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CC to UC Ain’t Nothing but a Heartbreak, Baby

Of all the transfers I have made in Santa Barbara, such as transferring a 12-pack of Natural Ice from the liquor store to my stomach, or transferring myself to the beach, the transfer from SBCC to the...
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Living Without Vowels: Welcome to Fantasy Isla Vista

I've worked summer Orientation for the past two years, and I could bet my paltry paycheck on the fact that a good number - if not the majority - of freshmen made their way down to I.V. at night to sne...
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Drink Your Way to a Higher Education in the UCSB Residence Halls

Now, we don't know about you, but here at the Nexus we prefer our fish kippered, so here's the official Life in the Dorms Drinking Game.
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The College of Creative Studies May Be Small, but It Knows How to Educate

When I learned about the College of Creative Studies, where autonomy abounds and no one will tell you what do even if you ask them, I knew it was going to be just what I needed.
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Inside Isla Vista’s Mess

Of the different properties Val walked me through, this house was the dirtiest. All the other properties fluctuated between slightly messy, a little dust and a small hole here and there, to sparkling ...
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Working-class Zero

Before deciding what to do with my vacation, I asked the editor in chief how much I would be paid for this summer issue of the Nexus.
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Slouching Away From Bedlam

It's become fashionable now to rage against anything that has the name "David Attias" attached to it.
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Those Transient Blues

As someone who has vacated a residence upwards of three times now, I am aware of exactly one good thing about the process of moving: You get to eat out, or, at the very least, go to the grocery store ...
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Red Tape: The Rest of You Can Get Lost; I’m Staying Right Here

I'm not moving this summer. There. I've lost half of your sympathies. All of my stuff will remain in place, collecting Isla Vista dust for another year.
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UCSB Should Mind Its Own Business

For the small number of students who do use Umail accounts, Yonie Harris. The dean of students, informed us that the parental notification system will be put in place this upcoming fall.
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It’s dead week folks. The showdown.

UCSB is full of do-gooders. People who are trying to end disease, violence and oppression, people who want to save the world. I salute you for your efforts.
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New Parking Plan Punishes Students for Not Buying Permits

For those of you parking on campus next year, pay attention. This is what you need to know to work your way through the recommendations of the advisory committee on parking.
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Parental Notification, New Ordinances Are Good Ideas

The Isla Vista Alcohol and Other Drugs Council endorsed parental notification and the recently approved Community Safety Ordinance. Here's why:
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Red Tape: Productivity Is Nothing but a Twelve-Letter Word

It's the last day before finals and you're reading this because you don't want to study. Yeah, I know how it works. You'll go home in a few minutes and play video games or make yourself lunch. You'll ...
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Goleta Resident Asks Owners of White Mattress to Pick It Up

On Sunday, a small white pickup truck sped from a dirt road leading from a beautiful field next to my house. In it were two college-aged men. I have no way of knowing for sure if they were UCSB studen...
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