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Talkin’ ‘Bout a Revolution

April 13, 2004 by

A wacko shows up at the Nexus office real pissed off - nothing unusual. It's as routine as the evening lottery to determine who gets to go home early and let the office monkey do their job for the nig...
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Damn Skippy: Milking a Liberal Conspiracy

April 13, 2004 by

Democrats seem to be making the administration's deception over the war in Iraq their leading platform. They're barking up the wrong tree. Don't get me wrong: Having certain evidence that George W. Bu...
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Leggie’s Article Inaccurately Depicts SAC

April 13, 2004 by

With the A.S. election quickly approaching, I feel that it is imperative to clarify any misconceptions spread by others. I refer in particular to those inspired by Adam Graff's article ("SAC Crosses L...
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Respect Our Troops Overseas; They’re All Grown Up Now

April 13, 2004 by

Ms. Tavares, give your friend George some credit. He's not that kid you picked up from the football game anymore. In fact, he's not a kid at all. George is an adult, and he is an American. In this cou...
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Nexus Photos Alert the Community to Criminals Regardless of Color

April 13, 2004 by

Sometimes I just don't get it. Maybe the problem is that some people are very stupid. The people I'm referring to are the ones complaining about the Daily Nexus's coverage of Riccardo Apollo King's ar...
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Wiener

April 12, 2004 by

Wow, another correction. If we don't quit fucking up, I'm never going to have enough space to tell a joke again. Please hold your applause. Monday's forecast: A cheap one-liner, because nothing else w...
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Blue Traffic Lights: Addressing Anti-Americanism

April 12, 2004 by

In order to properly understand our present predicament, we must know that the philosophy of anti-Americanism exists in a different class of thought from anti-U.S. criticism. The former is a prejudice...
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SAC Crosses Line Between Fairness and Politics

April 12, 2004 by

I will likely make many enemies for writing this column. That said, the story which I am about to recount to you involves actions so heinous and so utterly impolitic that I have no choice but to expos...
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Don’t Blame Health Problems on Vegetarian Diets

April 12, 2004 by

Many people who live vegetarian live longer and have more energy, mental alacrity, and sex drive - and kill no other living beings in the process.
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Researcher Doesn’t Apologize for Controversial Porn Workshop

April 12, 2004 by

As a queer person of color, there are distinct moments in your life that serve as markers for personal growth: learning to love your skin and your culture, coming out of the closet and pissing off con...
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Yet Another Nexus Photo Demonstrates Racial Bias

April 12, 2004 by

I see that once again the Daily Nexus jumps on another chance to cast shame upon the minority community. What a treat to open the paper and see an arrest of a person of color captured in photo for the...
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Friday Day – My Favorite Holiday

April 9, 2004 by

The Governator announced a couple days ago that he is thinking of changing our State Legislature from full to part time. He thinks they might be more efficient that way.
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End Violence in Isla Vista

April 9, 2004 by

These days I rarely walk from my home on the West Campus to Del Playa Drive on weekend nights; perhaps only two or three times so far this year. When I do, someone yells "Aren't you a bit old" or "Str...
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Army Recruitment Dangles Deceptive Bait

April 9, 2004 by

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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Let Me Eat My Steak in Peace, You Militant Vegetarians

April 9, 2004 by

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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