Opinion
UCSB had established itself as a leader in green design. Our leadership, however, is starting to ring hollow. We gained national attention by achieving Platinum LEED building certification. However, t...
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I write a lot. I write for school, I write for my job, and I think my post-college plans will somehow involve newspaper journalism, a special form of writing through which one attempts to disseminate ...
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We're crawling toward Thanksgiving break, and for many of us it will mean the first time we've been home since the year began. Which makes this a scary few days.
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The term "neoconservative" has wrongly become a synonym for ultraconservative or zealously right-wing. A distinction should be made between those known as "paleoconservatives" - old-style conservative...
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There are no two words that bring a skip to my step like Bonus Buy. I'm talking about that wonderful little yellow tag you see at Albertsons when Ben & Jerry's is two for $5.
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Under our justice system we are all innocent until proven guilty. With this said, I, along with many others, can't break myself from believing that the allegations of child molestation against Michael...
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Tuesday, the assistant county editor and I drove up to Neverland after hearing that law enforcement officials were combing Jackson's ranch. I brought along a friend's copy of Jackson's 1979 album "Off...
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I was watching the CNN coverage of the Michael Jackson situation. I know, it's stupid, it's sensational and only an idiot would care about it. But enough about CNN.
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I attended the much talked-about debate between Phyllis Schlafly and Anita Perez Ferguson. Among many of the appalling opinions Schlafly conveyed, I was most offended by the way she incorrectly genera...
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I understand that Isla Vista Master Plan meetings are not exactly Woodward and Bernstein material, but I was disappointed in the last two articles printed in the Nexus as both contain egregious errors...
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Those 12-year-old boys have got it pretty damn easy: chasing bullfrogs down at the creek, stealing apple pies from neighborhood windowsills and playing tickle-fight until the wee hours of the morning ...
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After reading two editorials and the article about the Halloween post mortem, I felt it was a good time to talk to students directly. My name is Carolyn Buford, and I am the person responsible in larg...
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Made a few trips to the dump today. It's expensive to use the dump. Paying someone else to take my stuff got me thinking about the weird ways money works. There is paying for stuff you already own...
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There seems to be a lot of confusion in this country about feminism. Even experts on the subject seem to have a difficult time explaining it. Experts Phyllis Schlafly and Anita Perez Ferguson both adm...
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Beer goggles are my favorite party accessory because they compliment almost any outfit. Don't get me wrong, I am horny all the time, but there is a clear-cut difference between typical me and the peni...
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The Good Place: Feels like they’re living in an alternate reality
How I Met Your Mother: Hardcore romantic
Big Mouth: They have one
Jane the Virgin: Cries at every episode
Schitt’s Creek: Narcissist
Modern Family: Claire Dunphy-esque Google Calendar
Friends: Also has 10 seasons worth of lore
Community: Describes their friend group
Sex and The City: Thinks they’re Carrie Bradshaw
The Office: Dwight Schrute tendencies
Arrested Development: Also likes embezzling money
New Girl: Has a drawer full of glitter and ribbon like Jess
