Sign of the Times

May 21, 2026

You’re closer to being an incel than you think

By Claire Kim, Dylan Hunter

Claire Kim and Dylan Hunter will stop calling each other chuds now.

April 30, 2026

Curiosity is the contemporary revolution

By Ethan Griffin

Ethan Griffin hopes that this article won’t put him on the most-wanted list if AI takes over.

April 23, 2026

CTRL ALT DELETE Your Privacy

By Opinion Editor

Lucy Miller fears declining cookies and wearing a tinfoil hat isn’t enough anymore.

April 16, 2026

Projecting nostalgia: The subtle genius of Justin Bieber’s Coachella set

By Lauren Chiou

Lauren Chiou has Bieber fever and she hopes to never recover.

March 5, 2026

Dopamine scrolling is killing our compassion

By Emma Bogna

Emma Bogna plans to spend next Tuesday watching the snowy plovers scuttle across Sands Beach — sans screens.

March 5, 2026

Long live nights at the movies

By Sandra Vovk

Sandra Vovk believes with all her heart that the Riviera Theatre has the best popcorn in town and will not apologize for the frequency at which the workers of said cinema see her face on Bargain Tuesday. 

February 26, 2026

Does Netflix need to make another Jane Austen adaptation?

By Sophia Benito

Sophia Benito, English major and Austenite, does not see the point in continuous Jane Austen movie adaptations.

February 26, 2026

Why is being a fangirl so hard?

By Carly Rattner

Carly Rattner acquired BTS tickets, but at what cost?

February 19, 2026

AI is making a hypocrite of us all

By Isabella Leon

Isabella Leon is scared of IJBOLing at AI memes.

February 19, 2026

What should assessment look like in an ‘AI’ integrated world?

By Justus Swan

Justus Swan still thinks we’re totally doomed, but maybe some high quality sublimation will come out of it.

November 13, 2025

Inside the pipeline: How the “Whatever” podcast shapes today’s generation

By Claire Kim

Claire Kim went on the "Whatever" podcast so we didn't have to. Here's what she found out.

October 23, 2025

UCSB Forgotten History: The Storke Tower rappellers

By Jeremiah Jack

Jeremiah Jack thinks the philosophy behind building a pumpkin on Storke Tower leads to a more open-minded world.

October 9, 2025

The flop of a showgirl: in defense of the critic

By Lauren Chiou

Lauren Chiou defends the critics in the name of arts journalism.

August 22, 2025

(You should be) Dancing through life

By Katelyn Mihalko

Katelyn Mihalko recounts how she fell in love with line dancing, and the freedom that comes with it.

July 11, 2025

Your Fourth of July playlist is full of dissent

By Lucy Dixon

Lucy Dixon discusses "patriotic" music and the American tendency to misunderstand it.

July 3, 2025

Could avoiding AI prepare you for an AI integrated world?

By Justus Swan

When you are racing against a deadline and craving a non-judgmental study buddy, ChatGPT becomes the perfect match — handing out information in spades until all of a sudden those small helping hands start to feel like ...