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A Scientist’s Duty is to Explain, Not to Patronize

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Increasing Ocean Reserves Will Benefit Fish, Fishing Community

This past Sunday afternoon, the first annual Concert for the Coast went off in Anisq' Oyo' Park in Isla Vista.
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Res Hall Director’s Denial of Bathroom Privileges is Unfair

As I was coming back from dinner Tuesday, May 15, I noticed a guy who lives at the end of my hall kick the bathroom door and try unsuccessfully to move the door handle.
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Sexual Health Peers Educate About STDs, Birth Control

UC-STD. Heard that one before?
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Happy birthday Mr. T!

Yes, Mr. T turns 49 years old today.
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