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The United States Is Doing More Harm Than Good in Israel-Palestine Conflict

The U.S. has given Israel the green light to take revenge collectively on the whole Palestinian population, from house demolition and tank bombardments to endless sieges and inhumane curfews to the ho...
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The Only Thing a Red Cup Means Is That I’m Thirsty

Residents of Isla Vista need to be informed on the definition of what truly is alcohol.
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Environmental Studies Needs Some Cleaning Up

I would like to be informed as to what is going wrong with the environmental studies major. I am a transfer student and have been an ES major since the 2001 Winter Quarter. So far, I have been very di...
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Turds and Tulips

We Dish Out a Round of Foul-Smelling Feces and Fragrant Flora
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Weathercave II: Attack of the Drones

I spent the day battling vermin.
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Parental Notification Plan Is Good Intent Gone Awry

It's a proven fact that if you put any animal, and we are animals, in close quarters, then they eventually turn and attack each other. Ask any RA; people get crazy when they don't get their space.
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Use Political Powers to Help, Not to Cause More Problems

Local politics are great. You and I have much more influence here, where our voices aren't drowned out by millions of others, as in state and national matters.
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Four Beers May Be a Light Snack, But It Isn’t Binge Drinking

While the percentage of students who abstain from drinking altogether is on the rise, the percentage of students who are binge drinking is also on the rise.
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Hey Nexus, Austen Is Good for More Than Shark Hors d’Oeurves

Guess what? There are heterosexual males who enjoy Austen and her works; there are females who have never read Austen.
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Chancellor Yang Should Give a Dang About All UCSB Students

Chancellor Yang, where are you? I have not seen you except for a few token appearances when I was a prospective student.
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Phone Calls Home Won’t Stop Fools

College drinking is a serious problem. That's why serious solutions are necessary. The parental notification plan is about the biggest joke I've heard of all year, and this is a year that's seen legis...
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It’s Coming

Coming to remind your hard-working, 20 page essay-writing, blue book and scantron buying booty that you've done this to yourself.
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It Affects Me: Part 7: Eva Takes Back a Piece of Her Life

Because of what happened to Eva, I became more involved in sexual assault issues, increasing my awareness and my knowledge. This growth allowed me to discover strength about myself that I never knew e...
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Nothing Rolls Off My Tongue Like ‘Penis’

"Isn't it awfully nice to have a penis?" I'm sure it's no surprise to anyone that for a good six years I've been known to all my friends and some of my enemies as the "Penis Girl."
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Living Without Vowels: I.V., Use Your Indoor Voice

While the ordinance can put a damper on my celebration plans, it actually is a decent way of regulating the problems caused by parties gone bad.
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