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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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Valentine’s Alternatives for the Lovelorn or Heartbroken

February 10, 2004 by Dara Moss

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

February 10, 2004 by Justin Ruhge

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

February 10, 2004 by Stuart Larsson

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

February 10, 2004 by Mariesa Martin

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

February 10, 2004 by Chris Dore

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

February 10, 2004 by Amanda Maffett

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

February 9, 2004 by Jono Szalay

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

February 9, 2004 by

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

February 9, 2004 by Joey Tartakovsky

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

February 9, 2004 by Alex Mouhibian

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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