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‘Compassionate Conservatism’ Is a Farce

Do the Republican party faithful, who subscribe to the tenants of the right side of the aisle, see "compassionate conservatism" as part of the program, or is the term nothing more than an oxymoron for...
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Cockfights

Most "important" holidays have two sides: the story adults believe and the story children believe.
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Justice Is Neither Blind Nor Cheap if You Lack Privilege

Frank was charged with burglary and dubbed "the hot prowler" of Winter Break (a hot prowler is a burglar who is seen while committing the crime). There was only one problem: He didn't steal anything.
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The Intro

I have the social skills of a leper. A dead leper.
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The Truth About Private Violence

She's lying on the floor, broken. Her left wrist is fractured in three places and a bead of blood is beginning to trickle down from one nostril to her upper lip.
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A.S. Will Serve Students Better With Student Services Fee Raise

I know what you're thinking: What does A.S. do for me and why do they need even more of my money?
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Take Back the Night Provides a Forum to Examine Rape Culture

Every year we hold Take Back the Night here at UCSB. And every year, after the event, one of the organizers has to write a hurt and angry letter to the Nexus about the stupid, cowardly acts of seeming...
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Professor’s Campus Activism Is Appropriate Form of Expression

Professor Armbruster's transparency about his point of view and his involvement in campus activism should not make students fear disagreeing with him anymore than students should fear voicing an opini...
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PLO/Israeli Violence is a Two-Sided Dilemma

If the PLO is a terrorist organization for defending and fighting for their land and homes, then Israel's occupation and destruction of Palestinian homes and communities is no less terrorist in nature...
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Campus Crusade Aims to Spread Word of God

This is a response, directed at those individuals who possibly take offense at, or are offset by, the yellow shirt-wearing Christians seen around campus this weekend.
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I’ll Hang Out With You … For a Fee

Seeing that the Weathergraduation is in June, this is my last sorority rush, and I'll admit that I'll miss them ... but only for their comic value.
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A Guide to Smoking Etiquette

Everybody has an opinion on smoking; some of you find it disgusting while others enjoy it. Some of those who can't stand it abandon politeness for loud and obnoxious remarks.
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Student Athletic Fee Initiative Brings World-Class Facilities

UCSB is currently home to some of the most substandard athletic facilities for the athletic teams and the general student population in the UC system.
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UCSB’s Funding Priority Is Education, Not Athletics

Although athletics provides the ability to learn to compete and live a healthy life, it does not provide necessary tools for the world that exists outside of the court or off the field.
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Hello, Jesus My Old Friend …

Perhaps you've heard of the Crusades. The Crusades were a medieval quest to bring the glory of God back to the holiest of cities, establish His kingdom on Earth and to display His infinite mercy by ha...
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