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The Cancellation Of Mice and Men: A Students Perspective

The Cancellation Of Mice and Men: A Students Perspective

Niccolo D'Agruma May 23, 2023

John Steinbeck's novella, Of Mice and Men, published in 1937, should be taught in schools nationwide; while controversial due to racial slurs and problematic themes, it remains a crucial literary work...

Modoc Road Bike Path Controversy

Modoc Road Bike Path Controversy

Lucia Camp May 22, 2023

Do you consider yourself a tree hugger? The Santa Barbara planning commission’s proposed project to build a safer bike path on Modoc Road threatens the removal of 21 trees. The current bike path has...

Tool or Temptation?

Tool or Temptation?

Dionne Peterson April 10, 2023

Today, touch screens and desktop computers are an essential part of every classroom and a huge adjustment from the past for teachers. In this digital age, technology is now always being utilized in...

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Triggered

Milla Hirsch April 4, 2023

Connecticut, 2012: 26 elementary school children and teachers dead in Sandy Hook Elementary School. The Sandy Hook Elementary School headlines shook the country, the names and faces of children killed...

No rabbits were harmed in the making of this photo, it was only a depiction.

Beauty is Pain: the Reality of Animal Testing

Milla Hirsch April 4, 2023

Let’s say you’re shopping at Target and find a bottle of lotion; do you stop and search the label for a rabbit symbol? Maybe you’re more focused on the ingredients, or the price tag, but that little...

Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

Lucia Camp February 9, 2023

The year is 1967 and Timothy Leary, a psychologist, is speaking with an audience at MIT about his research investigating the possible benefits of mind-altering drugs such as LSD and psilocybin.  Through...

Digital Footprint

Digital Footprint

Niccolo D'Agruma January 25, 2023

We live in a digital age; our online presence is tracked and monitored. Data is used to keep users engaged on platforms selling them content, products, and various services through targeted advertising. A...

Attacking Art

Attacking Art

Cierra Nervo January 23, 2023

Disruption of the ozone layer, ocean drilling and spills, collapsing ecosystems, risks to all living things: these are results of oil pollution. Although environmentalists have been looking for a renewable...

Governors Exploit Migrants

Governors Exploit Migrants

Alexandra Siegel January 5, 2023

They are shuttled like cattle to unfamiliar places. They are packed onto buses with no food or water. They are promised new opportunities. They are stripped of their humanity. More than 10,000 migrants...

One Size Fits [Sm]all

One Size Fits [Sm]all

Dionne Peterson and Sofia Ramirez January 5, 2023

On every tag of Brandy Melville clothing, customers are met with the pointed words: one size fits all. In an era where the clothing industry is trying to create more inclusivity, brands like Brandy Melville...

Representation within Disney

Representation within Disney

Sofia Ramirez December 20, 2022

Mommy!... She’s brown like me!” Maya–daughter of popular TikToker Nicky–said as she caught the first glimpse of “The Little Mermaid” (2023). This sentiment was echoed throughout the country...

Body Positivity is Toxic Positivity in Disguise

Body Positivity is Toxic Positivity in Disguise

Dionne Peterson November 17, 2022

The “Shirt Challenge'' on Tiktok is where girls wear an oversize t-shirt and then tighten it around their waist area. Some had an hourglass figure, some had a large stomach, and some were in between....

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