Global Cat Day: Living with ailurophobia
Sam Albillo/Staff
For as long as I can remember, I’ve had an extreme, irrational fear of cats. With today being Global Cat Day, I hope that I can one day overcome my fear.
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Fear is living: Horror as therapy
Earlier in the show, Keisha talks about how she’s scared “pretty much all the time just of living, of life,” but this doesn’t stop her. She keeps on living. That’s the power of these shows.
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The darkest secrets of the brightest star: Oski’s greatest fears
As creepy Oski may be, he must have some chilling fears of his own. Check out the Clog’s conspiracy theories for what keeps Oski up at night.
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How to intimidate others
Are you sick of people not taking you seriously? People aren’t nearly as skittish as they used to be, and our street cred is suffering as a result.
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How deadly is FOMO?
FOMO, formally known as “fear of missing out,” is an epidemic that has swept the youth of the United States and has had particularly devastating effects on college students. This fear frequently kicks in when an individual finally begins the process of acknowledging that they are, in fact, in college to
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Spring breakdown
(In)secure
The tight feeling in my chest began on the drive home during one spring break evening. What started so innocently as dinner and “Zootopia” ended with discussions of the future, about already-made summer plans and already-landed internships. Now, as my hands gripped the steering wheel, my heart thumped loudly, straining
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Apocalypse now: Hollywood and the search for the sacred in American politics
Attend a screening of any Hollywood blockbuster these days and you’re liable to witness no trivial amount of apocalyptic carnage and epic destruction before the film even begins. Favorite movie trailer motifs of late include the toppling of skyscrapers in downtown Manhattan, the frozen terror of love-struck young couples caught
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FOMO: fear of missing out
Off the Beat
I could hardly sit still in my room long enough to watch a TV show, and sometimes that drove me positively crazy. It’s acceptable to spend a Tuesday buried in books; try the same thing on a Saturday, and the fear of missing out, aka FOMO, rears its ugly head.
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Off the beat: Labels should be a source of pride
Last night, as I stood on my friend’s balcony, people-watching and staring at the Campanile in the fog, I fell into the trap of making snap judgments about complete strangers. As the various residents of Berkeley strolled down the street, I found myself unconsciously giving each one a title —
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Service workers as second-class citizens
Urban Animal
For all its daring, colossal beauty, professor Alexander Coward’s recent widely circulated email made a poor comparison that struck me. The more I think about it, the more it bothers me. Coward wrote a letter to the freshmen in his Math 1A class who were scared about the upcoming strike.
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