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Letter Blows the Meal Plan Problem Out of Proportion

Is Nick Pasto serious in his column (Daily Nexus, "Don't Play Games With Students' Meals," May 16)? I agree that the food in both dining commons could be better, but to call it harmful and offensive? ...
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She Said: Nude Dancers—Demeaning or Delightful?

I'm not quite sure what it is about stripping that makes people become the morality police. Is it nudity that they find immoral? Is it the display of sexuality that they have a problem with? These bot...
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Ward Connerly May Be Extreme, But He’s Got the Right Idea

I have benefited greatly from previous generations of equal opportunity programs (Educational Opportunity Program in my case), which I have knowingly and approvingly participated in.
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Words to Eat By

College freshmen living in the dorms enjoy the all-you-can-eat buffet offered by UCSB's local five-star restaurant, Ortega. With the buffet, however, come the dumpsters full of wasted food, thrown awa...
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Living without Vowels: Abstaining From Jackson

AB 205, if passed and signed into action, would extend marriage-like status in California to all same-sex couples who register as domestic partners, establishing rights and responsibilities that would...
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The Deadline

Today is the last day to change your grading option. Yeah, that's right. It's your last chance to face reality before they slap the cuffs on you.
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Don’t Play Games With Students’ Meals

There is a serious problem that has been plaguing UCSB freshmen for months and it's simply become too harmful to ignore. Yes, I'm talking about Ortega Dining Commons.
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Be a Good Sport Concerning Basketball Fans

As a fan of basketball, a protector of dignity and a former youth of Southern California, I feel it my duty to take a deeper look at the shortcomings and misconceptions thrown about in the article by ...
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Local Band Doesn’t Deserve Harsh Notes From Artsweek

Ms. Jardine and Mr. Mackie do a great injustice to Nerf Herder in their article when they say, "Nerf Herder made its dent in pop culture history by playing the theme from the 'Buffy' TV series. And th...
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Hard Liquor Content Doesn’t Rate Equally with Wine or Beer

Maura O'Brien thinks she knows everything there is to know about alcohol, drugs, and partying, right? Wrong. In O'Brien's effort to clear up misconceptions, she unfortunately perpetuated a myth that I...
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Students’ Money Matters

There is an office available in the I.V. Tenants Union headquarters in I.V. The LRC committee has clearly communicated to Don our opposition to renting out the space for several reasons.
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Opening Night

The way I understand it, The Matrix is a movie about a world where everyone's thoughts and actions are controlled by a giant illusion-generating machine. They can't escape because for them, fiction is...
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Advertisements Peddle Fear and Doubt

David Reeves referenced the Nexus ads depicting Israeli students and their encounters with terrorism and asked, "What are they trying to sell?" I would like to propose an answer.
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