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Up in Smoke – U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision To Ban Medical Marijuana Usurps the Rights of California’s Chronically Ill

The ruling has been made and D.A.R.E. would be proud. On Monday, our nation's highest court unanimously said "no" to marijuana.
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Boozin’

Fat people can drink a lot.I'm not basing this argument on simple logic, or even the cruel stereotypes surrounding those drunken porkchops wearing mu-mu's at the Orchid Bowl.
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Graduation Is the Time to Find Yourself – Then a Job

Are you sick of hearing the dreaded question, "What are you going to do after you graduate?" I think this is a sore subject that many soon-to-be graduates share.
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The UC Regents Must Reject RE-28, Repeal SP-1 and SP-2

We, the students of the University of California, have been fighting for the repeal of SP-1 and SP-2, which eliminated Affirmative Action, since their inception in 1995.
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The Supreme Court Brings the Drug War to Patients’ Bedsides

In the end, the Court's decision represents the triumph of power over reason and process over justice.
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A Student’s Translation of the Gauchoholic Party Platform

Yes sir, the Jockoholics are off to a fine start.
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Neighborhood Watch

As I returned home from the Weatherdesk last night, the lights from the Weathermobile lit up a parked car on the street. Inside, I could see a bare-breasted blonde girl in the back seat.
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I.V. Is Better Off Excluded

If I.V. really wanted to be part of the city of Goleta, they should stop backing spineless politicians like Gail Marshall.
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Nexus Fails to Recognize Center’s Potential Good

One only has to walk into the I.V. Teen Center on a weekday night to see how badly I.V. needs a community center.
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Design Review Committee Backs Bikepath Concept

I write to correct a misunderstanding, repeated in the Daily Nexus, that the campus Design Review Committee is opposed to the Broida bikepath ("Road Rage," April 25).
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Dear Weathermother

In honor of Mother's Day, I have prepared a poem for the Weathermother.
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Be Careful What You Wish For

This is the time to consider all available options for Isla Vista and make an assessment of what can be done to prevent any more lack of representation than we currently have, as well as prevent any N...
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A.S. President-Elect Indulges in Costly Pipe Dreams

Imagine waking up on a Saturday morning to the sound of a brass band butchering "Rock You Like a Hurricane," accompanied by the mind-numbing chant of cheerleaders shaking shredded plastic.
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‘Homeless’ Deserve Better Than Unjust Criminalization

So, my friend's homeless. Actually, a bunch of my friends are homeless. Some don't even like the term homeless, because it's a term created by our culture.
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A.S. Recycling Must Be Allowed to Save its Funds

Josh Baker's lock-in fee bill was the topic of last Wednesday's Associated Students Legislative Council meeting. The Nexus article gave both sides of the story, but omitted the fact that the A.S. Recy...
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