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UCSB, Take the Future of I.V. Into Your Own Hands

For those Gauchos that are unsure about I.V.'s Master Plan, it is a process that seeks to make I.V. more hospitable and enjoyable for its long-term residents, student residents, business owners and la...
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Selective Nexus Coverage Ignores Anti-war Protests

How bizarre that Pro-Troops Rally on Saturday that only had about 100 participants received a whole article's worth of coverage ("Locals Hold Pro-Troops Rally," Daily Nexus, April 21, 2003).
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Drugstore Cowboy: You Owe Us Bonus Rent

Ron Wolfe and Associates may count as crazy strangers, but being involved in business with them makes them a little more than strangers.
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Earplugs

I walked into one of our I.V. supermarkets yesterday. Wait, no. Supermarket doesn't seem like the right term...
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Loud Morning Power Tools Can Blow Me

Certain politicians maintain that an earlier noise curfew could help curb rowdier partygoers, though anyone who has stayed in I.V. for more than five minutes would recognize the sheer stupidity in tha...
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Throwing a Retro Fit

I rode by San Raf today and to my horror, they'd begun to paint it horrible colors. I thought they were retroftting it for earthquake safety.
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You Get One Phone Call

It's Monday morning and you're running to Campbell Hall from Snidecor. You woke up an hour later than you planned, which means that you didn't have time to take a shower. The only makeup you're wearin...
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A.S. It Is: It Isn’t Over Until the Big Country Cleans

Last quarter, the UCSB Legislative Council passed a resolution in opposition of war against Iraq with an overwhelming majority; however, two weeks ago, the same council passed a resolution in support ...
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Human Health May Depend on Animal Testing

In front of me the rat lies anesthetized, its back shaved and swabbed with a sterile chemical, my scalpel poised and ready to make the first incision.
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SAFME: Ignorant, Intolerant, or Plain Dangerous?

This past Wednesday and Thursday were two of the most important days in the entire Jewish calendar.
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Abuse Over Substance

However, the tone of your recent editorial ("Fuzzy Math," Daily Nexus, April 17, 2003) reads like a personal vendetta that degenerated from commentary on the issue to playground name-calling.
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I Should Be Studying . . .

It's midterm time again. Everyone is trying their best to study - an attempt that will eventually lead to the downward spiral of beer and video games that mark the last half of every quarter here at U...
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Students Should Help UC LEED the Way

The University of California has come so far, but if we don't act now we may lose the race. The regents are on the verge of adopting a clean energy and green building standard that will make the Unive...
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Secret Ballot

You can vote! You can vote online. You can vote at the polls.That's right, there are two ways to vote this year!
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A Week for Political Fools

While world opinion on Cuba is varied, once you pull your head out of America's ass you can at least recognize that a tiny, poor country that has been the target of military, economic and political ag...
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