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Power and Privilege in Hollywood

By Ashley Duong With the recent release of Macklemore’s new album “White Privilege II”, people are raving about the deep level of introspection that...

Torture-Tainment and Television

By Michelle Bui The television show “Game of Thrones,” which has remained wildly popular since its debut in 2011, continues to attract audiences with...

Physical Structure Inadequate to Support Mental Health Services Expansion

By Caroline Nguyen During the 2014-2015 academic year, student representatives welcomed a 5 percent annual increase in the Student Services Fee under the agreement...

Let Her Speak: How Subtle Sexism Prevents Women From Speaking Their Minds

It happened again. I was sitting in a small upper-division Humanities class occupied mostly by women. The teacher had just asked an abstract...

Invisible Poison: How the Porter Ranch Gas Leak Shows the Need for Government Regulation

By Ian Edwards Since October of last year, a subsurface valve operated by the Southern California Gas Company has been leaking  methane gas in...

What Grinds My Gears: Dining Hall Carrots

For the last three years, there has remained a long-standing joke in my family whenever I come home. It comes up if we...

Mental Health vs. Modern Education: How Today’s Educational System Hurts Students

By Ashley Duong As high as 70 percent of adolescents with mental illnesses remain untreated as reported by the National Center for Health Statistics....

Obama’s Message of Unity is What America Needs

President Barack Obama gave his final State of the Union Address last Tuesday, and surprisingly, it came off as more sincere than a...

Women and Healthcare: How Misogyny Affects Patients and Physicians

The mingling of adults and the clinking of wine glasses fills the room as some New Age rendition of the beloved Christmas carols...

We Should Rethink the TSA

Over winter break and just in time for major holiday air traffic, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced a policy change which allowed...

Breaking Birth Control Barriers: Why America Should look to the West Coast

In a few months, California will be the second state to allow the sale of over-the-counter birth control products, following the lead of...

Hillary Clinton is #notmyabuela

By Alice Terriquez Hillary Clinton’s campaign came under fire in late December after releasing an article originally titled “7 ways Hillary Clinton is just...

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