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Outbreak

February 13, 2004 by

The following is excerpted from the diary of a patient receiving treatment for a medical condition approaching "outbreak" status: Midtermburn.
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Running From the Cops Can Turn a Ticket Into Jail Time

February 13, 2004 by Mark Signa

Each weekend without fail, there is always someone who is arrested for being publicly intoxicated - drunk - and insisting that we read them their rights or they're going to have our badges! We've all ...
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Call It Whatever You Want; I’ve Got My Fish

February 13, 2004 by Drew Atkins

At a party last weekend, a young man came out onto his balcony, which overlooked everyone, and held a condom above his head. He then loudly asked who wanted to have sex with him. There were no takers.
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UCSB Isn’t the Cause of Your Innocent Daughter’s Degeneracy

February 13, 2004 by Lexe Davidson

As a recent alum of UCSB, I still love to read the online version of the Daily Nexus. Admittedly, much of it stems from the fact that I miss what I had during my years at UCSB.
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Hot Date Hot Line

February 13, 2004 by

So you've all been told what to do and what not to on this most specialest of days - at least for those with a date. Now forget all the advice. Except the part Lady Hump suggested about getting laid. ...
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You Are My Sunshine

February 12, 2004 by

I received a letter from a reader upset about my recent Bush bashing. He called this box BS and said it is "about nothing at all." He didn't say how he read and got so worked up about nothing at all.
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Fatherly Words About Our Cesspool

February 12, 2004 by James Baron

After two and a half years and nearly $40,000 spent on an "education" for our 20-year-old daughter at UCSB, I had enough of the negative influence of UCSB on her.
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The Artful Dodger: First the Flowers Bleed, Then You Spread Your Seed

February 12, 2004 by Drew Mackie

Whenever people consider the victims of Valentine's Day, they either think of the boneheaded - those who blow their paychecks on pink and red foolery like those chalky conversation hearts - or the soc...
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Death Penalty Not Punishment Enough for Murderers

February 12, 2004 by Brandon Jordt

I have a gun. I am sitting in my living room and watching CNN. My wife and two children are sleeping upstairs. Suddenly, a man walks though our front door holding a knife in his hand. His eyes have a ...
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Myth of ‘Liberal Media’ a Product of Conservative Manipulation

February 12, 2004 by Orin Harris

In response to Patrick Callahan's article "Freedom of Speech Isn't Reserved for the Left" (Daily Nexus, Feb. 11), I'd like to say that I agree with his sentiment - that no one has the right to put sti...
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Nice Shoes, Wanna Fuck?

February 11, 2004 by Kate Rice

The powers that be should change this Valentine's Day bullshit into "National Get Laid Day." Think about this for a minute, there are two extreme perspectives about this holiday: one of people who lov...
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Demand the Best – Demand Vermont

February 11, 2004 by

Have you seen these late-night commercials hawking Vermont Teddy Bears? The commercials promise top-quality stuffed bears, "actually made in Vermont."
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Freedom of Speech Isn’t Reserved for the Left

February 11, 2004 by Patrick Callahan

Over and over we hear the same hypocrisy from the campus liberals and it's getting quite sickening: Republicans are closed-minded; conservatives don't know how to listen to alternative beliefs.
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Russert Probes Bush in Oval Office

February 10, 2004 by

Can you believe the balls on NBC? A week after CBS causes super-frenzy by showing Janet's boob for a split second, the Peacock answers with the most vulgar thing they can come up with: An hour long cl...
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Damn Skippy: True Evil Wears Liver Spots

February 10, 2004 by Loren Willams

With all the fuss about terrorism, our leaders are ignoring the fact that there is a growing population of enemies within our own country. Demons so menacing that they may bring our country to its ver...
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