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Beyond the Beach: The Martial Arts Scene of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara holds an incredibly large number of martial arts studios with a great range of options.
November 4, 2025
Aaron Kamps, Writer
Arts & Entertainment
Santa Barbara Festival Ballet’s Nutcracker at the Arlington Celebrates its 50th Anniversary
November 4, 2025
Amelia Noble, Writer
Arts & Entertainment
Go Bananas for Banana Bread
October 9, 2025
Hali Wight
Arts & Entertainment
A Look at Supercell: One of the most successful mobile game companies of all time
Over the past decade, mobile games like Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, and Brawl Stars have taken the world by storm. With tens of millions of active monthly players, the parent company, Supercell, is one of the largest and most lucrative mobile gaming companies in the world.
October 8, 2025
Bennett Sullivan, News Editor
Arts & Entertainment
Revisiting a Classic: A Review of “Annie Hall” (1977)
Can a movie that is almost half a century old still be entertaining and relevant today?
October 8, 2025
Lilly Trautwein, Managing Editor
News
Tariffs to Tylenol: Fact-Checking Trump’s Latest Health Claims
On Monday morning, President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the White House alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., focusing on what he said are causes of a recent rise in autism and warning about vaccines and acetaminophen.
September 22, 2025
Theodore Wilson
Opinion
Terrifying Tariffs: Negotiating Tactic or Economic Disaster?
The past four years were a whirlwind for the economy. With so many events in our past, it is critical to examine how our new president’s economic policies will affect us all.
April 8, 2025
Bennett Sullivan
Opinion
A Constitutional Crisis: Trump’s Executive Orders
Amidst the turmoil of Trump’s second term and the murky waters surrounding the constitutionally of executive orders, it is essential to review the implications.
April 8, 2025
Davis Ohanian
Opinion
Do You Know What You Are Eating?
Comparing ingredients and policies in the United States vs. the United Kingdom.
April 8, 2025
Liam Knezevic
News
Meme Coin Madness
PNUT coin, DogWifHat coin, Goat coin, these absurd names are cryptocurrencies circulating on the blockchain, some of them with trading volumes in the billions. Is this the dawn of a new financial age, or a prelude to a financial crisis?
April 8, 2025
Bennett Sullivan
News
Climate Goals: Morality or Marketing?
Over a third of the top 500 largest US companies have compensation-tied climate goals. Going into 2025, how effectively are they reaching these goals and are they doing enough to save our planet?
January 31, 2025
Theodore Wilson