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It’s Alive … It’s Alive!!!!

May 24, 2001 by Staff

Beware: The Weatherbook is coming.
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The Greenest Bush

May 24, 2001 by Staff

"I want to thank you all for your very generous contributions so that my drive was only five minutes," Bush said.
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Columnist Rises to the Synonym Challenge

May 24, 2001 by David Downs

"Write a column about your penis." This is what Opinion editor Curtis says when I ask him what the most memorable column of the year should be about.
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Where to Draw the Line for Reproductive Rights: Zygotes, Consciousness?

May 24, 2001 by Kathleen Colby

Life is truly a miracle and should be respected as such. Unwanted children will not find the love waiting for them that they deserve.
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A Scientist’s Duty is to Explain, Not to Patronize

May 24, 2001 by Staff

Why should one need an advanced degree in physics in order to ask a question at a press conference and receive respectful consideration?
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Don’t Believe Daily Nexus Writers – UCSB is Alright

May 24, 2001 by Staff

Admittedly, after reading numerous Nexus articles regarding the new president's goals, I was beginning to doubt the way Associated Students would function next year.
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Petroleum Problem

May 23, 2001 by Staff

Petroleum jelly is sick. Everyone knows it’s for lubricating a) your skin, or b) your baby-maker.
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Nexus Fumbles the Truth About Football, President

May 23, 2001 by Brian Hampton

After being elected to become the next Associated Students president, I expected the media to start calling so that they could misquote me.
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A Knight’s Tale: A Few Parting Stabs From an Outgoing Senior

May 23, 2001 by Joseph Milbury

Joke: What is worse than an alcoholic? A Gauchoholic! What is worse than a Gauchoholic? A Gauchoholic as Associated Students president!
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Lily-Livered Newspaper Hogties Speech

May 23, 2001 by Staff

Recently, the Daily Nexus refused to publish an ad submitted by David Horowitz titled, "10 Reasons Reparations for Slavery is a Bad Idea - And Racist Too."
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A Thank You Note to Campus Groundskeepers

May 23, 2001 by Staff

For want of a more direct way to express my gratitude, I would like to use this letter to thank the gardeners at UCSB for their incessant work on campus.
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Not Seeing Race Blinds You to Injustice, History

May 23, 2001 by Staff

Continually, we see articles and commentary that support the racist construction of "color blindness."
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Revoking SP-1: Choosing Color Before Capability

May 22, 2001 by Staff

Have you heard about the UC Regents lifting the ban on Affirmative Action? Martin Luther King Jr. himself would be disgusted.
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ABC – Almost as Bad as Ccccccccccccccc

May 22, 2001 by Staff

A long time ago, the Weatherroomates and I decided not to get cable. In a normal town, we would get four semi-clear channels and two squiggily ones.
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Regents Must Demand Higher Standards From BP Amoco

May 22, 2001 by Shlomy Kattan

The Regent's failure to vote in favor of human rights and the environment is an insult to humanity that crosses all lines of identity, be they racial, ethnic, national, religious, philosophical or pol...
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