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The Disconnect Between Police and Students

April 30, 2015 by Beth Lebens

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office and UCSB Police Department held a public safety awards ceremony last night to honor the performances of deputies and officers who responded to the Is...
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When the Independent Takes the Gold

April 30, 2015 by Leilani Leila Riahi

An independent candidate just won the position of external vice president of statewide affairs, over a candidate who had an “undefeated” party backing him up. I repeat. An INDEPENDENT, PROGRESSIVE...
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Why We Should Celebrate Israel

April 29, 2015 by Shirly Ribak

Last week, Israel celebrated its 67th birthday and I am here to tell you why you should celebrate it too. Do you ever use Apple technology? Is Google a search engine that you have utilized before? Do ...
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Trading Incarceration for Rehabilitation

April 28, 2015 by Matthew Meyer

Earlier this month, the most powerful man in America sat across from the country’s favorite pro-pot doctor for a nationally televised interview. The conversation appeared in Sanjay Gupta’s ...
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One Hundred Years of Silence: Remembering the Armenian Genocide

April 24, 2015 by Prof. Philip Lubin

“Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it,” wrote George Santayana some 10 years prior to the mass murder, ethnic cleansing and genocide of the Armenian and Greek Christi...
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Prescription Drugs and the Environment

April 23, 2015 by Jackie Kurta

Jackie Kurta, Director of the UCSB Alcohol and Drug Program, explains why we should be concerned about our spread of drugs into the environment
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Culture: Developing a Sense of Self

April 22, 2015 by Shelby Rodgers

Today, there seems to be an emerging trend of taking pride in one’s culture. More and more rapidly, young people are choosing to explore the history of their families and their origins, and how the ...
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Ready, Set, Vote

April 20, 2015 by Sophia Crisafulli

If there’s one thing young people love, it’s being didactically preached to about civic responsibility and the importance of voting. Stop any given 20 something you may pass on the street, inquire...
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Elections and the Ever-Growing Ego

April 20, 2015 by Leilani Leila Riahi

Your face is everywhere. Your voice rings throughout cramped lecture halls. You don’t even know how many people you’ve commodified yourself toward — how many hands you’ve shaken with or...
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The Whiteness of Lucidity: Everything But Inclusive

April 16, 2015 by Leilani Leila Riahi

Why did he start dancing like a ‘gypsy’ Disney character right when I sat down? UGH. This was one of the many uncomfortable questions I had to ask myself this past Sunday while attending the Lucid...
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Is Coachella for Everyone?

April 15, 2015 by Katherine Anderson

Coachella. It’s the word on everybody’s lips in the month of April. “Are you going to Coachella? What are you wearing? Who are you going with? Where are you staying? VIP or General Admission?”...
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What’s in a Name?

April 14, 2015 by Matthew Meyer

When a group of militants captured swaths of territory in Iraq and Syria last June, journalists and public figures employed a common vocabulary to document the events. Words like, “assault,” “br...
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Gender Discrimination’s Impact on Male to Female University Attendance

April 13, 2015 by Emily Potter

Because of gender discrimination, women have to do just as well as their male counterparts — and then some — to succeed. They have to be exceptional.
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Extrovert Myths: Dispelled

April 10, 2015 by Alyssa Evans

It is often said that the world can be divided into groups of two people.The definitions of these groups vary: for high-school English teachers, it is “good” and “bad.” For psychologist...
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Greek Life: Breaking the Stereotype

April 9, 2015 by Kyle Stivers

Over the last year, Greek life at UCSB has come under heightened scrutiny due to the closure of several campus-recognized fraternity chapters. This, along with recent widespread media coverage of the...
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