Opinion

August 13, 2015

I’ve Got 99 Problems, but Bio Ain’t One

By Zoe Manzanetti

Zoe Manzanetti talks about how she has found happiness in the humanities.

June 27, 2015

How I Rediscovered Love at a Wedding

By Leilani Leila Riahi

“Without freedom and trust, there is no intimacy”– quote from THE wedding There were many joyous speeches exclaimed under the sweltering sun memorial day weekend, but this line was spe...

June 25, 2015

Boko Haram: Why We Should Care About the Islamic State in Africa

By Nik Frey

Nik Frey analyzes the (lack of) response to Boko Haram in recent American media coverage

June 25, 2015

Another Post-Mortem

By Opinion Editor, Suzanne Becker

We registered the grief of mass killing — this time of nine black church members in South Carolina — with horror, empathy and recognition. Our recognition includes the trauma, not only of our Isla Vista community in ...

June 18, 2015

The High Hidden Expenses of Higher Education

By Sebastianne Kent

Sebastianne Kent analyses the hidden costs of the college environment, and how they remain unaddressed

June 4, 2015

The Festival Blues

By Edwin Feliciano

With Coachella and Stagecoach in the past, I can’t help but look forward to the rest of a great festival season in 2015 with EDC and Outside Lands in the near future. I’m counting down the days until I’m back at th...

June 2, 2015

Protest: The Importance of Understanding

By Gerald Caligaris

Gerald Caligaris gives his opinion on protesting and understanding in light of Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse's recent speech at UCSB.

May 28, 2015

Sustainability on the Surface

By Sebastianne Kent

UCSB is a school lauded internationally for its attention to the environment and its implementation of policies to promote sustainability on campus. However, this reputation comes more from the attention of administratio...

May 27, 2015

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

By Eshgh

Eshgh gives their firsthand experience with antidepressants and their own journey to understanding and self-love.

May 22, 2015

Rebuilding CommUnity: A Response to the “The Whiteness of Lucidity”

By Becca Harvey

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 formulate an identity....