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Colorblind or Just Blind?

September 24, 2003 by Tiye Baldwin

Higher education is the de facto gateway to economic success and political power in the United States. Like magic, 54 could erase any documented disparity - paper trail - between the blacks and white...
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Legends of the Fall: Ready, Ripe and Unrequited

September 24, 2003 by Christina Huff

As the Fall Quarter rolls in, unabated and disposed, new desires and wants creep into the heart and soul of every UCSB student. Every year, whether rain or drought, a fall harvest of ripe and deliciou...
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Bush’s Doublespeak Jeopardizes National Welfare

September 24, 2003 by Drew Atkins

I've been giving some thought recently to doublespeak, the concept introduced in George Orwell's novel 1984 that entails people accepting two opposing positions at the same time.
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GOLD: Now Pissing Off Users Across the American Continent

September 24, 2003 by Rytas Vilgayls

As a parent of a freshman, I just want to tell you that your billing system is the worst I've ever encountered, anywhere.
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Student Notes Loss of Landmark Ashtray, Approves of Foliage

September 24, 2003 by Kristen Ditlevson

Rushing through the crowds of students making their way to and from the UCen on my first day back to campus, something caught my eye.
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The Artful Dodger: A GOLDen Shower for All

September 23, 2003 by Drew Mackie

Normally, if I said so-and-so went down on me and didn't come up all night, I'd get a high five. But when the so-and-so that started to blow has the initials G-O-L-D, the result complicates my life co...
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Birthday Beatdown

September 23, 2003 by Staff

Funny how people feel the need to get you ridiculously shitfaced on your birthday. Each year we embark on a new journey, and the first steps taken are wobbly ones.
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Knight Jousts with Queers on Prop. 22

September 23, 2003 by Steven Ruszczycky

Republican State Senator Pete Knight issued a challenge Monday to the Domestic Partners Rights and Responsibilities Act of 2003, previously AB 205, signed into law by our very own Gray Davis on Sept. ...
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Hugo Was the Best I Ever Had

September 22, 2003 by Staff

The winds of change have blown hard all summer. The governor is soon to be replaced by a murderous-but-popular machine from the future, and Karl Malone is on the Lakers.
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Don’t Cry for Me, Manzanita

September 22, 2003 by Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Shiny, spacious and still smelling like new, Manzanita Village is the Carnival cruise liner of UCSB's dorms. San Miguel, conversely, is like a canoe with a broken paddle floating in a sewage treatment...
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Children of Abraham Shouldn’t Stand for Crass Commercialism

September 22, 2003 by David Markowitz

ritten on their banner at their table was something I found totally disgusting. The banner said, "Just Jew it," and had the Nike Swoosh superimposed over the Star of David. So, does Nike sponsor G-d n...
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Finacial Aid or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Beaurocracy

September 22, 2003 by Travis Cannell

Demanding money is getting harder and harder these days. Back when the bipolar stock market was in one of its manic swings, it was a different story. Nowadays, in our war-torn, misguided and generally...
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Have Fun in Isla Vista, But Just Please Don’t Be Little Jackasses

September 22, 2003 by Bob Craig

We fell in love with the surroundings and lifestyle, and have been fortunate enough to make a living in this little slice of paradise. We welcome you with open arms and wish you the best of luck with ...
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Planning Your Future

September 19, 2003 by Cory Anthony

To call Isla Vista a dilapidated, overcrowded and overpriced slum would be, well, a bit of an understatement. The phrase "student ghetto" comes to mind. Apparently the technical term is "blighted."
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