By: Gowri Somayajula 2067 Shattuck Avenue, the news article had said. Something about a 6-alarm fire. I had no clue what this meant but presumed that it was important. “Next to McDonald’s,” I had thought. And there I found myself,…
By: Subaita Rahman When the Grammys announced their 2020 nominations earlier this week, the response was … mixed. With the list missing top artists but including other questionable songs and categories, (and surprisingly acknowledging Justin Bieber’s “Yummy”, which is reason…
By: Subaita Rahman As someone who grew up wearing thrifted clothes, worked in thrift stores, and continued to frequent them into adulthood, I’m no stranger to second-hand shopping. For years, many people, including myself, advocated for thrifting as a way…
Vriti Chheda The coronavirus pandemic, and its resulting financial shock, is threatening the health of world economies including that of the United States. Fears of an impending global recession continue to rise as governments impose stringent restrictions on businesses in…
by: Gowri Somayajula In all honesty, this week’s article was supposed to be about the FinCEN files and the impact of discovering that billions of dollars have been laundered by large financial giants since the early 2000s. But I couldn’t…
by: Subaita Rahman Lately, amongst the throes of social distancing, voter fraud, and mail-in ballots, some certain familiar shorts-clad people have taken center stage: the United States Postal Service. The USPS has been the center of heated discussion these past…
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…
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…
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…
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…