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You Can’t Call Yourself an Environmentalist if You’re Not Vegan

October 13, 2015 by

Jordan Metz explains why an environmentalist who isn't a vegan really isn't an environmentalist at all.
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My Students, Our Future

October 12, 2015 by

“You’re only here because of affirmative action.” Those words, spoken several years ago to me by a UCSB peer I didn’t know well, stay with me to this day. Although it was certainly not the fir...
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The Role of College: How Important is the Ivory Tower?

October 9, 2015 by

As the cost and expectations of higher education shift, Sabrina Hodjati asks what role UCSB should play in the changing college landscape.
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An Awkward Wednesday Hump: Thursday Edition

October 8, 2015 by

Our first Hump of the year! Jordan Metz shares her experience with an unfortunately uncommunicative BDSM fan
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If You Can’t Skate, Don’t

October 6, 2015 by

Nik Frey has something to say to everyone on campus who doesn't know what they're doing on a skateboard.
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Editorial Statement on the Umpqua Community College Shooting

October 5, 2015 by

Daily Nexus Opinion co-editor Jackson Kerr shares his thoughts on gun violence in the U.S. in the aftermath of the Umpqua Community College shooting.
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The Trip That Never Ended: The Really Good, the Bad and the Ugly Faces of LSD

October 2, 2015 by

Is the trip worth it? Read this account of the journey (and aftermath) before taking LSD
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Sex and Meningitis

October 1, 2015 by

Dr. Ali Javanbakht of UCSB's Medical Health Services gives some background on Meningitis B at UCSB.
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UCSB’s Free Speech Problem

October 1, 2015 by

Jason Garshfield raises the issue of UCSB's recently changed FIRE rating.
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The Personal Responsibility of Environmentalism

September 29, 2015 by

My friend’s sister recently informed me of her bold and ambitious plans for the future. She’s entering her sophomore year of high school now, and along with figuring out what dating and homework p...
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(Re)introducing Question Authority

September 24, 2015 by

Run into trouble with the law, or just wondering what your legal rights really are? Lt. Signa is asking for your questions!
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Prepping for Primary Care

September 17, 2015 by

Medical director of Student Health Ali Javanbakht demystifies the simple process of getting a primary care provider on campus
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Respectability Politics: How ‘Activism’ Hurts ‘Professionalism’

September 17, 2015 by

Is professionalism incompatible with voicing your convictions?
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The Cost of Security

September 10, 2015 by

Sebastianne Kent explains why she thinks over-policing in I.V. is only part of the problem
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Your Freshman Year Syllabus

August 27, 2015 by

Welcome to UCSB! I would like to go over a few things you will hopefully accomplish your first year in college. Think of this as a syllabus of sorts. These are challenges that are all more or less ess...
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