Dialogue and Opinion
Overcoming Political Illiteracy: Reframing November
February 24, 2025
Overcoming Political Illiteracy: Reframing November
The collective shock at UCLA and in liberal spaces failed to recognize that the academia-centered illusion we live in is…
Advice Column: Balance, Boundaries, and Boyfriends
February 19, 2025
Advice Column: Balance, Boundaries, and Boyfriends
How can I balance being an academic weapon while also being the life of the party?
On Liking Choking
January 31, 2025
On Liking Choking
Time for sex talk. Everyone huddles in a tight circle, hungry hyenas laughing at low-hanging jokes while salivating at the…
American Capitalism Enables its Citizens to Hate the Unhoused
January 27, 2025
American Capitalism Enables its Citizens to Hate the Unhoused
"A majority of Americans have misguided views of unhoused communities, ranging from neglect to cruel dehumanization. This is not a…
You Are What You Scroll: From TikTok Brainrot to Digital Realities
January 19, 2025
You Are What You Scroll: From TikTok Brainrot to Digital Realities
“We’ve all felt it: the dopamine of each TikTok hitting us again and again, almost immediately followed by the enthusiasm…
A Love Letter to the Freshman 15
December 5, 2024
A Love Letter to the Freshman 15
"For young women and femme-presenting people who begin to gain weight in college, the stigma surrounding fatness can significantly impact…
From Joke to Judgment: Why Saying You’ll Drop Out to Strip Isn’t Funny
November 25, 2024
From Joke to Judgment: Why Saying You’ll Drop Out to Strip Isn’t Funny
"Even if these offhand comments are made with pure intentions, they reinforce the negative stigma around sex work and harm…
Your White Boy of the Month Is Perpetuating Racism
March 15, 2024
Your White Boy of the Month Is Perpetuating Racism
The “white boy of the month:” a rotating selection of conventionally attractive and “ugly hot” white celebrities who are thrust…
The Problem With “Women in STEM”
March 5, 2024
The Problem With “Women in STEM”
As it stands, the Women in STEM movement has perpetuated harmful social expectations for women by shaming them for pursuing…
Pick-Me Girls: Feminism’s Phony Villains
February 29, 2024
Pick-Me Girls: Feminism’s Phony Villains
Since its inception, the term has been flattened and defanged, turned into nothing but a new kind of misogyny with…