Mind, Body & Soul

March 8, 2021

Shower Thoughts

By Maya Salem

Maya Salem explores the unique space the shower provides for introspection and a deserved break from everyday life.

March 1, 2021

A Challenger to the Dick Doodle

By Kylie McCreary

Kylie McCreary highlights the need for more doodled vaginas in public spaces.

February 27, 2021

Learning How Money Talks in Video Games

By Kenneth Moody

Kenneth Moody reflects on his experiences with video games and talks about wanting to control where his money goes.

February 25, 2021

From Sneakers to Life Purpose: Discussing Gen-Z’s Struggle with Indecision

By Kylie McCreary

Kylie McCreary highlights Gen Z's everlasting struggle to choose between what seems to be simply too many options.

February 23, 2021

Argument in the Office: Resolutions — Should we leave them in 2020?

By Sophia Lovell, Toni Shindler-Ruberg

Sophia Lovell and Toni Shindler-Ruberg examine the pros and cons of setting resolutions for the new year.

February 14, 2021

So You Say You Only Have One Love Language? Think again.

By Maiyan Pearl

Maiyan Pearl unpacks love languages and the potential flaws of believing you only have one.

February 1, 2021

The Sexual Tension Between Me and Your Brain

By Rayanne Asuncion

Rayanne Asuncion discusses the merits of nerdiness.

January 22, 2021

Response to “It’s Time To Talk to Strangers (and Fall in Love With Yourself)”

By Joshen Mantai

Joshen Mantai responds to a recent Daily Nexus opinion article and adds her thoughts on online dating during the pandemic.

January 14, 2021

A Different Kind of Age Gap: The Problem With Adult Actors Playing Teenage Characters

By Mikayla Buhbe

Mikayla Buhbe discusses why it might not be so great to cast adults to play teenagers in shows and movies.

January 10, 2021

Finding A Silver Lining in Quarantine

By Kenneth Moody

Kenneth Moody reflects on the light at the end of the tunnel for our collective pandemic problems.

January 9, 2021

Progressive Christianity’s Refreshing Relationship with Abortion

By Kiana Perez-Granados

Kiana Perez Granados unpacks the intersectionality between pro-choice arguments and Christianity, arguing that the two are more similar than opposed.

December 19, 2020

Giving White Literary Canon the Boot

By Kiana Perez-Granados

Kiana Perez-Granados reflects on the importance of diversity in literature and urges students and teachers alike to expand their reading lists.

December 10, 2020

Passions Can Be Priorities, Too

By Kiana Perez-Granados

Kianna Perez-Granados wants you to find your passion.

October 6, 2020

Pointing Fingers At Faith: Being Religious In a World Run By COVID-19

By Kiana Perez-Granados

Kiana Perez-Granados reflects on the challenges of staying religiously connected while being required to stay socially-distanced.

June 24, 2020

Mental Health During Quarantine and Its Significance for UCSB Students

By Marina Jones

Marina Jones breaks down the complicated transition to online learning and its implications for the mental health of UCSB students.

May 17, 2020

Should I Stay or Should I Go

By Hannah Morley

Hannah Morley unpacks strategies to best address difficult housing changes amidst the coronavirus pandemic.