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The Hands That Feed the Students Shouldn’t Remain Undernourished

I think it is important to draw attention to a situation within the Carrillo and Ortega Dining Commons. Many full-time cooks and service workers have been requesting a wage increase for several years.
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Leaders Can’t Be Afraid of Making a Move to Help Their Own People

This past week, after five Palestinians blew up scores of Israeli civilians in terrorist attacks, members of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's government were calling for the expulsion of Yasser Arafat du...
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Men Dangle Between Rock Hard and a Soft Place

I love being a woman because I love being in control. And we are (almost) always in control of all our sexual functions.
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Escaped Inmates From An Artsy Asylum

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

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

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

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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Terror-Ridden Peace

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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