Zipping through the queue
College isn’t an interminable waiting line that I should have whizzed past as a Single Rider — it’s an attraction all on its own, with significant bumps and malfunctions, as all good rides have.
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From the Bay and back: Ryan Coogler’s love for the Bay Area as seen in his films
As much as the Bay Area informs Coogler’s works, his films are shaping up to leave an impact on the region — and even our generation, too.
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Hedonism: A poem
the world does not end / with a fizzle nor a bang.
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Hobby-hunting: Confessions of a poor succulent mom
Off the Beat
My public love for the phrase “poor succulent mom” is a pretty good indicator of what’s going on: I’ve been looking for a hobby not for myself, but to seem cool to others.
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Learning and learning to learn through Lana Del Rey
The first twangs of “Blue Jeans” reverberated throughout Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Sept. 5, and Lana Del Rey sauntered along on that dark stage.
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Recipe for finding peace: A poem
Stew in a broth of dream-flavored unconsciousness for three and a half (3.5) hours.
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Coming home (again) to Wheeler Hall
In a day and age that seems to hold the STEM fields in ever-growing esteem while valuing the humanities less and less, the walls and halls of this building stand out, having witnessed and been part of key moments in the campus’s history. Wheeler Hall and the wild journey it sent me on serve as physical reminders of why I do what I do as an English major.
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Grammar: It’s just a feeling
If you ask me whether a verb is in the subjunctive mood, it’ll take me a while at best, require that I look up “subjunctive” before I can do the this hypothetical test set before me at worst.
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Tale: A poem
you wanted me to make a story of you.
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Undoing the STIgma: Normalizing the discourse surrounding STIs
Now, considering that April is STD/STI Awareness Month, let’s take it one step further and talk about sexually transmitted diseases and infections, or STDs/STIs.
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