Amitha Bhat

June 17, 2025

Letter from the editor: Student journalism as conversation and connection

By Amitha Bhat

Amitha Bhat reflects on her term as Editor in Chief and emphasizes the significance of student journalism.

February 19, 2025

SBIFF 2025: Academy Award-nominated screenwriters discuss films at Writers Panel

By Amitha Bhat

Moderated by Anne Thompson, Editor-at-Large of IndieWire, the panel featured writers Clint Bentley, Jesse Eisenberg, Joslyn Barnes, Mona Fastvold, Peter Straughan and Tim Fehlbaum.

November 21, 2024

U-Mail: An ode to long distance friendships

By Amitha Bhat

Dear Future Me, M is currently in Spain. She periodically texts me things like “need advice” and “pick one,” referring to an array of photos that she is deciding between posting on Instagram. She’s in her fourt...

October 3, 2024

EDITOR ON EDITOR: In Conversation with Amitha Bhat and Emily Yoon

By Amitha Bhat, Emily Yoon

Amitha Bhat and Emily Yoon chat about their future as EICs.

May 6, 2024

IVRPD hosts bike tour, discusses park amenities

By Amitha Bhat

Throughout the tour, board members discussed ways for community members to enjoy the parks while seated, highlighting seating materials and forms.

February 17, 2024

SBIFF 2024: Academy Awards-nominated producers convene at Producers Panel

By Amitha Bhat

On Saturday, Feb. 10, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival held its annual Producers Panel at the Arlington Theatre.

October 5, 2023

AITO: The Quarter System

By Riley Burke, Amitha Bhat

The age-old question.

August 24, 2023

A third-year’s guide to the best IV restaurants

By Amitha Bhat

As a proud resident of Isla Vista for the last two years, I’m happy to say that I have consumed meals from a substantial number of restaurants in the area. What’s a student to do when confined to the bounds of the ci...

April 13, 2023

My freshman experience: Spring quarter and a year’s worth of takeaways

By Amitha Bhat

Amitha Bhat's three-part retrospective continues as she recounts her revitalizing spring quarter.

March 4, 2023

U-Mail: I don’t miss you, I remember

By Amitha Bhat

Amitha Bhat remembers all of it.

February 23, 2023

My freshman experience: The horrid winter quarter

By Amitha Bhat

Amitha Bhat's three-part retrospective continues as she recounts her turbulent freshman winter quarter.

October 6, 2022

Argument in the Office: Passion’s place in the workplace

By Toni Shindler-Ruberg, Amitha Bhat

Amitha Bhat and Toni Shindler-Ruberg debate passion's place in the workplace.

September 25, 2022

My freshman experience: The fall quarter of denial

By Amitha Bhat

Spoiler alert: Amitha Bhat's freshman experience didn't go exactly as planned...

May 19, 2022

A Case Study for the Ages: Passion v. Profit

By Amitha Bhat

Amitha Bhat explores the painful importance of weighing one's desire for passion and profit.

March 16, 2022

SBIFF 2022: Oscar-Nominated Screenwriters Gather at Writer’s Panel

By Amitha Bhat

On Saturday, March 5, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival held its annual writer's panel at the Arlington Theatre.

March 3, 2022

2, 4, 6, 8 … Which UC Mascots Do We Appreciate?

By Amitha Bhat

Amitha Bhat issues her definitive ranking of the UC mascots, all of which are unsettling in one way or another.