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My Year and a Half on Antidepressants- Hating, Healing, and Discovering Self-Love Again

May 27, 2015 by

Eshgh gives their firsthand experience with antidepressants and their own journey to understanding and self-love.
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Rebuilding CommUnity: A Response to the “The Whiteness of Lucidity”

May 22, 2015 by

Welcome to Earth. We have 196 countries, roughly 6,500 languages and about 7.3 billion humans. If you want to understand where you fall in this spectrum of human existence, you are going to need to fo...
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Love Conquers All

May 21, 2015 by

We asked what you love most about Isla Vista, and we love every one of your responses
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The Documentary Disease

May 19, 2015 by

Katherine Anderson explains why becoming informed is the first step towards making a change in the world.
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Don’t Fear the RBF

May 18, 2015 by

Sabrina Hodjati discusses the gendered double-standard implicit in the term "Resting Bitch Face"
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Drop the Label

May 15, 2015 by

Shelby Rodgers asks why we must define our relationships
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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Internet

May 14, 2015 by

Matthew Meyer explains why access to the internet is a basic right in our society
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Is Social Media Contributing to the Stigma Around Depression and Anxiety?

May 13, 2015 by

Sabrina Hodjati explains why social media may not tell the whole story, and talks about how it can affect us emotionally.
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Proud to be a Gaucho

May 12, 2015 by

Emily Potter explains her unshaken love for IV and why she is proud to be a Gaucho.
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Seeking the Safe Space

May 12, 2015 by

Leilani Riahi warns agains depending on "safe spaces" for complete comfort
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Privatization of the Press: The Future of the Daily Nexus?

May 8, 2015 by and

  Every year, in every Associated Students election here at UCSB, the students are given a series of fees to vote on. And every year, we approve almost all of them. It’s always easy to spend ot...
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S.T.E.M. Majors, Quit Hatin’

May 7, 2015 by

Simone Dupuy reminds us that the world isn't run by the workers in science, technology, engineering, and math alone.
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Why Private Ballots Are Bullshit

May 7, 2015 by

Why keep the votes we support secret? Peter Mounteer has had enough.
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Why it’s Hard for Me to Walk into CAPS: Mental Health Stigma and Leadership Credibility

May 5, 2015 by

              I hope no one I know sees me entering this pink building, because I can’t have them lose respect for me in the classroom, the workplace or any community space I may be ...
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Walk Your Way to Happiness

May 4, 2015 by

At least four times a week, I leave my apartment dressed in spandex and athletic shoes, headphones in, hair in a ponytail and announce to my roommates on my way out the door that I’m “going for a ...
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