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Justice Dumlao for Associated Students President

With experience working with different groups on campus and a firm set of goals for his time as president of the association, Justice Dumlao demonstrates the leadership qualities that could improve A....
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Sophia Dycaico for External Vice President for Local Affairs

Sophia Dycaico has been involved in the community since her freshman year, working as a community coordinator for the then-external vice president of local affairs, taking an active role campaigning f...
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Rose Ettleson for Student Advocate General

Student advocate general (S.A.G.), a position within the Office of the Student Advocate (OSA), works to help students who “face charges from the University in housing, academic, social conduct, and ...
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A Case for the NewCen: It Is Time for Change

Luke McCrary provides a case in favor of the NewCen project.
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The Nexus, Through the Years and By the Numbers

Over eight decades in, it’s time for some self-reflection.
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Ole Gaucho’s Gotta Go

Aside from simply redressing Ole to resemble a true gaucho, negating this whole mess, we could try something new. Retire the old gaucho and let the Mapaches take the reins.
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The Criminalization of Skateboarding is a Push Too Far

Kekai 'O Kalani Akita protests the harsh regulations against skating on UCSB's campus.
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Having Bed Bugs Taught Me To Live in the Present

Harper Lambert offers a positive perspective on a typically unpleasant situation.
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We Have No Time for Passive Love

Calista Liu stresses the importance of actively caring for the environment before it's too late.
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Janus and Unions on the Threshold

Tom Steel and Laurence Young advocate for a ruling in favor of AFSCME in an ongoing Supreme Court case.
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I Was Wrong About the People Who Make Their Cereal Milk-first

Sai Vemireddy delves into the mindset of outside-the-box individuals who pour their milk before their cereal, rather than the other way around.
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Are UCSB Advisors Even Advising?

Stephanie Arentz details her experience at the UCSB advising office, and offers up potential remedies to problems she encountered.
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Argument in the Office: Should You Choose a Plant-Based Diet?

Opinion writers Harper Lambert and Calista Liu discuss the merits and drawbacks of adopting an entirely plant-based diet.
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Sex Education is Failing American Students

Claire Horsley highlights the importance of sex education and questions why our school system does not consider sexual health a priority for students.
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Existential Crises and the Quest for Validation

Anjalie Tandon offers an alternative view to the idea that a successful career is essential to form one's identity and purpose in life.
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