Column Archives - The Aggie

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Cotton totes do not solve the plastic bag problem

October 8, 2021

Collecting cotton tote bags is not as eco-conscious as you think Plastic bag bans are becoming more common worldwide, which is a change for the...

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Guide to submitting guest opinion columns, cartoons

October 1, 2021

Students, professors and community members can send their pieces to opinion@theaggie.org My name is Eden Winniford, and I’m the editor for The California Aggie’s opinion...

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Let’s talk about National Parks

June 1, 2021

Public Lands are inherently valuable and don’t need commercial value to warrant protection I’ve read a lot of articles recently detailing lengthy lists of why...

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Accent discrimination and the problem with neutral accents

May 31, 2021

In entertainment, individuals with accents are often reduced for comedic effect, while in the workplace they lose credibility In “Modern Family,” Sofia’s Vergara’s character Gloria...

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‘Spontaneous social media’ is an oxymoron

May 28, 2021

It’s impossible to make Instagram “casual” again I’ve always been impressed by people who could cultivate perfect Instagram themes. Whether it’s a certain border, filter...

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These companies want you to think you’re responsible for climate change

May 25, 2021

We need to shift how we think about sustainability before it becomes a privilege and not an expectation Many of you might’ve seen recent misleading...

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Support for Asian American businesses should be inherent—the pandemic has revealed otherwise

May 24, 2021

Asian American food and culture are fixtures until they are othered America loves Asian food and culture until they don’t—and efforts to save local Chinatowns...

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How immigrant entrepreneurs disrupt the Model Minority Myth

May 17, 2021

The Model Minority Myth is engineered to tell one version of the Asian American Dream What is the Asian American dream? Since the 1960s, the...

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Social media’s mental health advocacy needs to change

May 14, 2021

One-size-fits-all solutions to mental health conditions need to stop Whenever I choose to forgo my responsibilities and open Instagram I am greeted by one of...

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Stop blaming soldiers for fighting losing wars

May 12, 2021

Soldiers don’t get to pick their own battles, so stop treating them like they do Being willing to put your life on the line is...

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Banning chemicals is not enough if the government doesn’t force proper cleanup

May 11, 2021

Approximately 25,000 barrels of toxic chemicals were found off the coast of LA after sitting for decades Cancerous sea lions. What might sound like a...

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Divergent narratives of opioid drug addictions create lives of expectation and exception

May 10, 2021

Media coverage of the opioid epidemic has significant impacts on policy and public sympathy Like 2 million Americans, George Floyd struggled with an opioid addiction....

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Vaccine posting: the internet’s newest social currency

May 7, 2021

Posting your vaccination isn’t just feed fodder I got stabbed two weeks ago, thanks to Pfizer. It’s been a long time coming, this vaccine of...

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Let baseball players interview in their native language

May 5, 2021

We need to stop judging people by foreign language interviews Professional baseball players come from all over the world and speak many different native languages;...

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Statistical insignificance and dire consequences: How public health data fails marginalized groups

May 3, 2021

Native Americans are excluded and mischaracterized in COVID-19 data, undermining the severity of the pandemic’s impact on their community How does the collection and portrayal...