Icebreaking internationally
College Core
With the advent of college and amid the stomach-dropping realization that I was suddenly “on my own,” I had come to the realization that I needed to make a new community.
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Category Archives: Opinion
Reopening of Cafe Ohlone is crucial step in right direction
In order to understand the gravity of Cafe Ohlone’s reopening, the UC Berkeley community must fully grasp the Hearst Museum’s problematic past.
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Made in Mexico
Cal in Color
Whitexicans are thought of as a big joke in Mexico, from their accents to the way they dress (usually wearing a “Mexico is the s—” bomber jacket).
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‘I Felt a Funeral, in my Brain’
It's a Chronic Thing
It made me feel out of control like phantom hands were controlling a marionette doll — except the doll was me, and the hands were my own brain.
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You saved me
Things I Didn't Say
I have been saved from different things at different points in my life. Funnily enough, none of those moments involved Prince Charming.
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Houseless crisis needs people-focused solutions
Encampments are often the only safe, stable spaces for the houseless community where service providers can remain in contact — and sweeping encampments is entirely for the aesthetics of gentrification.
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The spit sisterhood
Sex on Tuesday
Hookups and crushes frequently subbed in and out, dates to Yogurt Park and sexual escapades only short plays in a larger game.
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Through the eyes of the grader
College Core
The academic expectations I had put on myself during A Levels were so intense that I developed a nasty streak of perfectionism. So much that, at times, it became brutal to my self-worth.
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The future of undocumented student programs in limbo
Because I am unDACAmented, I don’t have a reliable income. The only way I have been able to attend UC Berkeley is through financial aid, grants, scholarships and paid opportunities.
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The Afro-Latine lens on education
Impact Issue
Not seeing any Black professors or students was tough — how could any of my peers relate to me? The lack of representation was frustrating in the sense that I had no mentors with a path similar to mine.
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