Columns

Gendered marketing is harmful

Opinion Writer - March 19, 2026

Gender affirming care includes your gym workout

ColumnsAlexander Randall - March 15, 2026

America’s debate over gender affirming care for transgender Americans roars on. Some states, like Utah, have even outright banned gender affirming treatments for...

Friend is foe: AI’s unregulated interactions with children

ColumnsOpinion Writer - March 11, 2026

Editor’s Note: This article contains topics concerning rape, suicide, sexual content and sexual harrassment towards minors. If an adult sends rape threats to a...

Let’s complicate the Second Amendment

ColumnsOpinion Writer - March 10, 2026

Protestor Alex Pretti was killed by masked federal agents while recording the operations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Jan. 24. Although...

Petition pushing on campus will cause poor political habits

ColumnsOpinion Writer - March 6, 2026

“Are you a registered voter in California?” Ring Road has been filled with this shouted question for weeks on end, as students are repeatedly...

UCI should invest in nap pods

ColumnsJulia Kremenetsky - March 3, 2026

You’re sitting in Langson Library. It’s 2:55 p.m. Your eyes begin to slowly shut, and your head begins to droop downwards. Your next...

The limits of the NBA’s progressivism

ColumnsOpinion Writer - February 27, 2026

At a post-practice press conference, reporters asked San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama about his reaction to the recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

UCI must expand its ASL program

ColumnsOpinion Writer - February 20, 2026

American Sign Language (ASL) is a beautiful language with important roots in Deaf culture — so why is UCI’s access to ASL education...

Firing Powell would be Trump’s costliest economic mistake

ColumnsOpinion Writer - February 20, 2026

President Donald Trump has made no secret of his disdain for Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell. After appointing him in 2018, Trump outspokenly...