Opinion
My younger brother's friend George is in Iraq. At least, I'll call him George although that's not his real name. He is a happy-go-lucky, lanky guy. Like all of my younger brother's friends, he is a bi...
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Beef. It's what's for dinner; at least in my house, as I am proud to declare my membership in the omnivore club. It's not as if red meat is on the menu every night. But in my home a steak never goes u...
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This letter is in response to Meghan Palma's article ("White Guys, Yellow Fever; Dating's Just Not Easy," Daily Nexus, April 4). I am a first generation immigrant from the Philippines who moved here w...
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Damn those unlucky few who didn't snag tickets to the "Kill Bill" back-to-back sneak preview double feature. It was the best thing to come to UCSB since the tube top, but because of those few, we luck...
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You've probably noticed that the bike paths are all cluttered with red, yellow and green signs urging you to vote in the upcoming Associated Students. elections. If you have noticed them, you probably...
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Next, a little bit of hate for the finest bunch of assholes on campus - the parking Nazis. You paper my truck every time I forget to display my permit.
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People from back home sometimes ask me what it's like being a minority in a community that is dominated by white people. I usually smile sweetly and respond, "I don't see race. It's just not an issue ...
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It Affects Me is part of a campuswide campaign to raise awareness about rape and sexual assault in our community. Don't think you're affected? One woman in fou...
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I'm deeply and constantly troubled by the sentiment expressed by Christine Bai in her column ("Details Magazine Defames Asians, Gays" Daily Nexus, April 6)
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Didn't your mother tell you to put things back where you found them? Since Fall, I think - I don't even know how long it's been - we have been without bike racks at the UCen.
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Young, privileged people in college communities are always seeking instant gratification. Most would say that such situations create an ideal that we can always have what we want whenever we want it, ...
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On Tuesday I had a guest lecturer in my Sports Appreciation class (I figure my last quarter of college is a great time to challenge myself) talking about "cycling for fitness.
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In Nicholas Romero's opinion piece on gay marriage, he claims that because California state law explicitly prohibits gay marriage, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's issuance of marriage licenses to g...
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Seeing the herds of casually dressed adults and bright-eyed youngsters making their way through campus, I feel threatened. I don't like these people. They bother me. I want to see them gone.
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I got a speeding ticket and the cops were using radar. I read the book on how to fight radar and it seemed pretty easy, but when I got to court, the judge wouldn't let me ask all of the questions that...
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Ride through the bike path without crashing
Find a seat at the red couches on the second floor of the library
Sunrise and sunset dip on the same day
Find parking on Del Playa Drive
Drunk for 24 hours
Bagel crawl
First pick at an Arbor muffin in the morning
Participate in a mosh pit at a band show
Finally talk to their class crush
Get an earlier pass time than their friends in GOLD
Graduate
Successfully walk through I.V. without seeing an old hookup
