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Escaped Inmates From An Artsy Asylum

May 28, 2003 by The Weatherhuman

A plea for attention along the walk to class. Those Art 4D mutants have escaped, littering our fair campus with the likes of a human clock and a silly string-happy spider.
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Being Mr. Fix-It: Trapped in a Major Stereotype

May 28, 2003 by Jonathan Repp

I don't like telling people what my real major is. It's fun to see what other drunk people will believe if you sound convincing. The main reason, though, is that I have yet to meet anyone who reacts p...
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UC Needs Out-of-State Students More Than They Need the UC

May 28, 2003 by Jacqueline M. Hu

When I read the article by Bert Viloria titled "The Reader's Voice: Don't Take Budget Woes Out on In-State Students" (Daily Nexus, May 23, 2003), my first reaction was how unfair the article was towar...
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Racial Privacy at a High Cost

May 28, 2003 by Annette Cordero

Another controversial race-focused initiative will soon be placed before the Californian electorate. This ballot measure, called the Racial Privacy Initiative, would prevent many state agencies, inclu...
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Think

May 28, 2003 by Conor Buckley

Terror-Ridden Peace

May 23, 2003 by Joey Tartakovsky

If anyone had any lingering doubts about what the obstacle to peace between the Israelis and Palestinians was, the five Palestinian suicide bombings within the space of 48 hours this week should have ...
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To Everything, There is a Season

May 23, 2003 by Staff

Somewhere between Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock, just north of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, lies Weather-Valhalla, where all good weatherhumans go when they graduate.
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Don’t Take Budget Woes Out on In-State Students

May 23, 2003 by Bert Viloria

Why are we penalizing California students with an abominable fiscal mistake that our "illustrious" lawmakers made? The University of California system is still one of the best bargains in the world as...
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Perspectively Challenged

May 22, 2003 by Nico Pitney

His piece begins with the claim, uniformly made by the reactionary Israeli right, that Palestinian suicide bombings are "the obstacle" - notice the singular - to peace.
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Be Amazed at the Friends You Have Here on Your Trip

May 22, 2003 by Staff

Next year's Nexus staff is in place and full of fresh, young and eager optimism. If you have one to spare, why not take a moment and give thanks that they're willing to sacrafice their youths and thei...
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A Few Reasons to Pay More

May 22, 2003 by Richard C. Atkinson

In the next few weeks, the UC Board of Regents will be considering a student fee increase for the 2003-04 year. California is facing the most serious budget crisis in its history, with a budget defici...
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In the Garage

May 22, 2003 by Staff

It's almost time to move out of my apartment. For the weathercavemates and me to go our separate ways. It's a melancholy feeling. Choking back tears, saying our goodbyes, and most importantly - figur...
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As the Smoke Clears, al-Qaeda Stands to Falter

May 22, 2003 by Henry Sarria

If you look up the definition of the word "desperate" in the dictionary, it goes something like this: reckless or violent because of despair. However, I would like to offer another definition for the ...
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Domestic Partnership Rights Deserves A.S. Endorsement

May 22, 2003 by Isabel Millan Brandon Robles RoseMarie Borquez Gail Padilla

This Wednesday, A.S. Legislative Council will vote on a resolution in favor of Assembly Bill 205. For those of you who have not heard of AB 205, this piece of legislation would extend a lot of the rig...
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Road Map to Peace May Contain a Couple Wrinkles

May 22, 2003 by Mar Logrono

I am neither optimistic nor confident of Sharon's commitment to peace. Sharon has recently rejected negotiations on the status of the settlements built after 2001, one of the elements subject to negot...
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