Opinion

Research before you eat Y’all are a bunch of bullies. For one thing, you gang up on gluten, which is great for the rather numerous people with celiac disease because those who suffer from the autoimmune disorder now have actual options when it comes to the food they dine on compared to, say, a decade […]

Netflix and David Attenborough team up to strike the perfect balance between entertainment and environmental alarmism Free from the conservative shackles of BBC, David Attenborough, notable narrator of “Planet Earth,” takes nature documentaries where they haven’t been before with “Our Planet,” a new series on Netflix — and it works. BBC is one of the […]

In the face of America’s crumbling infrastructure, politicians should pursue a bipartisan answer In spite of a contemporary American political atmosphere marred by increased polarization and neverending legislative gridlock, a chance at bipartisan compromise may finally be on the horizon. According to White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere, President Donald Trump and House Speaker […]

Senator Noah Pearl argues that anti-Zionist rhetoric forced him out of ASUCD “Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.” — John F. Kennedy Even before joining the Senate table, I had heard of the unfettered toxicity within ASUCD. The countless number of resignations […]

Stories are told best through the interaction and experience that video games can provide I love stories. Storytelling is one of the most fundamental aspects of what it means to be human. Our culture is defined by the stories we tell and what we learn from them. The natural progression of storytelling has evolved from […]

Persistent discrimination in workplace, schools proves need for bill The California State Senate, in a commendable bipartisan vote on Monday, April 22, unanimously approved Senate Bill 188, a bill that would outlaw discrimination based on hairstyle. The C.R.O.W.N. Act, short for “Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural hair,” is sponsored by Senator Holly […]

Facebook fuels terrorism, lynchings, conspiracies under guise of connecting people “So we connect more people. That can be bad if they make it negative […] Maybe someone dies in a terrorist attack coordinated on our tools. And still we connect people. The ugly truth is that we believe in connecting people so deeply that anything […]

Immediate action necessary to rectify blatant disregard for planet For many, Earth Day is an annual day of reflection on the health of our planet. But in 2019, each and every day demands a reflection on the precarious and escalating effects of climate change. With weather patterns transforming and global sea levels rising dramatically, one […]

You should be required to take sex ed at the UCs before you graduate There are plenty of scary statistics — I think they are terrifying — depicting how more states than not in our fine country do not require sexual education, which they may or may not even require in their public schools, to […]

A love letter to the (organic) apple of my eye This is it. You and the man of your dreams are hanging out together. The lights are low, and tensions are running high. He says your name, and your breath catches in your throat. He leans in close and whispers in your ear: “Let’s go […]

How the Department of Energy’s decision to approve the sale of nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia puts the whole world at risk Last week, the Department of Energy approved seven different companies’ requests to engage in an exchange of nuclear technology with Saudi Arabia. Critics have warned that the maneuver may ultimately assist in putting […]