Meet the Arts & Entertainment columnist for fall 2019
Get to know Blue Fay and his column, “Kind of chaos.”
Movies as community before UC Berkeley
One thing they don’t tell you about community college — and they don’t tell you much about community college — is that it’s lonely in a very specific way.
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To all the dreams I’ve had before
Off the Beat
When I was in seventh grade, I watched ABC Family’s “Make It Or Break It” and became obsessed with gymnastics. I was convinced that I could be the next Nastia Liukin or Shawn Johnson — all I needed to do was have a few lessons and I would totally be
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2 columnists walk into Yogurt Park
All Growns Up
I thought I had maybe written a column, but Olivia was the person who convinced me I actually had. She helped me see that what I had written wasn’t just a scrappy collection of silly memories, but something personal and cohesive.
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‘Green Light’ to be alone
When I lie on my bed, alone and surrounded by the furniture I built for myself when I was first alone, I think I feel comfortable the way Lorde says she is.
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Transferring is inherently political
Community-less College
Two years ago, I cried on the steps of De Anza College. I felt ashamed by the realization that I was a part of the single-digit percentage of Cupertino students who ended up going to community college. My internalization of this stigma knew no bounds — I would hide my
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Annalise: Annalise
At This Point
The exposure to such a vast amount of creative work has played a really crucial part in this Quest to Understand Myself™.
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Peace be upon you
How to Muslim for Dummies
My typical week writing for The Daily Californian has pretty much followed the same basic routine this summer. When the day sneaks up for me to submit another article to my editor, I spend a good 80 percent of my time racking my brain for what part of my religion
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Annalise: An Artist?
At This Point
Funnily enough, there was a point in my life when I considered myself an artist.
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Make time fly while you do
Traveling is undoubtedly fun, but sitting for 10+ hours in a cramped seat in a plane is probably the least fun of it all. When I flew from Los Angeles to Sydney at the beginning of my study abroad journey, I had to endure a 15-hour direct flight that really
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