By Jacob Derin On Tuesday, the federal government announced new guidelines on mask-wearing that allow fully vaccinated people to be outside without masks except in crowded places. This represents a bi ...

By Esma Mesihovic UC Davis just finished organizing its first women-focused hackathon, Lovelace Hacks 2021. Launched by SacHacks and WiCS, it was a virtual event that spanned acrross three days starti ...

By Jacob Derin The federal government is considering revoking the halt on the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. Its distribution was halted after a small cluster of clotting disorders was linked to the vac ...

By Alex Hernandez-Zavala A college dichotomy continues to plague the U.S.––getting higher education partnered with extensive student debt. Student debt has been steadily increasing over the past 17 ye ...

By Jacob Vito This September, an important milestone is coming: the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Yes, that’s 20 years of the War on Terror, 20 years of increasing surveillance and 20 years of war in Afgh ...

By Esma Mesihovic The pause in delivering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine should bolster public confidence in vaccinations rather than swivel us down a redundant tunnel of panic.  Just in case you’v ...

By Jacob Derin As the Derek Chauvin trial is wrapping up, the nation is already turning its eyes to the Daunte Wright shooting and drawing the familiar political battle lines. Following George Floyd’s ...

By Alex Hernandez-Zavala Are we reopening too early? Things are seemingly lighting up for California, with most Northern California counties moving to the less restrictive orange tier. Though various ...

By Jacob Derin Last Sunday, HBO’s "Q: Into The Storm" aired its final episode, leaving me somewhat disappointed but also happy that I no longer had an excuse to indulge my fascination with the Q pheno ...

By Jacob Vito There’s a creek near my house in Pittsburgh, a town steeped in years of mining and heavy manufacturing. It’s called Scrubgrass run, and it feeds into the Chartiers creek, which then work ...

By Jacob Vito It happened again.  On Wednesday night, four people were killed during a mass shooting in Orange County, CA. One of them was only 4 years old. This is the third shooting of its kind in t ...

By Alex Hernandez-Zavala American infrastructure is horrible, for lack of a better word. It’s not only harming our economy but also public health and safety. It’s unfortunate to see the United States ...

By Jacob Derin This week, I developed a deep hatred of the phrase “medical record number.” For some time now, I’ve delayed wading into the Kafkaesque quagmire that is California’s “MyTurn” COVID-19 va ...

By Jacob Vito It is one of the most important stretches of water in the world. Across its 120 miles, dozens of ships run carrying vast amounts of shipped goods. It’s the Suez Canal, and it is the ship ...

By Alex Hernandez-Zavala Mental health in the United States is declining among youth. A recent report by Mental Health America found that mental health among youth is deteriorating. With 9.7 percent o ...

By Jacob Derin The United States experienced its second mass shooting in a week on Monday at a supermarket in Colorado. Ten people were killed, including a police officer. Unlike many other similar in ...

By Gisselle Zaragoza This Wednesday, New Zealand approved new legislation in which couples who are unfortunate enough to go through a miscarriage are now entitled to a three-day paid leave. While a si ...

By Alex Hernandez-Zavala Race cars using petrol are nearing the finish line. It’s no surprise that race cars contribute to global warming. In just one weekend, NASCAR cars, consisting of 43 cars on th ...

By Jacob Derin Dr. Anthony Fauci has a consistent response whenever he’s asked the question, “Which of the COVID-19 vaccines is best?” He says that he’d take whichever vaccine was offered to him. You ...

By Jacob Vito As a young kid in the late 2000s and early 2010s, few things piqued my excitement. My friends and I would flock to computer games like Roblox to connect online. But now, it seems like th ...