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Valentine’s Alternatives for the Lovelorn or Heartbroken

I have decided to rename Valentine's Day National Singles Appreciation Day. I look at Valentine's Day as a day to appreciate my family and friends. I especially appreciate my single friends, because w...
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Don’t Forget Marshall’s Mess at the Polls

Remember, the county split is happening because the South County Supervisors Susan Rose, Gail Marshall, and Naomi Schwartz - the "Three Blind Mice" - refuse to listen to any of the requests, advice, o...
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Juvenile Executions a Shame for the Nation

The United States is the only nation in the world to regularly sentence juvenile offenders to death, in flagrant violation of internationally recognized human rights standards.
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CalPIRG Offcers Thrifty Solution to Book Fees

One of last week's articles, ("Study Uncovers Inflating Book Costs," Jan 30) mentioned how students spend so much money on textbooks every year.
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SOS Owner’s Passing Mourned by a Patron

In my four years living in Isla Vista, I have come to learn one unyielding fact. Whenever I have felt that I have lost my faith in the level of decent human dignity and kindness of those who live and ...
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Nexus Shouldn’t Have ‘Titty’ in Its Headlines

I would like to reply to Justin Violini's response to my letter about Janet Jackson's recent exposure ("Maffet Makes Illogical Case Against Janet's Titty Tease," Daily Nexus, Feb. 9). For Justin's inf...
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Finding Mr. Left – Wing, That Is

The three hurdles have passed for democratic presidential hopefuls. John Kerry had a sweep through the first two, shocking Howard Dean supporters nationwide.
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Puff, Puff, Pass/No Pass

I was sitting on the couch and one of my friends said something about it being my pass time. I was angrily telling him I'd barely even hit the mofo once, let alone twice, and how I've killed people fo...
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Blue Traffic Lights: Religious Fanaticism Ignited Moscow Bombing

The Islamic terrorists responsible for Friday's bombing in Moscow probably chose the subway as their target for the same reason Palestinian terrorists choose buses. They are public spaces, filled with...
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Politics Renders the Tools of Love Flaccid, Withered

Politics is easily the worst thing to happen to sex since the institution of marriage. This is a problem for students, who get political before getting married, and hence, have some sexual considerati...
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Moffet Makes Illogical Case Against Janet’s Titty Tease

Do women really get that jealous about another women's breasts? I ask this because that, I think, would be the only reason for Amanda Maffett to get upset about the Super Bowl incident and, likewise, ...
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I.V. Action Group Leaves Students Out of Parking Solution

I read with some concern the article written two weeks ago article and associated Nexus staff editorial ("Leggies Hear Criticism of Arnold, I.V. Revelers," Daily Nexus, Jan. 29; "Surrender Your Parkin...
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Writings of the Chronically Brittle

A vast conspiracy exists against me; I'm convinced of it. I can't put my finger on a possible ringleader or a grand design, and I don't know what the intricacies of the plot are, but it's clear that t...
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Schmuck Hunt

Dick Cheney took the judge handling his Supreme Court case out for a hunting trip. They are saying this might, just might, constitute a conflict of interest. I'd say it does.
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Anti-Buttny Pamphlets Deliver Misinformation, Comedy

If you've received the anti-Buttny attack mailing titled "Can We Afford Any More of John Buttny?" I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. Aside from the lovely, colored, glossy paper that the ad is pr...
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