Nik Lucaj

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Worked on 197 assignments, created 50, named on 15 bylines for The Corsair.

By (Nik as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for The Corsair - 5 min read

The masculine side of feminism

When most people hear the word “feminist," the first thing that comes to their mind is probably something like, "a bunch of man-haters screaming about women's issues." Either that or they just release a huge sigh at the sheer uttering of the word. However, the fact is that feminism is not about hating men, and it is not just focused...

By (Nik as editor-in-chief) + 1 other for The Corsair - 4 min read

Issue 2 Briefs

> Student Govt. Unit Requirements - Follow Up At the Monday March 8, AS Board Meeting, AS President Jesse Randel read a letter from Life Sciences Department Professor Alexandra Tower on behalf of the Student Affairs Committee (SAC). The letter voiced support by SAC for measures Randel brought up after the vacation of posts by the ICC heads on the...

By (Nik as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for The Corsair - 4 min read

Studying our oceans from afar

Over 100 students filed into Science 120 last Thursday, March 3, for the International Ocean-Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG) and NASA seminar: "Using Remote Sensing to Study Oceans." Four lecturers of various research backgrounds united to discuss how data gathered from satellites and aircraft is being used to monitor and study their common interest: the ecology of our oceans. “In the...

By (Nik as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for The Corsair - 3 min read

Corsairs Take a Rodeo Win Against the Vaqueros

On Friday March 4th The Corsair's men's volleyball team won their second conference game of the season against Santa Barbara City College in three straight sets scoring: 25-20, 25-23, and 25-23. With the win the defending conference and state champions extended their conference record to 2-0 and are bouncing back after only two wins in their first seven games of...

By (Nik as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for The Corsair - 5 min read

America isn't as bad as Bernie says.

Bernie Sanders is the presidential wet dream of every individual stuck in the quicksand of the 21st century's entitled, idealistic, entertainment-seeking mindset. There's a reason he has the youth vote. This audience is composed of individuals with skepticism that they’ll never end up as rich as their parents or the people they see on Instagram, who want some kind of...

By (Nik as editor-in-chief) + 2 others for The Corsair - 4 min read

Bernie Sanders: Good, imo

Due to his status as a political underdog running against one of the most famous politicians in the country, it is almost impossible to debate Senator Bernie Sanders’ legitimacy as a presidential candidate without comparing him to Hillary Clinton. This is ultimately to Sanders’ disservice, because he is not just an exciting alternative to an obviously flawed candidate, he is...

By (Nik as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for The Corsair - 6 min read

The History of KCRW

If your radio dial in your car is set to 89.9FM, you are probably familiar with an interesting mix of news, culture, and music known as KCRW. Whether it’s the unconventional playlists of music in the morning and evening, the voice of Kajon Cermak trying to soothe the traffic afflicted soul, or the reporting of Steve Chiotakis giving you a...

By (Nik as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for The Corsair - 6 min read

ICC Comm Chair Creates Student Govt. Splinter Group!

It’s the kind of thing that only happens in movies: a clandestine group meets in darkened offices, lit up by hundreds of computer screens, for a backroom meeting with the objective of influencing politics and changing the world. Such a group met on the night of Thursday, March 3 in the offices of Inhance Digital, a multimedia company located in...

By (Nik as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for The Corsair - 6 min read

Why I and no one else should trust Hillary

The majority of Americans polled by Quinnipac don’t trust Hillary Clinton. It’s not complicated to understand why — it’s because she is not trustworthy. While it’s true that some of this is due to the constant flip-flopping on issues that our Corsair Opinion Editor has so diligently tried to defend, this isn’t the reason people don’t trust Clinton. Arguing on...

By (Nik as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for The Corsair - 7 min read

Why I Trust Hillary

It is no secret that a large part of America doesn’t trust Hillary Clinton. A Quinnipiac University study actually pegged the number at 59 percent. That is, about 6 in 10 people believe she is “not honest.” They may be right. Clinton’s extensive record of changing her views on a variety of policies definitely implies that she is not entirely...