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Nothing chaps my ass like the phrase "mandatory attendance." Especially when your section is at 8 a.m. on a Friday and the TA is discussing library skills.
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Column Undercuts Nexus’ Integrity and Self-Respect

The majority of the stories and issues you covered, I thought were well presented. However, I did find one article that you chose to print completely vulgar, lacking integrity, and completely tactless...
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G.E., I Wonder

The G.E. Task Force, comprised of representatives from various academic departments across campus, prepared a proposal on Oct. 14 to revamp the current General Education program at UCSB.
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Where Have All the Mondays Gone?

Veterans Day weekend is deceptive. Oh, sure it seems nice at first - you get an extra day off. But it amounts to 24-hour jet lag.
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Lab Rat: Don’t Make Light of Photons

The theory of continental drift had to wait decades before it could be tested through actual tracking of plate movements. The techniques necessary for tracking them with precision did not exist when ...
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Election Aftermath

It's all over but the crying. The Yes On Recall folks took a lump to the noggin and all they have left to show for their efforts is a sour taste in their mouths and a stream of insults and curses for ...
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Late Night

No, I didn't go home this weekend. Instead, I reveled in my boredom and watched an unfortunate amount of television with my housemates.
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Outdoor Couch Ordinance Should Make You Burning Mad

Couch fires have plagued or invigorated Isla Vista - whichever way you would like to view it - for as long as students have been packed into this rat hole we call home.
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I Hate You, So Take Your Pants Off

And nothing is better than a little make-up sex. Breaking up is hard to do, but the sex afterwards usually makes it worthwhile.
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Students Should Stay Level-Headed Over Touchy Political Issues

Then Raber took a few twists and turns through the history of the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict, finally arriving at the following declaration: "Occupation is not the problem because it does no...
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A.S. It Is: Low Funds Disable University Students

While Americans commit themselves to the belief that anyone can succeed with hard work as this country represents the land of equal opportunity, certain individuals in the Division of Student Affairs ...
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Drugstore Cowboy: Operation: NFL Storm

There are 32 NFL teams, each of them having around 55 players, give or take, on their roster -that's 1,760 men who have dedicated their whole lives to being the biggest, meanest, toughest sons of bitc...
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High Tide

Anyone who enters the ocean after a nasty rainfall seems to develop a lot of strange symptoms - red, bloodshot eyes, feelings of nausea and general light-headedness.
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If You Ask Me, New GE Guidelines Keep UCSB Ignorant

UCSB faculty and Academic Senate are proposing changes in general education ethnic requirements by replacing the non-Western culture requirement with a Western Civilization requirement.
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A Ph.D. Does Not Grant You the Right to Be Arrogant and Rude

And to those who have been on this campus for many years, with or without a degree, don't assume that you know all the answers and have the right to tell fellow staff persons that they do not know wha...
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