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The Best Anniversary Gifts Are Fire and Flood

When the date approaches and your steely eyed girlfriend wonders just what you have in store for her, you plan. While no man wishes for war or anniversaries, they are thrust upon us for the preservati...
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I’m in SAC, but I’m Not a Party Person

I hate to say it, but I agree with Jonathan Kalinski for once. He was right that in real politics this is how the game is played.
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Weather Talent

I am retooling the weatherrésumé. I have decided that while there are a lot of things I am very good at, they are not necessarily things I want to advertise.
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The Red Tape: Bioethics Research Blues

Researching bioethics issues is fascinating. It's my job. It's a pain in the ass. The problem is that few people in the news media appear to have any idea what they are actually talking about.
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Weather: I Thought We Were Friends, Dave

The WeatherComputer has been rebelling. It shuts down on its own, runs programs nobody tells it to; it's trying to take control.
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A.S., Divided by Parties, Cannot Stand

Here's an idea: In order to form a more cohesive and efficient government, let's create a party system for A.S. Brilliant fucking idea.
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Nexus Sex Columnist Misses The Point Behind Neo-Pagan Rituals

I was bewildered by columnist Sarah Kent's depiction of the maypole at a neo-pagan spring festival as "a big, old symbol of a male-dominated universe".
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Imagine the Day When Boobies Rule the Earth

I couldn't help (being a sex columnist) stepping back and being struck by exactly what this maypole represents - nothing more than a big, gigantic penis. It's just a big, old symbol of a male-dominate...
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It Affects Me: Part 5: Awareness Eases the Pain

I haven't talked to Eva; she hasn't contacted me since I left the pamphlets on rape and counseling on her bed. I've gone to more meetings, and I've started to swing by the Women's Center to help out.
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When It Comes to Test Taking, We All Need Secret Identities

Should finals and midterms be anonymous? I think they should. Since coming here in September, I have heard others saying that perhaps they got a worse mark than they deserved because the professor did...
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Benefits From a Parking Fee Hike Worth the Chump Change

After reading some of the complaints about the new increase in parking fees, I have to question if people understand why they are raising the fees.
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Home Schooling

To wit, anytime an undergraduate gets cited for a misdemeanor involving alcohol or an illegal drug, the university is going to send a letter home to his or her parents.
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Weather: It’s Not a Virus, It’s Free Porno

The dirty Melissa Virus infected Nexus computers for about a week. It scrambled Word documents and had the potential to send porno to everyone who communicates with the Nexus via email. We didn’...
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Living Without Vowels: Shut Your Mouth and Let Me Speak

You can agree that Attias did what he did. But God help you if you're not out chanting for blood. If you should mention that Attias doesn't deserve to die, kiss a pound of your pink flesh goodbye.
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A.S. It Is: Nasty Tactics Give A.S. the Tough Lovin’ It Sorely Needs

Leave it to the Nexus to misrepresent the goings-on at Legislative Council and to contradict itself in its editorial ("Clowning Around," May 3).
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