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What is to be done? Aftershocks of the academic workers strike
Hardly able to agree even on what can be done, how can those who live and work across 10 different campuses agree on what should be done?
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FEBRUARY 18, 2023
On the Santa Anas, again
The Santa Anas stir the ghosts of California. All Californians know it. As the wind rushes down the hills, we expect something bracing and invigorating. But it defies us — hot, blowing to the sea, cracking our lips.
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FEBRUARY 18, 2023
On the Santa Anas, again
The Santa Anas stir the ghosts of California. All Californians know it. As the wind rushes down the hills, we expect something bracing and invigorating. But it defies us — hot, blowing to the sea, cracking our lips.
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FEBRUARY 18, 2023
Fungi in horror
Horror writers keep reaffirming some collective terror in the concept of fungi and mold. There’s something off-putting, uncanny — something wrong with whatever they've infected or contaminated. The Last of Us, The Haunting of Hill House, Relic: all these medias use mycophobia, the fear of fungi, as the basis of their horror.
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FEBRUARY 18, 2023
Fungi in horror
Horror writers keep reaffirming some collective terror in the concept of fungi and mold. There’s something off-putting, uncanny — something wrong with whatever they've infected or contaminated. The Last of Us, The Haunting of Hill House, Relic: all these medias use mycophobia, the fear of fungi, as the basis of their horror.
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DECEMBER 17, 2022
The role of superstitions in our lives
Superstitions are viewed as irrational beliefs that deal with supernatural ideas and stem from a fear of the unknown. They can also act as a form of comfort to the human experience.
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DECEMBER 17, 2022
The role of superstitions in our lives
Superstitions are viewed as irrational beliefs that deal with supernatural ideas and stem from a fear of the unknown. They can also act as a form of comfort to the human experience.
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19 HOURS AGO
What is to be done? Aftershocks of the academic workers strike
Hardly able to agree even on what can be done, how can those who live and work across 10 different campuses agree on what should be done?
Features
19 HOURS AGO
What is to be done? Aftershocks of the academic workers strike
Hardly able to agree even on what can be done, how can those who live and work across 10 different campuses agree on what should be done?
Features
FEBRUARY 18, 2023
On the Santa Anas, again
The Santa Anas stir the ghosts of California. All Californians know it. As the wind rushes down the hills, we expect something bracing and invigorating. But it defies us — hot, blowing to the sea, cracking our lips.
Features
FEBRUARY 18, 2023
On the Santa Anas, again
The Santa Anas stir the ghosts of California. All Californians know it. As the wind rushes down the hills, we expect something bracing and invigorating. But it defies us — hot, blowing to the sea, cracking our lips.
Features
FEBRUARY 18, 2023
Fungi in horror
Horror writers keep reaffirming some collective terror in the concept of fungi and mold. There’s something off-putting, uncanny — something wrong with whatever they've infected or contaminated. The Last of Us, The Haunting of Hill House, Relic: all these medias use mycophobia, the fear of fungi, as the basis of their horror.
Features
FEBRUARY 18, 2023
Fungi in horror
Horror writers keep reaffirming some collective terror in the concept of fungi and mold. There’s something off-putting, uncanny — something wrong with whatever they've infected or contaminated. The Last of Us, The Haunting of Hill House, Relic: all these medias use mycophobia, the fear of fungi, as the basis of their horror.
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DECEMBER 17, 2022
The role of superstitions in our lives
Superstitions are viewed as irrational beliefs that deal with supernatural ideas and stem from a fear of the unknown. They can also act as a form of comfort to the human experience.
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DECEMBER 17, 2022
The role of superstitions in our lives
Superstitions are viewed as irrational beliefs that deal with supernatural ideas and stem from a fear of the unknown. They can also act as a form of comfort to the human experience.
Features
DECEMBER 17, 2022
Karma is breaking up Ticketmaster: Consequences of the Taylor Swift ticket sale crisis
Tickets for all 52 shows of the Eras Tour were only sold online through Ticketmaster. The Swifties have been unleashed — and with this development, the fight to break up Ticketmaster may finally succeed.
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DECEMBER 17, 2022
Karma is breaking up Ticketmaster: Consequences of the Taylor Swift ticket sale crisis
Tickets for all 52 shows of the Eras Tour were only sold online through Ticketmaster. The Swifties have been unleashed — and with this development, the fight to break up Ticketmaster may finally succeed.
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DECEMBER 17, 2022
Malleable memories and never-present nows
The singular dimension we travel through doesn’t allow us to bring the past back in all its authenticity. But we can revisit the past, and sometimes take hold of its malleability, simply reimagining it.
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DECEMBER 17, 2022
Malleable memories and never-present nows
The singular dimension we travel through doesn’t allow us to bring the past back in all its authenticity. But we can revisit the past, and sometimes take hold of its malleability, simply reimagining it.
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DECEMBER 17, 2022
Insert A-corny title here: A close look at acorns and oaks
Where do acorns come from? Do they come from oaks? Acorns are, after all, the “oaknut.” Or do oaks come from acorns?
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DECEMBER 17, 2022
Insert A-corny title here: A close look at acorns and oaks
Where do acorns come from? Do they come from oaks? Acorns are, after all, the “oaknut.” Or do oaks come from acorns?
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DECEMBER 10, 2022
Banned books: The reconstruction of censorship
Banned books have been around since the 1630s as a type of censorship. Literature can be consumed in so many ways, and it’s important to take the time to look into banned books because censorship can only hide so much.
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DECEMBER 10, 2022
Banned books: The reconstruction of censorship
Banned books have been around since the 1630s as a type of censorship. Literature can be consumed in so many ways, and it’s important to take the time to look into banned books because censorship can only hide so much.
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DECEMBER 10, 2022
Death of a unicorn: Elizabeth Holmes’ fall from Silicon Valley royalty
With her uncharacteristic forced baritone and signature black turtlenecks, Holmes was touted as the Steve Jobs of biotech. In the age of “unicorn” startups, Theranos led the way of innovation in the Silicon Valley. But, as is the case with many tech startups, not all that glittered turned out to be gold.
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DECEMBER 10, 2022
Death of a unicorn: Elizabeth Holmes’ fall from Silicon Valley royalty
With her uncharacteristic forced baritone and signature black turtlenecks, Holmes was touted as the Steve Jobs of biotech. In the age of “unicorn” startups, Theranos led the way of innovation in the Silicon Valley. But, as is the case with many tech startups, not all that glittered turned out to be gold.
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NOVEMBER 27, 2022
A look into a global fandom: Swifties and Taylor Swift
How did Taylor Swift, a teenage country singer and songwriter from Nashville who has received so much hate and criticism throughout her career, become the global music and feminist icon that she now is?
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NOVEMBER 27, 2022
A look into a global fandom: Swifties and Taylor Swift
How did Taylor Swift, a teenage country singer and songwriter from Nashville who has received so much hate and criticism throughout her career, become the global music and feminist icon that she now is?
