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Support Israel; ‘The Muslims Are Out To Destroy our World’

November 7, 2001 by Justin M. Ruhge

Let's support the Israelis. They are a democracy in a sea of dictators. Arafat is a criminal that this country should replace with some less radical Palestinian leader.
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UCSB’s Lecturers Are Hardly Part-time, Disposable Lackeys

November 7, 2001 by Nick Tingle

I had trouble with the headline for this article, especially with the word "part-time."
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A No Vote on H is Good For Goleta

November 6, 2001 by Staff

A city of Goleta is a good idea, except that the city of Goleta appearing on today's ballot doesn't include most of Goleta Valley and will probably fail financially.
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Down 8-6 But Up 3-0

November 6, 2001 by Staff

I went out last night to watch a few members of the weatherposse play intramural soccer. Unfortunately, two players got lost in the fog trying to get there and another fell down one of the holes in th...
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Red Tape: National Error in Space Administration Goes for Broke

November 5, 2001 by Josh Braun

If you blinked, you may have missed it. On Oct. 23rd at 7:26 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, NASA's newest Mars probe, Odyssey, slipped safely into orbit around the red planet with little fanfare. Scienti...
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Nominal Charge for Water

November 5, 2001 by Staff

The weathermates and I decided to engage in a little sport at the bowling alley this weekend.
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My Home Is My Sanctuary, Not Your Barf Bowl

November 5, 2001 by Rebecca Turek

Last winter, eight friends and I signed a lease for a 6600 block oceanside house on DP. We knew living on the 6600 block was going to be quite different but we had no idea exactly how it was going to ...
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Coulter’s Terrorism Speech Was Only a Liberal-Bashing MarathonConor

November 5, 2001 by Nick Brubaker

The title of the lecture was "The Terrorists and Their Left-Wing Sympathizers." Terrorism was clearly a side note because it was bash-the-liberals night at UCSB.
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‘American Hero’ Should Rethink Her Medieval Opinions

November 5, 2001 by Ruth Kim

Wow. That was all that I could say when I read the article on Ann Coulter. Tell me again how she is an "American Hero"?
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Exploring the Method to bin Laden’s Madness

November 2, 2001 by Drew Atkins

When investigating criminals, the main thing you look at is the motive behind their crimes. If we are to believe that Osama bin Laden was behind the Sept. 11 attacks, then an examination of his motive...
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Beautiful Trailers on the Bike Path

November 2, 2001 by Staff

Today I took a midterm while ignoring giant purple flashing runway lights in my peripheral vision.
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Hey Gals, Keep the Cheeks Covered at Bike-a-Thong

November 2, 2001 by Vanessa Rivers

I've seen more underwear in the last month than I ever thought possible.
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I Don’t Remember Saying You Could Grab My Ass

November 2, 2001 by Gabrielle Winicki

I was having a fun time walking down State Street on Halloween night until some guy, thinking he was hot stuff, grabbed my ass as I was walking by him.
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Pay Attention to Local Issues

November 1, 2001 by Robert Bernstein

I just realized that no article has run in the Nexus on the Goleta City Council election, except for one sarcastic op-ed piece, and I am concerned. Not because the one piece characterized me as a jugg...
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Right Back At Cha, Teach!

November 1, 2001 by Staff

WeatherLonghand is almost as recognizable as the scrawlings of a dyslexic howler monkey. I use my chickenscratch sandscrit style to great effect, as revenge during midterms. The thicker the course rea...
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