For it is not The End, but the Beginning
by: Gowri Somayajula You are not alone in these times. The times when the world closes around, the wind seems cold and aloof, the sky is quiet and the earth so still. You are not alone in these times. The…
COVID-19: The Lack of Historical Precedent and an Uncertain Future
By Ekaterina Fedorova So I think we can all agree 2020 is a wild ride so far. Over my past three years at Cal, just about every semester (or at least every Fall semester) has had at least some sort…
At the World’s End? Let’s Not Lose Our Heads Just Yet.
By Gowri Somayajula It’s 9:30 am Eastern and the trading bell has rung. It sounds a little like a train rattling on its tracks, uncertain where it’s journey will take it. Much like what happened this particular Monday morning. A…
Young Money
By Subaita Rahman Considering the political climate of where we are, chances are high that you’ve already been given the spiel of the importance of young voter turnout in at least one of your classes (or if not, you might…
SparkNotes: Must be funny in a rich man’s world
By Gowri Somayajula Right. To recap on where we left off. We had learned about what the geographical boundaries of the EU constituted of, as well as some basic requirements to join the European Union. We haven’t yet looked into…
Musicals!
By Victoria Lee The hills are alive with the sound of music… Recently, I watched my first live musical and it was the best entertainment I’ve had in a while. One thing I will say, it’s much better than watching…
Dancing in front of the bathroom mirror?
By Ishita Rastogi Am I the only person that dances in front of the mirror in their bathroom? It’s so easy to do that at home when you’re in the comforts of your own bathroom behind closed doors, but in…
Romance is so capitalist
By Ekaterina Fedorova Sometime ago I had a quintessentially edgy(™) conversation with some friends because apparently non-Valentine’s Day ads don’t exist this month. It went a bit like this: A friend, facetiously: Capitalism is SO romantic Me, leaning into it:…
Is This Me?
By Gowri Somayajula I’ve been a CS10 (the Beauty and Joy of Computing, an introductory computer science course run by Dan Garcia. I highly recommend it to any first time coders looking for a non61A experience!) Academic Intern for 3…