Columns

Tax incentives are working for California’s film industry

Opinion Writer - May 30, 2026

The normalization of war and violence

ColumnsOpinion Writer - May 26, 2026

After the horrors of World War ll, a general sentiment of peace was largely understood by the world. The original 51 countries that...

Attention is not free: Foucault and disciplinary power

ColumnsOpinion Writer - May 20, 2026

Every time you refresh Canvas or check how many connections you have on LinkedIn, you are participating in a system that shapes how...

Up your kill count: Military esports and ethics

ColumnsOpinion Writer - May 14, 2026

As drone strikes devastate countries across the world, military branches continue to market their esports teams. Yet, within the esports community, there is...

Sartre and the myth of the right major

ColumnsOpinion Writer - May 13, 2026

In his 1946 lecture “Existentialism is a Humanism,” Jean-Paul Sartre put forth a claim about identity: existence precedes essence. Human beings, he argues,...

Punctuation, the newest Gen Z art form

ColumnsOpinion Writer - May 10, 2026

For many people, punctuation was just another part of grammar drilled into them through years of worksheets and reading books. Students were taught...

The glorification of detachment

ColumnsOpinion Writer - May 10, 2026

In the age of instant gratification and curated self-presentation, detachment has become something of a virtue. There is endless advice on social media...

In our culture of nonchalant, be ‘chalant’

ColumnsJulia Kremenetsky - May 8, 2026

Within every UCI class, there’s always one person who downplays the hours of studying they put in before the midterm or final by...

Data centers are taking and consuming

ColumnsOpinion Writer - April 28, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken hold of the United States, and its growth is not stopping. According to Stanford University’s Human Centered Artificial...