From the top to the bottom, it’s a fall from fortitude and glory as graceful as Miley Cyrus’s transition from Disney sweetheart to foam-finger sex machine. Although I do get mistaken for Kanye West on a regular basis, I am not talking about a celebrity transition from adoration to widespread Read More…
Meeting people is easy. Meeting them 10 times is hard. In these awkward settings we confront on a daily basis, it’s usually easier just to take the middle ground. Read More…
This year’s Welcome Week resulted in eight students being sent to the hospital within one night. Such serious consequences of student’s irresponsible behavior showcase the unfortunate state of drinking culture in America today. Although there have been various proposals recently for how to curb the rise in alcohol-related accidents, few Read More…
As the new school year begins, so does the onslaught of freshmen with the complex mixture of emotions so many of us may recall — a mixture of idealistic hope for success-filled college years and agonizing terror of getting lost in the crowd. Just a few years ago, I remember Read More…
Curious about what’s heavy on the minds of college freshmen (or at least those we hope are freshmen based off these noob Twitter posts)? Well, the Clog has cracked the mystery! Here’s what freshmen have to say about adjusting to college life: [View the story “College as told through freshman Read More…
Freshman year is a universal learning experience. We tend to try many new things for that quintessential “college experience,” even if we end up regretting them in the end. We’ve gathered the wisdom — if you could call it that — that we’ve gained throughout our freshman years to give Read More…
Do you remember your first time at Cal? We’re assuming you walked through the craziness of Sproul, roamed around the beautifully aged buildings on campus, tried the “famous” food places like C.R.E.A.M. and Cheeseboard … or all of the above. It’s time to take a trip down memory lane to Read More…
Negative judgments about academic statuses like “freshman” and “transfer” are often justified by generalizations about the value of experience. But those ideas could use some rethinking. Does acquired experience really make us better students? Are students who lack experience really at a disadvantage? When it comes to freshmen, perhaps the Read More…
Students talk about how they feel about their previous and upcoming academic year and share some advice for the incoming freshmen. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUeq1LBG150?rel=0&]