The Rise of Plant-Based Eating
Lauren Luna
Staff Writer
For the past decade, plant-based eating has steadily gained popularity with the public. From Alicia Silverstone to Jay Leto, many celebrities have...
To Surf or Not to Surf After the Rain
Tanner Walker
Science & Tech Editor
Hillsides above Montecito charred by the Thomas fire gave way after heavy rainfall on Jan. 9, resulting in mud and...
“I’m Not Like Other Girls”
"I'm Not Like Other Girls": The Modern Quirky-Relatable Greaser Girl
Lauren Luna
Contributing Writer
The “I’m not like other girls” cultural phenomenon is a reaction against typically...
A Senior’s Farewell to her College Experience
Count your lasts, soak it in before your college experience is over.
Unpaid Internships: Unfair and Unethical
Jack Shea
Staff Writer
Internships have the power to turn a student’s career into a dream job or, at the very least, provide informative venues for...
Malia Obama is More Than Qualified for the Top Universities
Zoe Manzanetti
What college would dare to deny the President’s daughter entry into their school? Apparently, none of them. In an article by NPR earlier...
OMG! Is txting ruining #English ?!
Nardin Sarkis
Staff Writer
Illustration by Carrie Ding, Staff Illustrator
We have all heard it before—be it from our grandparents, professors, or Time magazine covers—that texting abbreviations...
UCSC’s Housing Crisis: A Cautionary Tale
Madison Kirkpatrick
There are several factors that go into making a student’s college experience special: quality of education, level of student engagement, and, most importantly,...
Trying to Ban Guns Again Won’t Solve Anything
Rick Zierer
After the tragedy last week in Las Vegas, many politicians and commentators argue that guns are the source of violence and that the...
Letter to the Editor: Using Tax Revenue from Legal Cannabis to Address the College...
Lurking beneath the ballooning student debt crisis is a shadow crisis of ever-growing non tuition costs, ranging from housing to food to textbooks. These...
