Op-Eds

In 24 hours, Basic Needs Center’s budget will be gutted

Opinion Writer - April 17, 2026

California’s Student Vaccine Mandate Is a Necessary Step to Return to Normalcy

Op-EdsOpinion Writer - November 1, 2021

Vaccines have been required for school aged children for over 150 years, with the first vaccine mandate put in place to curb the...

Mainstream Rock is Not Dead, It Just Needs To Adapt

Op-EdsJohnny Nguyen - January 8, 2022

Gwen Stefani. Fall Out Boy. Avril Lavigne. Coldplay. Most of our favorite mainstream rock artists have gone pop. Plenty have been successful at...

Professor Gordon Klein vs. UCLA: Where Do We Draw the Line in Cancel Culture?

Op-EdsErika Cao - January 8, 2022

UCLA professor Gordon Klein filed a lawsuit against the university after facing suspension for refusing a non-Black student’s email request to grade their...

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maria Ressa Highlights The Need To Diversify Journalism

Op-EdsCamelia Heins - January 8, 2022

Earlier this month, Filipina journalist Maria Ressa won a Nobel Peace Prize for her fight against misinformation led by President Rodrigo Duterte of...

Biting into Apple’s Core: Innovation or Insincerity?

Op-EdsOpinion Writer - October 26, 2021

Less than a month after the release of the iPhone 13, Apple announced its new MacBook Pro, third-generation Airpods, HomePod mini and updated...

Biden’s Refusal to Use Hardline Tactics Will Cost Dems the Midterm Elections

Op-EdsJohnny Nguyen - January 8, 2022

A return to unity and normalcy. This was the promise President Joe Biden made at his inauguration and throughout his campaign. However, if...

WHO Approves First Malaria Vaccine: Why Did It Take So Long?

Op-EdsErika Cao - January 8, 2022

The World Health Organization approved the first malaria vaccine and parasitic vaccine, GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) RTS,S, also known as Mosquirix, for widespread use on...

There’s More to Indigenous People Than the Holiday

Op-EdsCamelia Heins - January 8, 2022

President Joe Biden’s recent proclamation on Indigenous Peoples’ Day marks Oct. 11 as an official national holiday to celebrate Indigenous people. Though this...