to the students in Isla Vista.
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Broida Bikepath Initiative Deserves Student Vote

Students will be able to vote for the construction of the Broida Expressway in the upcoming Associated Students elections. This expressway is the critical element for connecting the bikepath, behind ...
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Election Hot Line

So even if you don't know who they are, what they do or what the hell A.S. even stands for, you gotta give the kids some credit. To stay up late making signs and buttons that say "Vote for me!" while ...
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Making Friends in the Mud

Sincere thanks today to the League of Independent Candidates. Your column on today's Opinion page changed my mind about a few things - I never realized that wackos could write such reasonable response...
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Knock: A Real Campaign in the Ass

I can't help but connect college politicians with their high school counterparts. You remember high school politicians? Those overachievers that run for positions in order to dress their r
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Weatherhuman Rains on Independent Candidates

Last Wednesday's issue of the Nexus contained an article about the start of the campaign season for the Associated Students Legislative Council elections ("A.S. Hopefuls Begin Campaigning," April 7), ...
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The Little Deli Mart That Couldn’t

Isla Vista Market, Mac's Market, the Six-Pak Shop, S.O.S. Liquor, International Food Market, Isla Vista Co-op - is one more really going to push I.V. over the edge?
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