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Reflecting on the Black Lives Matter Protests

On October 7, UCI’s Black Student Union held a protest in response to LAPD’s Chief of Police, Officer Charlie Beck, visiting campus for...

A Eulogy to Our Six Seconds of Fame

Here lies our beloved and precious Vine, social media platform for all things remixed, relatable and real. The app was pronounced dead on...

Sex Machina: How Robots Will Change the Way We Love

By Lilly Ball Technology has reached a point in which it has taken over nearly every aspect of modern life, including the most intimate...

Redefining the Line Between Terrorism and Democracy

On October 5, conservative political theorist and personality David Horowitz released a ranking of the “Top Ten Schools Supporting Terrorism” in his publication,...

Photography and Social Media: Writing and Recording Your Own History

Filtered photosets of Italian food and carefully angled selfies are common sights on social media nowadays. From Facebook to Snapchat, people have numerous...

President Obama’s Defining Legacy

President Obama will go down in history as the first African American president, but he will also be remembered for his class, sense...

Editorial: Our Take On The California Ballot

Prop 51: Yes Proposition 51 supports a state-issued $9 billion in bonds to fund improvement and construction for K-12 schools and community colleges. While...

Women’s Chess Championship Stirs Up Debate About Hijab

American chess champion Nazi Paikidze has refused to participate in the 2017 Women’s World Chess Championship in retaliation against the host country Iran’s...

Digital Democracy: Redefining Popular Discourse For Minorities

By Aditi Mayer Beyond the popular notion of the blogging world as an overly saturated, face-value driven sell-out circus, the digital space also serves...

President Napolitano, Listen Up: A Response to Napolitano’s Letter in the Boston Globe

To UC President Janet Napolitano, Last week, you wrote an article for the Boston Globe expressing your opinion on freedom of...

The Effects of Microaggressions Against Asian Americans

Earlier this week, a nameless woman rushed through the downpour in the streets of the Upper East Side. She was tight on time,...

Voter Registration

Presumed student apathy and reported lack of political activism on college campuses is a media go-to cliché based on discouraging national numbers.  So-called...

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