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Lunar New Year Needs to be a Federal Holiday

The Year of the Tiger began on Feb. 1, the start of 2022’s Lunar New Year. Among many Asian communities, this festival holds...

Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill is Hateful and Deadly

Earlier this month, a Florida Senate committee approved the Parental Rights in Education bill, commonly known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, in...

Neil Young Stepped up When Health Experts Were Ignored, but He Shouldn’t Have Had to

Spotify’s top podcast host Joe Rogan has been spreading false information about COVID-19 and, more specifically, its vaccines on his widely-listened to podcast,...

Black History Month Shouldn’t Be So Contentious

During the month of February, there seems to be a revival of the conversation over whether Black History Month should even exist. Of...

Some Capitalist Realism to Go With Your Candy

What’s all this hullabaloo over chocolate candy morsels? No more than a miraculously executed marketing ruse — that’s what. In a chain of predictable...

The Case for Affirmative Action

The Supreme Court recently agreed to hear challenges to affirmative action policies practiced by colleges like Harvard and the University of North Carolina...

We Need to Recognize the Commodification of Artists

Japanese American indie music artist Mitski — full name Mitski Miyawaki — recently discussed the downfalls of being an artist in an interview...

Jamie Lynn Spears, Please Resolve Your Matters in Private

“Zoey 101” actress Jamie Lynn Spears recently appeared on “Good Morning America” for a sit-down interview with journalist Juju Chang where she discussed...

The Real Differences Between Bisexual and Pansexual

As the LGBTQ+ community has grown, the increased popularity of relatively new labels and existing ones has unfortunately resulted in division. The most...

When We Were Young: A Mixture of Emo Dream and Utter Failure

Live Nation, the entertainment giant that organized the tragic Astroworld Festival, which left 10 dead and over three hundred injured in 2021, has...

As California Reopens, the Future of Outdoor Dining Becomes Uncertain

Outdoor dining proved itself effective and well-conceived during the COVID-19 crisis, lightening the burden on local restaurants in pandemic conditions. Assistance for businesses...

UCI’s Transition to In-Person Instruction Lacks Transparency and Is Disruptive to Learning

Provost Hal Stern released a statement on Jan. 21 confirming the continuation of plans to begin in-person instruction on Jan. 31. UCI had...

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