The Obama presidency has often been characterized as an era of change and progress best expressed with his campaign slogan, “Yes We Can!,” as well as his status as the first African-American president of the country. Unfortunately, much of this promised progress fell short as the former president faced opposition on both sides of the political spectrum. Consequently, both...
All too often, self-care products for men are advertised with a sense of rigid masculinity. From product names to commercial concepts, male self-care products hail the same theme: it’s okay to be clean and feel beautiful, as long as it is done in a “manly” way. On the opposite side of this, women’s products are often advertised as being...
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Global climate change is changing the future of our planet.
Although our technological advancements have allowed us to mass produce, our consumptions of single-use plastics continue to threaten our biodiversity and sustainable way of life. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, at current rates, plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the sea by 2050.
During the...
Politicians are notorious for making extravagant promises on the campaign trail only for them to fall flat when the presidential position is secured. Joe Biden has unfortunately been showing this to be true for him as well, especially with his promise of student debt forgiveness. Many young people voted for Biden, helping him win the election and not without...
On Sunday, Jan. 2, Twitter permanently suspended the personal account of Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene for violation of the site’s COVID misinformation policies. Over the course of the pandemic, Greene has repeatedly pushed dangerous conspiracies regarding the efficacy of vaccines and downplayed the dangers of the coronavirus on Twitter. As a private entity, the website has every right...
The University of California system is home to some of the most well-renowned universities in the world. The consistency of these rankings and the system’s incredible faculties and programs mean that students from all over the globe clamor to get their place in the universities. However, this does not blend well with the ongoing student housing crisis that all...
You might have heard before that the key to forming successful relationships in college is by being an outgoing person: not being shy when someone sits next to you in lecture and always being the one who asks questions in class. The burden of making lifelong connections suddenly now weighs on your shoulders alone. A major component to becoming...
The use of affirmative action has long been debated over, especially whether it should be used when examining applicants for higher education. In 1996, this practice was banned in California making it so that colleges and universities could not use a student’s race when looking at their application. This ban was done to help reduce racial discrimination, but has...
Academic workers at the University of California aren’t unique in feeling the pain of the housing market in the state. This is an issue that any renter, unhoused person or first time buyer knows all about. Where we are unique is that many of us get our housing from the same institution that pays us. This means that the...
From managing the low teaching salary to making do with inadequately supplied classrooms, teachers are forced to tackle these issues daily, while simultaneously being expected to successfully fulfill their initial objective: educating the youth. Such poor working conditions have led to a decrease of educators, despite the passion these individuals hold for uplifting and bettering their students.
As the working...