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Coal & Candy Canes

December 4, 2003 by The Daily Nexus Staff

The Daily Nexus Gives Fossil Fuel to the Foul and Sweets to the Superb. Tension-relieving candy canes for take-home finals and the saintly professors who assign them. Inevitable, end-of-the quarter lu...
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What’s Your Problem? 12-04-03

December 4, 2003 by

"My right leg is three inches shorter than my left." - Nate Brener (junior geology major)
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A Strike Against All Sense

November 26, 2003 by Ben Coffee

In his article, the senior economics major seems to not understand basic economics, much less the larger forces at work. We chose not to honor the greedy picket lines at Albertsons, Vons and Ralphs, f...
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The Wednsday Hump: Ex Sex Is the Emotional Baggage Claim

November 26, 2003 by Kate Rice

Picture yourself having a good time on a date with someone you are interested in. The person's phone rings and as you watch recognition of the number roll over their face like the haze of a fog-filled...
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Answers for the Morning After

November 25, 2003 by John Fry Monique Sherman

Inquiring minds wanted to know, so the Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) is here to answer some of those burning college questions. From doubts about your roommate's odor to sexually transmitte...
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Thanks for Leaving

November 25, 2003 by The Weatherhuman

Oh, boy, just one more day until break. I can't wait to stuff my belly and pass out in front of the TV with Dad and Gramps.
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The Cave Diet Really Works

November 25, 2003 by

The weatherhuman believes that the mass slaughter of turkeys this time of year is a cruel, archaic tradition. I vastly prefer prime rib.
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University Balking on Green Buildings

November 25, 2003 by Edward France

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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The Artful Dodger: Sins of the Inept Reporter

November 24, 2003 by Drew Mackie

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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Can We Make It?

November 24, 2003 by Staff

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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Blue Traffic Lights: Neoconservatism History 101

November 24, 2003 by Drew Atkins

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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Even in the Sixth Week, Strikers Deserve Respect

November 24, 2003 by Chris Holmes

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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Noseless Pop Star’s Arrest Raises Some Eyebrows

November 24, 2003 by Henry Sarria

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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Drugstore Cowboy: Don’t Wanna Grow Up

November 21, 2003 by Cory Anthony

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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CNN Is for Jacko-ffs

November 21, 2003 by Staff

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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