The best playlist to listen to when pulling an all-nighter
It’s inevitable. Here at UC Berkeley, there will be a night or two (or a dozen depending on your study habits) in which you simply don’t have time to sleep.
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Designing the future, 1 chair at a time
Despite our apparent failure, partaking in an event where the personal stakes are low and the burritos are free is bound to be a good time.
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Fish seeking Chia pet
Based on our track record, we couldn’t manage to hook our destined catch if the sea were the size of a puddle.
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Why I don’t smoke weed
I walked in. The shabby decor contrasted with neon figurines of aliens and bongs mounted over the walls. This wasn’t my scene.
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What is love? Baby don’t hurt me.
What is love? Beyond just being a fun mnemonic device for Nat King Cole, what is this emotion that makes even Beyoncé crazy?
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Growing from stones at UC Berkeley
In such a competitive institution where everything is earned and not given, UC Berkeley forced me to undergo a state of metamorphosis; it chiseled me into an irrepressible young woman who is ready to tackle failure, but even more ready to accept it.
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From rejection to perfection
Today marks the one year anniversary I got rejected from my dream school. (And no, it wasn’t Stanford — I didn’t even apply).
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Affirmative action is against the rules for CA public schools
Say it with me: Affirmative action is against the rules for California public schools.
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Wham bam thank you, slam!
No Experience Necessary
Cal Slam’s open mic nights offered a perfect opportunity for me to test my poetic chops in the Berkeley slam poetry scene, and the theme for the event was womxns’ health. After a few hours of unproductive scribbling, I realized I had no idea where to start, especially with my given topic. So I spoke with Elise Dimick, a slam poetry veteran, for some tips on writing a respectable poem.
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Their happiness is not my happiness
Love Letter to Nobody in Particular
Dear Al Gore, I hate my best friend’s boyfriend, too. I know that hate is a strong word, and that everyone is free to love whomever they wish, and that I’m just lashing out because I’m hangry, but it’s true. If I had the ability to Command-A then delete his
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