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The Skin Care Craze

The Skin Care Craze

Cierra Nervo and Dionne Peterson March 16, 2024

First, it was makeup tutorials and YouTube videos that dominated trends throughout the 2010-20s. Mastering the art of contouring and attaining the perfect brow shape was what initially had a grasp on...

ADHD Awareness

ADHD Awareness

Lyla Bollag October 26, 2023

Happy October, everyone. The leaves are yellow, orange, and red, and the assignments I meant to do are missing. Not only is October the month of Inktober and Halloween, but it is also ADHD awareness...

In The Blues

Elli Westmacott and Christiana Cino February 9, 2023

The piles of unfinished books and assignments, the sound of notifications signifying more work to come, and the voices of every teacher and coach ringing, telling tales of distasteful decline. This is...

Orthorexia

Orthorexia

As a society, we are finally being informed of the dangers of eating disorders to the public, along with the many signs, symptoms, and treatments. In this regard, we are helping many potential victims...

The “Good-Grade Pill”

May 13, 2013

Student abuse of Adderall and Ritalin isn’t a new problem. What have been deemed the “good-grade pills” have long been providing college campuses with the fuel to get through all-nighters. But,...

High Risk Calls For a New Stigma

High Risk Calls For a New Stigma

February 28, 2013

Putting on your seat belt is habitual. It always has been for our generation. The cultural campaign of Gen. Y? Perhaps, a social movement towards not drinking and driving. “Don’t drink and drive....

Hunger Hurts

February 4, 2013

The girl in the picture is thin.  Maybe a little underweight, definitely not overweight, but slender.  She is wearing a striped dress and maroon socks, and her blond hair hides her face. She looks...

On the Bike Trail Playing Tourist for the Day

May 3, 2012

When I first moved to Santa Barbara from Vancouver,  I faced many cultural differences. One of them, the transition from mountain biking to road biking. Shortly after moving to Vancouver, my parents bought...

The  Evolution of Sugar

The Evolution of Sugar

March 17, 2012

Since 1793, sugar has been the object of harsh criticism from food critics and health experts alike, and yet we all consume it to our heart’s content on a daily basis, often with no shame of our glutinous...

The Bistro Panini

Paninis!

March 8, 2012

[column width="30%" padding="5%"] The Italian Feeling adventurous? Inspired by Italian cuisine and classic Italian street food, this panini marries easy to find ingredients in unusual pairs,...

“Poison apple, my Pretty?”

“Poison apple, my Pretty?”

February 14, 2012

As the produce industry continues to grow, are suppliers cutting too many corners? Arsenic in apple juice is just the latest bad news for American consumers. It was found that 10 percent of apple juice...

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Bikram Yoga: A New Way to Work Out

January 4, 2012

Yoga has become one of the most popular ways to exercise for all different people. Since there are so many different types of yoga, everyone can find something that suits them. But one has...

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