Self Study

July 23, 2024

Asian American baby girl: On being late to the party – and partying anyway

By Emily Yoon

Emily Yoon reflects on growing up in California and discovering culture then, now, and in the future.

May 9, 2024

My mom lives in Isla Vista with me

By Kira Logan, Ella Conolley

Ella Conolley and Kira Logan discuss their unusual living situations to celebrate Mother’s Day.

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.

November 16, 2023

“I want to tell you a Sacramento story”

By Riley Burke

Riley Burke reflects on growing up in Sacramento and her layered connection with Joan Didion.

November 9, 2023

Nostalgia: Who are we and where do we go?

By Michelle Shteynberg

Michelle Shteynberg reflects on nostalgia and how it makes us who we are.

November 2, 2023

The Throne Zone: We tried every bathroom so you don’t have to — top 10 edition

By Seamus O'Hara, Sam Healey

Sam Healey and Seamus O’Meara are petitioning Chancellor Henry T. Yang so they can teach an “Intro to Bathroom Studies” course at UCSB.

October 20, 2023

Letter to the editor: Hispanic Heritage Month Write-in

By José Suarez, Luis Ledezma

José Suarez and Luis Ledezma reflect on what being Hispanic means to them.

July 13, 2023

An ode to my freshman year dorm

By Kira Logan

Kira Logan reminisces on her freshman year dorm experience.

May 11, 2023

Love and attention: on my unremarkable hometown and remarkable mom

By Emily Yoon

Emily Yoon reflects on her hometown and the intricacies of mother-daughter relationships.

April 13, 2023

My freshman experience: Spring quarter and a year’s worth of takeaways

By Amitha Bhat

Amitha Bhat's three-part retrospective continues as she recounts her revitalizing spring quarter.

February 23, 2023

My freshman experience: The horrid winter quarter

By Amitha Bhat

Amitha Bhat's three-part retrospective continues as she recounts her turbulent freshman winter quarter.

September 25, 2022

My freshman experience: The fall quarter of denial

By Amitha Bhat

Spoiler alert: Amitha Bhat's freshman experience didn't go exactly as planned...

August 5, 2022

It’s Okay To Change Your Major

By Alice Zhang

Alice Zhang advocates for the choice to change one's major as she recounts her academic experience thus far.

May 19, 2022

A Case Study for the Ages: Passion v. Profit

By Amitha Bhat

Amitha Bhat explores the painful importance of weighing one's desire for passion and profit.

May 22, 2021

Bananas, Bimahs and Biology: On my Chinese and Jew-ish Experience

By Toni Shindler-Ruberg

Toni Shindler-Ruberg unpacks her oftentimes conflating Jewish and Asian American identities, reflecting on the universality of not knowing.

April 9, 2021

Your Performative Activism is Showing Again

By Syd Haupt

Sydney Haupt discusses the recent attacks again Asian Americans in Atlanta and performative activism on social media.