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Women Do Not Heart Huckabee

The GOP claims they're the "women's party" ... what the Huck?
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It’s Going Down, I’m Yelling “Tinder!”

Matt Togni explains why dating applications are good for more than just random hookups.
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The UC Schedule Changes: It’s About Time

A.S. Off-Campus Senator Arezu Hashemi is glad that the UC system is finally giving proper consideration to Jewish holidays .
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“Mass Shooting” A Term Thrown Around Too Casually*

Mathew Javidi offers a satirical view of America's desensitization towards gun-related violence.
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The Diamond Problem

Jay Grafft explains why diamonds seem much less beautiful after you think about where they come from.
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The Double Major Dilemma

Columnist Ben Moss explains why UCSB's degree audit system needs urgent improvement for students who are double-majoring.
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Getting Over Weiner’s … Wiener

Matthew Meyer explains that there are more important things to worry about than Anthony Weiner's Wiener.
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Our Friend Fluoride

Columnist Jay Grafft explains that Fluoride is more friend than foe.
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Roe v. Wade Rebooted: Bringing the Torch to UCSB

On the 41st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade ruling, fourth-year Ali Jimenez argues that the fight for reproductive justice is still very much an ongoing battle.
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Blazing the Trail: Exploring and Conquering Your Final Frontier

The Hump tries out a few new toys.
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Sgt. Signa Enters the Lion’s Den

Sgt. Mark Signa knows that the streets of I.V. can be mean, but there are always heroes among us.
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Ladies: Let’s Get Real!

Naomi Rea is so sick of faking it.
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Blowing Smoke at a Smoke and Tobacco Free UCSB

Second-year political science major Austin Yack questions why the UC smoking ban wasn't put to a student vote.
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Smoke and Mirrors

Ben Moss thinks that the smoking ban might have turned the UC system into a bunch of bullies.
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Power and Influence in Primetime

Mario Vasquez questions whether or not American media outlets have been corrupted by corporations.
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