Loving in limbo
American Pie?
When I begin to love, I feel the anxiety-ridden fireworks go off in my chest — a perpetual yearning not only for love but also for cultural acceptance.
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Category Archives: Opinion
UC must cease its role in Berkeley’s gentrification
CITY AFFAIRS: The UC should not demolish affordable, rent-controlled apartments to expand student housing
The UC system has the expertise and the resources to increase housing units without displacing less-affluent residents — so it ought to.
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Slay, Muslims!
Stories from the Outside
My brother still wasn’t back with our sheep, but I had to tweet this as early as possible. The devil works hard, but Islamophobes work harder. And I was right.
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Berkeley cannot wait to right historical housing wrongs
Communities of color need partners that understand equity and inclusion to build broad-based housing justice and economic wealth.
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Wanting to be wanted
Sex on Tuesday
Do I deserve to call this violence? Was I harmed? Am I entitled to the language of hurt if I let the hurt happen to me? What does “let” mean?
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Yes, Chancellor Christ, we do mean defund UCPD
Will Christ keep ignoring our demands and essentially put us at risk, or partner with us in making our transformative vision a reality?
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Berkeley becomings
Love in Conversation
Berkeley opened into permissiveness. It was a place where I could bring all of me, wherever I went.
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Sister, sister
Cal in Color
Microaggressions — as my sister and I know — are frequent occurrences: At some point in the life of each student who’s a BIPOC, you endure this unfortunate fate.
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8K prisoners released, but not 1 serving life without parole
No matter how much work LWOP prisoners do to demonstrate their remorse and fitness for release, they are unfailingly forgotten and ignored.
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Hot spots represent a baby step to closing our digital divide
Hot spots are a lot smaller and less costly than a highway, so it’s about time we make the connectivity it provides a part of every childhood.
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