Opinion

May 21, 2026

You’re closer to being an incel than you think

By Claire Kim, Dylan Hunter

Claire Kim and Dylan Hunter will stop calling each other chuds now.

May 14, 2026

Celebrated, but still unseen

By Claire Kim

Claire Kim learned to love herself before she could laugh at herself.

May 7, 2026

Which superhero is the most culturally relevant?

By Jack Dindia

Jack Dindia considers himself a superhero fan, until you start quizzing him on the comics.

April 30, 2026

Curiosity is the contemporary revolution

By Ethan Griffin

Ethan Griffin hopes that this article won’t put him on the most-wanted list if AI takes over.

April 23, 2026

CTRL ALT DELETE Your Privacy

By Opinion Editor

Lucy Miller fears declining cookies and wearing a tinfoil hat isn’t enough anymore.

April 23, 2026

I walk through Isla Vista

By Lucy Dixon

Lucy Dixon loves these roads where the houses don’t change. 

April 16, 2026

Empty pews and oceanic feelings: Gen Z’s search for a secular god

By Sneha Cheenath

Sneha Cheenath hopes this article doesn’t take her out of the running for next Pope.

April 16, 2026

Projecting nostalgia: The subtle genius of Justin Bieber’s Coachella set

By Lauren Chiou

Lauren Chiou has Bieber fever and she hopes to never recover.

April 9, 2026

Are ballet and opera really dead?

By Narineh Madikians

Narineh Madikians won’t be digging graves for ballet and opera anytime soon.

April 9, 2026

Deltopia, Deltopia. Wherefore art thou?

By Lucy Dixon, Carly Rattner, Juliana Chandler, Shivum Ganesh, Ethan Griffin, Monica Rivera

The Daily Nexus Opinion Staff is apprehensive about the future of Soltopia. 

April 2, 2026

Why we root for villains in slasher films

By Juliana Chandler

Juliana Chandler thinks rooting for the villain in “Scream” is less about violence and more about control.

March 12, 2026

An appeal to young voters: We need a new Democratic Party, and Trump’s failures could help us make one

By Conor Kelly

Conor Kelly knows we deserve better.

March 5, 2026

Dopamine scrolling is killing our compassion

By Emma Bogna

Emma Bogna plans to spend next Tuesday watching the snowy plovers scuttle across Sands Beach — sans screens.

March 5, 2026

An ecosystem of economy and cooperation

By Ben Wollack

Ben Wollack enjoys sharing gifts from the garden with the community.

March 5, 2026

Long live nights at the movies

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 Tuesday. 

February 26, 2026

#BenitoBowl: Bad Bunny’s halftime show & the power of joy as resistance

By Anusha Singh

Anusha Singh has watched the halftime show on YouTube at least once a day since Feb. 8.