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Overfishing is draining life from our oceans

President Donald Trump issued an executive order opening the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument (PIHMNM) to commercial fishing on April 17. PIHMNM comprises...

The matcha shortage is a cultural wake-up call

A matcha shortage has been brewing up over the past few months, sparked by the growing trend of matcha consumption in recent years. The...

Where to fit Gen Alpha in the digital age

Any daily doom scroll of a social media platform will unveil the curtain of marketing’s conceptions of femininity and glamor. This is typically found...

Social Media Usage Hurts the Individual 

How many times have you opened your phone for a quick scroll at night only to be sucked in for hours? I have, and...

Muslim Student Union Holds Mental Health Awareness Week

UCI’s Muslim Student Union (MSU) held its annual Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) from Jan. 30 to Feb. 4. The week was organized to...

“The Bachelor” And Why The Model Minority Is Not A Model To Follow

It’s Season 24 of ABC’s “The Bachelor,” which entails the usual drama and intense engagement from the show’s loyal fans.

Give Justice To Weinstein’s Victims

Harvey Weinstein’s defense team recently cross-examined Jessica Mann, who accused Weinstein of raping her in 2013. Weinstein was a prominent film director in Hollywood...

Kaitlin Bennett’s Call of Duty: Why It Stinks

While filming a video for her YouTube channel, “Liberty Hangout,” at Ohio University on Feb. 17, Kaitlin Bennett was met with a scathing crowd...

Polarization Of Political Opinion Spurring Political Violence?

Emergency dispatchers received a call from co-workers at the Florida Turnpike in Metro, Orlando, saying that Mason Trever Toney stabbed and killed his boss, William Steven Knight, with a trowel over a political debate.

Getting to Know UCI’s DREAM Center: An Interview With Interim Director Dr. Angela Chen

Chen’s experience as a formerly undocumented student has largely informed her career-long commitment to serving the undocumented community.

The Unhappy Meal Needs More Backlash

Taking advertising to its natural conclusion, Burger King has done away with any moral pretenses and announced late capitalism's magnum opus: the Unhappy Meal.

Taken (Out of Context): Stop Condemning Liam Neeson

n February 2019, during an interview with The Independent to promote his movie “Cold Pursuit,” actor Liam Neeson recounted an event from over 40 years ago where his close female friend was raped by a stranger who was only identified as a black man.

Satire: White House Elated That Golf Scandal Now In Spotlight

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders spoke to the press April 2, expressing her excitement over the public shifting focus toward President Donald Trump’s golf cheating scandal and away from the very serious controversies that he and his administration are embroiled in.

Burberry’s Hoodie, Despite Unfortunate Resemblance, Doesn’t Glorify Suicide

On Feb. 19, model Liz Kennedy accused Burberry and its chief creative officer, Riccardo Tisci, for designing and featuring a hoodie at London Fashion Week that had a drawstring which resembled a noose.

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