Opinion – The Channels

Voices: “Should it be illegal for medical marijuana cardholders to own a gun?”

April 29, 2019

Traveling alone gave me confidence, self-sufficiency

April 26, 2019

I disagree with my family’s values but learned to love them anyway

April 26, 2019

My sister-in-law and I have a pact that we never let each other go to family events alone. We both married into a conservative family. I have always been the black sheep in my right-leaning family, and enrolling in journalis...

Step aside, LeBron— Giannis is the new king of the East

Neil Erickson, Sports Editor

April 26, 2019

“People can’t even pronounce his name, there’s no way he becomes an All-Star,” I told my friend Ben back in 2013. “I don’t even think I’ve seen him play before.” “I’ll slap bet you that he makes an Al...

Voices: “Do you prefer shopping online or on State Street?”

April 22, 2019

Social media is a refuge for LGBTQ+ youth to be themselves

Lucy Marx, Staff Writer

April 19, 2019

I have spent most of my life keeping a giant, life-changing secret. It was the kind of secret that gnaws at your chest, weighs you down, and makes you feel like no one truly knows and understands you. No, I had never d...

Unpopular opinion: ditching remedial classes is a mistake

Anthony Zapata, Staff Writer

April 19, 2019

In California, the importance of required remedial community college courses will be done away with in favor of a system seeking to get students in and out as fast as possible. Assembly Bill 705 was a bill that went into ...

Senate member explains reason for breaking open meeting law

Daniel Wallace, Student Vice President of External Affairs

April 19, 2019

This letter’s intent is to provide more context in the limited space provided. The views expressed in the letter are my own. I do not intend to represent the senate here. The Student Fee Handbook details what fees Cali...

Makeup companies: mend the colorist gap, create darker tones

Sierra Shelton, Staff Writer

April 19, 2019

Time and time again, I find myself strolling through the nearest drugstore and leaving disappointed and empty-handed because of the lack of options for my skin tones sold in store. Doing makeup has been a hobby and part of my ...

Voices: “What is your worst roommate horror story?”

April 15, 2019

Zoos are saving endangered species from brink of extinction

Kai Zheng, Staff Writer

April 12, 2019

One of my earliest memories as a kid was running through the gates of the San Francisco Zoo, right as the doors opened. The drizzling Bay Area weather wasn’t enough to stop me from spending the entire day there, parents will...

We are pushing back towards sexism in the world of journalism

Elizabeth Saubestre, Lauren Michelle McGee, and Jun Starkey

April 12, 2019

Your attempts to flatter me are futile Around the time that I turned 12, I noticed that men were looking at me differently. I was no longer just a girl in their eyes, no longer a kid on her way to school. I was thrust into being a woman in a...