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Do as We Say (Staff Editorial)

November 27, 2000 by Staff

If any of you were searching for real news this weekend, you would have had to wade through all the "who the hell cares anymore?" coverage of the presidential race.
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Bush Wins; Bring on the Horsemen of the Apocalypse

November 27, 2000 by Brendan Buhler

"You can't have nice things." That's what I said on Nov. 8 to explain why George W. Bush would be the next president.
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Turds and Tulips

November 22, 2000 by Staff

The Nexus Talks Turkey, Hands Out Flowers and Feces for Recent Happenings
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What I.V. Needs Is a Good Flushing

November 22, 2000 by David Downs

The Low Down - In an ideal scenario, a monster 8.3 earthquake would roar out of a dormant fault line in the Santa Barbara Channel and reduce Isla Vista to rubble.
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Non-Profit Organizations Put the Green in Gray

November 22, 2000 by Brendan Buhler

Today's gubernatorial civics lesson: It isn't bribery if the $2.4 million dollars is nonprofit. Gray Davis, our democratically bought and paid-for governor, is a busy man.
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Fence Will Not Keep People Out

November 22, 2000 by Staff

Beach access is a commonly used public resource, and people tend to walk around, or over, fences that stand in their way
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There Is Light at the End of Payday Tunnel

November 21, 2000 by Mel Fabi

Bills, bills, bills. Are you financially frustrated? Do you have problems paying your rent on time? Could this month translate into another late cell phone payment?
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Leg Council May as Well Ban ‘Bad’ Food

November 21, 2000 by Constantine Economides

On Nov. 15, 2000, the Associated Students Legislative Council considered eliminating the sale of tobacco products on campus. What a wonderful notion. Why not take away adults' legal right to purchase ...
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Nexus Obligated To Print Pollution Levels

November 21, 2000 by Staff

The Shoreline Preservation Fund would like to thank the Daily Nexus for publishing the Oct. 30 article "Ocean Monitors Suggest Locals Stay Out of Water."
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A Day in the Life of A Disabled UCSB Student

November 20, 2000 by Justine A. Blevins

Editor, Daily Nexus: I am writing this letter in support of the wonderful work started by Associated Students’ Mel Fabi and Bill Flores in founding of the Commission on Disability Access (CODA)....
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The Readers’ Voice: Democratic Lawyers Play Partisan Game in Florida

November 20, 2000 by Jeff Ritz Letter to the Editor

Editor, Daily Nexus: This letter is in response to Roger Freedman’s letter (The Reader’s Voice, “Bush Campaign Should Support Fairness in Florida, Nov. 16) in which he chastises the ...
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Smoke Signals (Staff Editorial)

November 16, 2000 by Staff

Actions taken by the Associated Students Legislative Council on Wednesday night to recommend the ban of cigarette sales on campus may send student rights up in smoke - a cheesy pun, but a serious issu...
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Developer Set to Destroy Ellwood

November 16, 2000 by Lucas Novak

The Ellwood coast, an undeveloped area of eucalyptus groves, grasslands and wildlife just beyond West Campus, is being threatened by a Fox - Randy Fox, that is.
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I.V. is Not a Town of Selfish Degenerates

November 16, 2000 by Admin and Joesabado

Editor, Daily Nexus: I am writing this letter in response to a column by Mr. Harry S. Rouse (Daily Nexus, "Students Must Not Block Goleta Cityhood," Nov. 14), which argues that the residents...
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Actions Speak Louder Than Worhtless Votes

November 16, 2000 by Staff

Editor, Daily Nexus: Well, another Election Day has come and gone, and we hear the same thing year after year. “Get out and vote! Make a difference! Rock the vote! Don’t take our democracy...
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