Conditional Constitutionality
Cruel and unusual punishment prevailed as the Supreme Court addressed juvenile detention. On April 22, 2021, in a majority 6–3 vote, the Supreme
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Opinion
How Falcon and the Winter Soldier is Ushering in Political Media
Last Friday’s epic finale to “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” finally made it official: Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson is the new “Captain
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Femininity Presents Double Standard Used to Silence Women
Feminity is a double-edged sword. Societal standards have people believe that embracing the mundane, yet overly influential “lady-like” behaviors and norms will reinforce
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Saving Ourselves From the White Savior Complex
The White Savior Complex is, simply put, a trope in which a white person provides help to or rescues non-white people from unfortunate
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Letter to the Editor: Textbook Prices Burden Students
In this letter to the editor, Julia Archer, CALPIRGs 100% Clean Energy Campaign Visibility Coordinator, presents her organizations stance on excessive textbook costs.
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Submission: UCSD Graduate Housing Rent Increase Undermines University’s Mission
In his submission, graduate student Eric Snyder argues that the recent increase in housing prices goes against the very foundation of this educational
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Dear Music Industry, Culture Does Not Exist for Your Profit
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, cultural appropriation is defined as “the unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of the practices, customs, or aesthetics of
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Submission: The Plastic Problem
Guest Writer Emily Pisco breaks down the dangers of plastic pollution, and how companies like Whole Foods contribute to this environmental destruction. What
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“Taylor’s Version” sets Powerful Precedent for Music Industry
Taylor Swift’s re-recording of her sophomore album, “Fearless”, is her latest push to make the music industry a better place, especially for vulnerable
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Growing Complacent
To keep the powerful accountable, we must link individual issues to a systemic problem. Asian hate? Overlooked. Black lives? Overlooked. Workers’ rights? Overlooked.
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