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I.V. Doesn’t Appreciate Lammy’s Four-letter Words

I would just like to point out the extreme hypocrisy and ignorance of Lammy Johnstone-Kockler's statements regarding I.V. and the outcome of the recall campaign.
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Nexus Should Take More Care in Gathering Its Facts

I am writing in response to your caption under the George Clinton picture. Once again, you misrepresent and demean one of A.S. Program Board's shows and undermine the people who put on these generous ...
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Wednesday Hump Misses Mark on Sex Legalities

I was reading Beth Van Dyke's "Wednesday Hump" ("Keep Your Orifices Open," Daily Nexus, Nov. 6, 2002), when I noticed a fact I know to be false.
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Lab Rat: You Could Be Anywhere

Since the stations know their true position, they can tell how accurate the satellites' information is and send it to GPS receivers to help correct them.
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The Weatherpest

The weatherkitchen has a rat. It took up residence with us late last month, which was great because we were looking for a subletter anyway.
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Keep Your Orifices Open

There is a sad truth to life around here: Despite being in one of the most open sexual times in history, we are still horribly sexually repressed.
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The Voting Game

Yesterday, I played the voting game. The objective: Make your way to your polling place, convince the poll workers that you are not an absentee voter, and cast your ballot.
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Drugstore Cowboy: Thanks for All the Memories; Next Time Keep Your Hands Off

There are some places in this world where they cut off your hands for stealing. I think Isla Vista should be the place where you get your hands cut off for molesting people.
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Russia’s Tough Take on Terror Isn’t So Different From Our Own

Politics make for strange bedfellows but become stranger due to changing times. I was lucky enough to grow up during the climax period of the Cold War.
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Students May Have a Lot to Say, but Technology Keeps Their Mouths Shut

All the commotion isn't coming from the crowd having a good time; rather it is the scattered voices yelling into their cell phones causing all the clamor.
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Everyone Should Have the Right to Help Save Another’s Life

Would you accept blood or bone marrow from a healthy male? Would your decision change if you knew that the person is gay, bisexual or queer-identified? Blood drives nationwide are forced to institute ...
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Recall of 3rd District Supervisor Gail Marshall

It all started over a year ago at the Oct. 18, 2001 GPAC meeting. Throw together some smarmy politicians, an American flag and a short-tempered 3rd District Supervisor, agitate for a year, and you get...
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Words, Words, Words

With Halloween comes inebriation and the inevitable attempt to write term papers drunk. In this state, the weathercavemates often wax philosophical.
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Congress 23rd District

In the past six years, Capps has more than earned the respect of her constituents through her dedication to issues ranging from health care to education.
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