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Don’t Just Imagine a World Free of Rape

May 13, 2003 by

Do you know four women? Then you probably know someone who has, or will be, raped. We would rather believe that the average rapist is a sociopath who cannot control his sexual drives.
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Students Shouldn’t Buy the Myths Surrounding Alcohol Use

May 13, 2003 by

So you think you know everything there is to know about alcohol, drugs and partying, right? Wrong. There are a lot of misconceptions about drinking floating around these days that could potentially ge...
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The Right’s Take on Environmental Issues Just Doesn’t Seem Natural

May 13, 2003 by

Justin M. Ruhge's latest rant (Daily Nexus, "University Idealism Is Anything But Right," May 8, 2003) compelled me to respond with some thoughts I have been having recently about nature.
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Peace on the Horizon?

May 12, 2003 by

The "Roadmap to Peace" has been presented to the Israelis and the Palestinians. This noble plan for something so elusive hinges on many factors, but there is one factor most prevalent in the big pictu...
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Post-Mother’s Day Blues

May 12, 2003 by

I sincerely hope that you all had a pleasant Mother's Day. I know you all went home or called or sent nice cards.
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Sex Research Strips Opinion From Fact

May 12, 2003 by

In response to a column by Trey Myklebust (Daily Nexus, May 1). Apparently, Myklebust is less than supportive of a research project that was conducted by a team of professors at UCSB. This project inc...
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Living Without Vowels: I Just Want to Rock

May 9, 2003 by

The man is bullwhip lean - roughly 115 pounds, 20 if he's lucky, of middle-aged derision culminating in a lousy haircut and pocket protector lodged in his shirt's breast pocket.
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Eeny-meany, Mediany, Mode

May 9, 2003 by

Weatherfriend 1: "They're opening a new statistics department."Weatherfriend 2: "We don't have one?"Weatherfriend 1: "Yes, but we're starting another one."
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Daily Nexus Overshoots the UC Tuition Fee Hikes

May 9, 2003 by

While providing important information about how budget cuts may impact UC, your story, "UC Regents To Vote on Tuition" (Daily Nexus, May 7, 2003) significantly overstated the fee increase the regents ...
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Ah, Parking Services, Where Art Thy Sting?

May 8, 2003 by

I was late for an exam yesterday and decided to drive to campus. Being short on time and spare change for a parking pass, I decided to take advantage of one of Parking Services' deluxe $30 spaces.
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Drugstore Cowboy: Florists Love Your Mom

May 8, 2003 by

Heads up, kids: It's Mother's Day on Sunday. I was just recently made aware of this myself. Immediately recognizing the appropriate thing to do under these circumstances, I panicked.
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University Idealism Is Anything But Right

May 8, 2003 by

You students pay a fortune of your and your parents' money to attend UCSB to get an education. But what you are getting is a thorough brainwashing by the left-wing bunch of professors who infest the c...
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Community Affairs Board Works for You and Your Community

May 8, 2003 by

Over 3,000 students have benefited through volunteer service each year, with some of our students continuing their service by joining the Peace Corps, Teach for America and AmeriCorps - a few of the m...
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Police Protect Us From Irresponsible Drugs

May 8, 2003 by

The two things I love most are alcohol and the police. So, it is the first sentence of my article and I have already exaggerated. It is not actually alcohol I love best, but rather talking about alcoh...
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Article Only Paints One Part of Israeli-Palestinian Picture

May 8, 2003 by

"The United States Has a Friend in the Middle East" (Daily Nexus, May 6, 2003), by Celia Soudry, paints an incomplete picture of a very complex situation. Israel is not the benevolent champion protect...
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