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A.S. Election Indifference

April 19, 2001 by

The onslaught of signs over the past two weeks illustrates the candidates' campaign philosophies of advertising themselves, not their theories on the future of the student government.
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Ooooh

April 19, 2001 by

Spring is here, and you know what that means. Untalented skateboarders.
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Professor Attempts to Suppress Student Speech

April 19, 2001 by

As I spoke out on a megaphone to the crowds of students passing by South Hall just before noon on Monday morning, you emerged from a group of men walking past me and shouted in my face to "Shut that f...
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I.V. Would Be a Cash Cow for the City of Goleta

April 19, 2001 by

The numbers have just come out from the county, and they show that Goleta needs Isla Vista included in their boundaries to be a strong and healthy city.
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Fast Times in Isla Vista

April 18, 2001 by

Wednesday, April 18, is the 31st anniversary of one of Isla Vista's most tragic events - the shooting of UCSB student Kevin Moran as he was trying to put out a fire on the steps of the Bank of America...
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Cyberspace Is the Battleground for Social Reform

April 18, 2001 by

Pop quiz, brainiac: How many miles of chain-link fence does it take to protect the World Trade Organization from 10,000 angry activists?
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Isla Vista Wow!

April 16, 2001 by

In a couple of months, the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) will nail down the boundaries of Goleta Now!'s cityhood proposal. If incorporation goes through without us, there is little chance ...
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The Intro

April 16, 2001 by

I have the social skills of a leper. A dead leper.
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‘Compassionate Conservatism’ Is a Farce

April 16, 2001 by

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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Justice Is Neither Blind Nor Cheap if You Lack Privilege

April 16, 2001 by

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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Cockfights

April 16, 2001 by

Most "important" holidays have two sides: the story adults believe and the story children believe.
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The Truth About Private Violence

April 16, 2001 by

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

April 16, 2001 by

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

April 16, 2001 by

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

April 16, 2001 by

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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