Opinion

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.

February 26, 2026

Does Netflix need to make another Jane Austen adaptation?

By Sophia Benito

Sophia Benito, English major and Austenite, does not see the point in continuous Jane Austen movie adaptations.

February 26, 2026

Why is being a fangirl so hard?

By Carly Rattner

Carly Rattner acquired BTS tickets, but at what cost?

February 26, 2026

The real pioneers: “Cowboy Carter” and country music

By Andrew Olmos

Andrew Olmos is obsessed with Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.

February 19, 2026

AI is making a hypocrite of us all

By Isabella Leon

Isabella Leon is scared of IJBOLing at AI memes.

February 19, 2026

What should assessment look like in an ‘AI’ integrated world?

By Justus Swan

Justus Swan still thinks we’re totally doomed, but maybe some high quality sublimation will come out of it.