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R.I.P.

February 28, 2002 by Staff

Here lies the family of dead skunks off of Los Carneros. While your time was short, your smell will always be with us.
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Nexus Shouldn’t Try to Draw Readers with Offensive Remarks

February 28, 2002 by Vanessa Prell

Last I checked, newspapers were about news, politics and keeping the community informed of current events. Yes, the Nexus gives us news, but mostly it just reports whatever gets a rise out of people.
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We Must Boycott AppeThai to Protest Its Discrimination

February 28, 2002 by Chantelle Woods

I was dismayed to read the editorial from Yesenia and Shantel ("Funny, We Didn't Order AppeThai's Discrimination Platter," Feb. 26) about their experience of discrimination at AppeThai.
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Sex Bites: Finding Edible Aphrodisiacs

February 27, 2002 by Sarah Kent

Sure, we all know the saying that we're sexy in our own special way. Nonetheless, don't you feel, deep down inside you, that there should be a way to enhance your sex life or that of your partner?
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Open Door Policy

February 27, 2002 by Staff

For as long as I've lived in the weathercave, the weatherportal has been uppity. In cold weather it blows open; in warm weather it swells and warps, making it hard to close and impossible to lock.
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Should Drugs Cost You Gov’t Grants?

February 27, 2002 by Eneri Rodriguez

In 1998 a provision was made to the Higher Education Act that would delay or deny federal financial aid based on a drug conviction. Instead of increasing educational access as the HEA has done in the ...
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Nexus Neglected to Recount Tragedy’s Entire Story

February 27, 2002 by Jason Schock

Although I respect and appreciate the Nexus' intentions in presenting its memorial to the victims of the shocking events on Sabado Tarde a year ago, readers should have been given a complete recountin...
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Beggers Can’t Be Choosers

February 26, 2002 by Staff

Perhaps - just perhaps - the speaker's platform at a memorial service is the wrong place to push a political agenda.
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Here Comes the Sun

February 26, 2002 by Staff

There is a mathematical equation that defines laundry output in Isla Vista. The more sun = less clothing worn.
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Living Without Vowels: There’s Nothing Strange About Being Queer

February 26, 2002 by Steven Ruszczycky

It was a hell of a weekend. I knew I was in deep when I sat listening to Susan Stryker, a male-to-female transsexual who emanated power and form as she discussed spirituality and a Stonewallesque riot...
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Sweet Victory on a Salt Lake for the ’02 Olympics

February 26, 2002 by Curtis Brainard

"Here we are - the center of the world."
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Anderson Is the Best, Most-Liked Candidate for SB County Sheriff

February 26, 2002 by Erik Nelson

On March 5, everyone in Santa Barbara County will have the opportunity to vote for a new sheriff. This is a unique election because the current sheriff is retiring, thus leaving space for a contested ...
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Funny, We Didn’t Order AppeThai’s Discrimination Platter

February 26, 2002 by Yesenia Curiel and Shantel Martinez

February is the month of Black history, a month when we must all, as a society, recognize any prejudices that we might have against others.
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Think

February 26, 2002 by Staff

Face Off: Should the Homeles Have a Shelter Near a School?

February 25, 2002 by Josh Braun Stephanie McCoy

On April 1, the Santa Barbara Homeless Day Center and Winter Shelter will temporarily relocate to Ortega Street across from the Santa Barbara Community Academy elementary school while a second story i...
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