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Everybody Should Count: Citizenship and the 2020 Census

September 3, 2019 by Surya Swaroop

Surya Swaroop shares her strong feelings about a citizenship question being added to the census.
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Hugh Hefner: American Hero?

August 31, 2019 by Melanie Ziment

Melanie Ziment argues that we should be holding our cultural leaders to higher moral standards.
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Letter from the Editor: Welcome to Paradise

August 22, 2019 by Hannah Jackson

I want to take this time to give you some practical advice that I wish someone would have told me when I first came to UCSB.
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Why Skinny Feels Heavy

August 16, 2019 by Anna Zhou

Anna Zhou shares her struggles being comfortable in her own skin and declares self-care to be the new skinny.
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U.S. Soccer’s Megan Rapinoe: The Hero Our Democracy Deserves

August 12, 2019 by Harper Lambert

Opinion editor and newly converted footy fan Harper Lambert on how the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup lent her a new perspective on patriotism.
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In Disney Live Remakes, the Magic is Lost

August 7, 2019 by Joshen Mantai

Joshen Mantai assesses the recent deluge of Disney live-action remakes.
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Floating Doctors Sunk All Doubts

August 2, 2019 by Siavash Ghadiri

Siavash Ghadiri shares how his experience helping doctors abroad helped to solidify his desire to become a dentist.
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And Then I Saw the Ted Bundy Movie

July 29, 2019 by Jordan Curiel

After watching Netflix's Ted Bundy biopic, Jordan Curiel reconsiders her previous stance.
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Why I Hate the Phrase “Ladies First”

July 22, 2019 by Miya Herzstein

Miya Herzstein explores the limitations of gendered phrases like "ladies first."
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Hey Vegans: Meat Shaming Isn’t the Move

July 19, 2019 by Paige Holloway

Resident vegan Paige Holloway calls upon other vegans to change their approach.
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The Customer is Always Right … Right?

June 30, 2019 by Grant Jamison

Drawing from his experiences as a student worker, Grant Jamison studies customer behavior.
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Should Past Mistakes Define a Person’s Future?

June 28, 2019 by Joshen Mantai

Social media posts are often perceived as private and impermanent. Reflecting on two recent news items, Joshen Mantai insists that they are anything but.
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