Friday, April 19th 2019

Straight to the League: NBA Proposes Allowing 18-Year-Olds to Enter the Draft

Spencer Wu Senior Copy Editor Ever since 2005, high school basketball players have been required to attend at least one year of university before being eligible...

Explaining the Drop in UC Applications

Madison Kirkpatrick An article published by KSRO revealed a recent drop in UC applications for the first time in many years. UCSB is lucky that...

Do Your Part by Completing Course Evaluations

Eliseo Manzo The post-midterm lull has set in, as winter courses wrap up before the inevitable stress-inducing caffeine binge that is finals week at UCSB....

Jussie Smollett and How Victimhood Sells

Sabrina Bui Staff Writer Within weeks, Jussie Smollett went from successful TV actor to sympathetic victim of a hate crime to a possible convicted felon. Once...

5 Tips for Being a Rad Roommate

Steven Jin Unless you have enough disposable income to rent your own place and live alone while attending UCSB, it’s more than likely that you...

Security Breaches Won’t Stop Me From Using Facebook

Sarah Renard Recently, people have become anxious about accusations regarding privacy and data breaches with regards to Facebook — but is this enough to scare...

Valentine’s Day is a Corporate Scheme (But It Doesn’t Have to Be)

Jade Martinez According to a statistic tracking Valentine’s Day sales, the holiday brought in a revenue of roughly $20 million in 2018. This raises the...

5 Dating App Anecdotes

In the modern day, no discussion of romance would be complete without acknowledging the many wacky, weird, and sometimes wonderful experiences that come with...

Governor Newsom’s Budget Lacks Adequate Mental Health Program Funding

Steven Jin Gavin Newsom, current governor of California, has proposed an increase in funding for the UC system. His proposal leads to the UC system...

How to Celebrate Valentine’s Day

Sarah Renard Now that midterms are coming to a close for students at UCSB, many people have started planning for Valentine’s Day. For couples, Valentine's...