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Male Fragility at UCSB: A Response to ‘The Failure in Feminist Studies’

Please note that my response has no connection to any of the departments that I address in this article; this is only a response to the piece posted earlier in the Daily Nexus. The feminist studies de...
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Stalking: A Public Health Issue

How can things like “Facebook stalking,” sending compliments to someone via text or showing up to someone’s apartment unannounced be harmful? It is important to recognize that if that interest i...
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Don’t Throw Away That IPA

Amanda Quick gives some background on the divisive appeal of IPA's, and encourages drinking readers to embrace the robust ale.
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Don’t Ask Me About my Trip, Ask Me About My Life

What is it really like returning from studying abroad? Char Sheehan shares her experience.
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Polarizing Politics and the Presidential Race

Annie Milburn places the UK and the U.S. side by side and gives an analysis of the remainder of the presidential race.
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The Failure in Feminist Studies

Jason Garshfield argues that the Department of Feminist Studies pushes an ideological agenda incompatible with scientific objectivity.
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BDSM: Keep It Mutual

I heard my friend’s story and was absolutely appalled. It almost brought tears to my eyes, and it wasn’t just because she’d been hurt and humiliated, but overwhelmingly because she didn’t thin...
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What’s Really Wrong With the Ratio at Parties

Sabine Hrkalovich analyzes the troubling dynamics of gender ratios
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Vaginal Openings Into Ourselves: Why Our Sexuality is a Revolution

UCSB's Women's Theater Troupe shares their individual sexualities for a common cause.
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UCSB Arts & Lectures: If You’re Not Going, You’re Missing Out

Nik Frey makes it clear UCSB's Arts & Lectures series is not something you want to ignore.
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On The White Student Union

Sebastianne describes why the "White Student Union" Facebook page perpetuates and embodies supremacist ideology that is seriously concerning, no matter how seriously intended.
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The Legal Limit: A New Take On Pregaming

In the first installment of The Legal Limit, Amanda Quick tells you all you need to know about pregaming.
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Don’t Hesitate to Meditate

As midterms approach, Allie Lebos provides a few meditation tips to calm rising stress levels.
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No Hump, No Problem: Why I Stopped Having Sex at the Peak of My Sexuality

Leilani Riahi takes a fresh approach to sex and rediscovers a love for people.
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Let it… Fro?

Erin Stone challenges conformity and sheds light on the Let it Fro Movement.
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