Sign of the Times

Dopamine scrolling is killing our compassion

March 5, 2026 by Emma Bogna

Emma Bogna plans to spend next Tuesday watching the snowy plovers scuttle across Sands Beach — sans screens.
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Long live nights at the movies

March 5, 2026 by Sandra Vovk

Sandra Vovk believes with all her heart that the Riviera Theatre has the best popcorn in town and will not apologize for the frequency at which the workers of said cinema see her face on Bargain Tuesd...
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Does Netflix need to make another Jane Austen adaptation?

February 26, 2026 by Sophia Benito

Sophia Benito, English major and Austenite, does not see the point in continuous Jane Austen movie adaptations.
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Why is being a fangirl so hard?

February 26, 2026 by Carly Rattner

Carly Rattner acquired BTS tickets, but at what cost?
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AI is making a hypocrite of us all

February 19, 2026 by Isabella Leon

Isabella Leon is scared of IJBOLing at AI memes.
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What should assessment look like in an ‘AI’ integrated world?

February 19, 2026 by Justus Swan

Justus Swan still thinks we’re totally doomed, but maybe some high quality sublimation will come out of it.
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Inside the pipeline: How the “Whatever” podcast shapes today’s generation

November 13, 2025 by Claire Kim

Claire Kim went on the "Whatever" podcast so we didn't have to. Here's what she found out.
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UCSB Forgotten History: The Storke Tower rappellers

October 23, 2025 by Jeremiah Jack

Jeremiah Jack thinks the philosophy behind building a pumpkin on Storke Tower leads to a more open-minded world.
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The flop of a showgirl: in defense of the critic

October 9, 2025 by Lauren Chiou

Lauren Chiou defends the critics in the name of arts journalism.
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(You should be) Dancing through life

August 22, 2025 by Katelyn Mihalko

Katelyn Mihalko recounts how she fell in love with line dancing, and the freedom that comes with it.
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Your Fourth of July playlist is full of dissent

July 11, 2025 by Lucy Dixon

Lucy Dixon discusses "patriotic" music and the American tendency to misunderstand it.
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Could avoiding AI prepare you for an AI integrated world?

July 3, 2025 by Justus Swan

When you are racing against a deadline and craving a non-judgmental study buddy, ChatGPT becomes the perfect match — handing out information in spades until all of a sudden those small helping hands...
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