Opinion
Homophobia is plainly our society's last acceptable prejudice. Forgive the profanity, but the point needs to be made: upon hearing the words "kike," "nigger" or "spic," open-mouthed horror immediately...
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Even in the shadow of a monstrous budget crisis, education should be a priority. Still, Prop 55 asks for a $12.3 billion bond - a hefty sum even in a healthy economy.
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I am writing in response to Joey Tartakovsky's Feb. 23 Daily Nexus column, "Israeli Struggle Inspires the U.S." Joey begins his article by complaining about the special attention given to the Israel-P...
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The most controversial portion of this bill is a change in the required majority vote to pass budget-related bills and tax increases. Currently, California is one of three states in the U.S. that requ...
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Our campus has 470 registered campus organizations through the Office of Student Life (OSL): from the Zen Sitting Group to the Unicycle Club, The Mark Twain Anti-Imperialist Forum to Students Stopping...
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Gov. Schwarzenegger won the gubernatorial race with a campaign focused on cleaning up Sacramento. Apparently Gov. Schwarzenegger believes that piles and piles of money and piles and piles of bills for...
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I am a Muslim student at UCSB. I recently read some parts of Joey Tartakovsky's articles in the Daily Nexus. It really offended me the way he was describing some stories about Muslims worldwide.
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Gov. Schwarzenegger's second brainchild continues along in the same cowardly vein as Prop 57. Prop 58 is a California Constitutional Amendment that prevents future governors and legislatures from pass...
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Lately there have been many attempts to paint presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry as an unpatriotic, unprincipled nominee. Republicans and his Democratic opponents suggest that Kerry changes his mind...
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I've been hearing a lot about the new movie, "The Passion of the Christ." I was wondering, though: Why "the" Christ? I guess there could be confusion if they left "the" out.
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A key issue on the March 2 ballot is Proposition 55, a bond measure that would provide funding for education facilities throughout California. Prop 55 would ease overcrowding in schools and make overd...
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It's election time, and once again I am promoting that we get out and vote. Most of my family members own businesses, so ambition is very much a part of me. I remember the first business course I had ...
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Thanks to the Santa Barbara News-Press and other media, everyone knows that drinking is a serious problem in Isla Vista. So, I was very disturbed to learn that Brooks Firestone, a candidate for 3rd Di...
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I was irritated by how John Buttny made a big deal of Brooks Firestone's taking contributions from some Isla Vista housing providers. By making an issue of this, he is saying these people have no righ...
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Isla Vistans have a lot at stake in this election: how landlords treat you, how safe the streets are, how much our environment is protected from oil development and much more. So I'm offering a clear ...
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"Holes"
"The Sandlot"
"Goodwill Hunting"
"How to Train Your Dragon"
"Dead Poets Society"
"The Karate Kid"
"Ladybird"
"Perks of Being a Wallflower"
"The Edge of Seventeen"
"Up"
"Mid90s"
"Little Women"
