Growing up towards the end of the Earth: A personal essay
Gavin Sagastume/Staff
We can’t stop time and aging, and we can’t solve climate change in its entirety by ordering a veggie burger, though I wish we could.
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Motherhood and meals: A personal essay
Food holds an especially important part of my heart, thanks to my mom. I realize now how much it means to me when anyone gets me food.
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Love is in the little things: A reverse poem
Love is one grand act. It would be untrue to say that Love is in the small gestures. I can say for sure When you brush my hair Untangling my matted worries When you hug me so I feel secure, I simply could not care. With the big
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Back to blonde: A personal essay
My hair is what you might call straw-like, over-bleached and basically dying. I started highlighting my hair in seventh grade out of a fear of losing my natural blond to my ever-encroaching brown roots. Since then, I’ve gotten highlights probably every three to six months — I’m 20 now, so
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Word Search: How well do you know Berkeley?
You can find the answer key here. Contact Khristina Holterman at [email protected]
Word Search: How well do you know Berkeley? [Key]
Contact Khristina Holterman at [email protected]
Have a hot girl summer
Sex on Tuesday
When a woman wants to have casual sex, do we need a term for it? Are phrases like “hoe phase” or “hot girl summer” attempts to justify our sex lives?
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Sleeping with a stranger
Sex on Tuesday
People often say there is so much you can learn from strangers. I’ve found that to be especially true in having sex with them.
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Sexualizing the self
Sex on Tuesday
Part of being hyperaware of your body from a young age comes with an underlying sense of hatred. I hated feeling eyes on my body.
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Pass the sugar
Sex on Tuesday
Being a sugar baby goes beyond just superficial beauty. It’s almost a talent, a display of confidence, to capitalize on men’s desires to fulfill a “daddy” or protector role.
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