Opinion

April 8, 2019

Quarter-Life Crisis: Facing My Fear of Commitment

By Kian Karamdashti

At the ripe old age of 21, Kian Karamdashti experiences a major life crisis.

April 6, 2019

Not Again: Protect Santa Barbara From Cat Canyon Oil Development

By Gordon Hahn, Alexandra Leal Silva

Gordon Hahn and Alexandra Leal Silva take a stand against the construction of oil wells in Santa Barbara.

April 4, 2019

Ask AJ: Pitching Your Roommate and Hitting for Both Teams

By AJ

Is your roommate listening to porn too loudly? You asked and now AJ has answers.

April 4, 2019

Bleed, Baby, Bleed!

By Katherine Chen

Kat Chen's ode to the Diva cup.

March 27, 2019

Why You Should Work in Customer Service

By Anabel Costa

Anabel Costa argues that no job experience is insignificant where your career is concerned.

March 25, 2019

Nice Guys Don’t Finish Last. Get Over It.

By Jordan Curiel

Jordan Curiel critiques the Nice Guy Complex, and what the real implications of the "friend zone."

March 23, 2019

Family Vs. Self-Identity: Can You Have It Both Ways?

By Melanie Ziment

Examining cultural differences within her family, Melanie Ziment defines Judaism on her own terms.

March 21, 2019

The College Status-Quo: Is It Always the Right Choice?

By Sophia Rollins

Sophia Rollins questions society's demands for a college degree, and considers the real reasons people choose to come to university.

March 19, 2019

What’s the Real Cost of a Strawberry?

By Amarica Rafanelli

Amarica Rafanelli explores the true cost of labor in the U.S., and how we take it for granted in our everyday products and lives.

March 17, 2019

It’s Affirmative: Yes Means Yes

By Juliet Carter

Juliet Carter highlights the importance of teaching consent at a young age.

March 15, 2019

Group or Individual Therapy — It Depends On You!

By Jasmine Feng

Jasmine Feng details her experiences with individual and group therapy and issues an important reminder that it does get better.

March 13, 2019

The Best Education That Money Can Buy Isn’t Really the Best

By Katherine Swartz

Katherine Swartz takes a lens to the flawed college admissions process following the revelation that wealthy parents bribed their childrens' ways into elite universities.

March 12, 2019

Ask AJ: Affairs of the Heart and Other Parts

By AJ

From grooming to gamophobia, AJ tackles your most pressing questions.

March 12, 2019

Flesh Prison: What Do You Call Yours?

By Katherine Chen

Kat Chen discusses the importance that names take in our lives and bodies.

March 11, 2019

Not Your Exotic Babe: Navigating I.V. As Ethnically Ambiguous

By Anonymous Gaucho

A Gaucho breaks down why pickup lines that fetishize ethnic ambiguity are creepy, not cute.

March 9, 2019

Argument in the Office: Are Beauty Pageants Feminist or Flawed?

By Joshen Mantai, Emily Hickingbottom

Joshen Mantai and Emily Hickingbottom debate the value of beauty pageants in today's society. Are they testaments to the feminist movement, or are they holding women back in the era of #MeToo?