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U-Mail: I don’t miss you, I remember

Amitha Bhat remembers all of it.
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U-Mail: In the small things

Kayura Narayanan finds that love is everywhere in Isla Vista, if you know where to look.
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Stories from Storke: Valentine’s Day

In honor of Valentine's day, the staff writers of Opinion share some of their worst romantic encounters.
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Drag her to the mainstream: “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and the commodification of queer culture

Suryaansh Dongre considers how the representation of queer culture in media balances marketability and authenticity.
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My freshman experience: The horrid winter quarter

Amitha Bhat's three-part retrospective continues as she recounts her turbulent freshman winter quarter.
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Beauty and the beast of Eurocentric standards

Once upon a time, Zuri Wilson writes of a world in which representation is much more than appearance.
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Ask AJ: How to be a functioning student

AJ addresses your questions about how to be a functioning student.
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U-Mail: Is spring coming yet?

Amidst Groundhog Day, Maya Salem wonders when spring will greet Isla Vista.
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U-Mail: Quick, take a picture!

Maya Salem admires the beauty of memories not captured by a camera.
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Editorial | The Daily Nexus declines to endorse candidates for IVP in light of Judicial Council injunction, insufficient notice of election

The Nexus typically releases an endorsement for every Associated Students executive officer election, but the unique circumstances pertaining to this winter quarter’s special election have made it ...
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Monster: The ethics of true crime

Elizabeth Lee weighs the ethics of true crime media.
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Haute couture for everyone: democratizing high fashion through diversity

"As we move forward into a new era of high fashion, the industry should reposition itself as something for everyone and every body," writes Suryaansh Dongre.
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Editorial: The UC is a public institution. Why do staff and student needs continue to be unmet?

The UC as a whole has systematically failed its most integral and important members.
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Editorial: The UC is a public institution. Why do staff and student needs continue to be unmet?

The University of California has long posited its mission as one that serves society as a center of higher learning by advancing knowledge and research, aimed at ensuring equitable access and opportun...
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Tomato soup for the soul (and for the Earth)

Ashna Ahmed considers how the public reception of recent climate protests reveals our desensitization.
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