Opinion

April 25, 2024

Rick Benjamin: Cultivating curiosity and community through unconventional teaching

By Josie Hurwitz

Josie Hurwitz reflects on the power of teaching unconventionally and her experience with professor Rick Benjamin.

April 18, 2024

We are Cannibalizing Ourselves: Israel-Palestine Is Not a Competition

By Yiu-On Li

Yiu-On Li reflects on how the Israel-Palestine conflict reveals a problem with how we discuss contentious issues.

April 11, 2024

ChatGPT: The new cheat code

By Tara Mandrekar

Tara Mandrekar reflects on their experience learning more about how ChatGPT affects students across campus.

April 11, 2024

U-Mail: Isla Vista Won’t Stop Staring

By Riley Burke

Riley Burke noticed that people in Isla Vista like to stare at each other... lovingly, we hope.

March 7, 2024

UCSB MultiCultural Center: A Brief History and Vision

By Diane Fujino, Elizabeth Robinson, Walid Afifi, Felice Blake

The last MCC board reflects on the history of the center and a vision for the future.

March 7, 2024

The Lessons of Ursula K. Le Guin

By Haley Joseph

Haley Joseph reflects on Ursula K. Le Guin's impact on literature and how we consume it.

March 2, 2024

In defense of bimbo feminism in academics: a woman’s right to mediocrity

By Elizabeth Lee

Elizabeth Lee discusses bimbo feminism and defends a woman's right to mediocrity.

February 22, 2024

My mind is not a problem: How noise-canceling headphones helped my adult ADHD

By Lizzy Rager

Lizzy Rager reflects on how discovering a pair of headphones changed her relationship with ADHD.

February 22, 2024

The Diversity Hire: the radical act of self-denial

By Sneha Cheenath

In her brand-new column "The Diversity Hire", Sneha Cheenath reflects on what self-denial means to her.

February 15, 2024

U-Mail: A love letter to Camino Corto

By Suryaansh Dongre

Sury Dongre reflects on walking down one of Isla Vista's more under-appreciated, indie streets.

February 15, 2024

Check your language: We need to change how we talk about COVID

By Phoebe Mitchem

Phoebe Mitchem reflects on how media literacy

February 8, 2024

No love is ever wasted

By Kira Logan

Kira Logan talks about finding love, but not losing it.

February 1, 2024

Diversity hire: the diversity fires

By Amanda Marroquin

Amanda Marroquin reflects on the recent LA Times workforce changes and what it means for the organization.

February 1, 2024

AITO: Math in Economics, Objectivity or Oversimplification?

By Suryaansh Dongre, Devin Gowdy

Devin Gowdy and Sury Dongre debate the importance of math for economics majors.

January 23, 2024

Spotify Users: Your Playlists are Performative

By Phoebe Mitchem

Phoebe Mitchem thinks Spotify has just become another social media.

January 18, 2024

Where’d All the Time Go?

By Haley Joseph

Haley Joseph explores why we feel like time is going faster and faster.