No summer plans? Here are some ways you can still be productive
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If you’re like me and your summer is looking pretty dry, consider some of these short-term goals that might help you maintain some self-discipline.
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My saving grace: Non-English music
Cutting Room Floor
Wanting to sing along to your favorite songs sounds like a strange and somewhat shallow reason to learn a new language, but I found value in properly understanding songs that resonate with me.
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Keeping up with a language
If you are tired of spending the first three weeks of school playing catch-up, here are five ways for you to keep up on the language you are studying.
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Talking back
Off the Beat
I didn’t see choosing to study French as an affront to my heritage or as leaving my culture behind. But my mother disagreed.
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Mad for macarons? Here’s a sweet recipe from us to you!
Looking for a way to surprise your friends and family, especially with Valentine’s Day coming up? We’ve got you covered with this fun macaron recipe!
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French-American duo Ginkgoa brings jubilance to not-so-Stern Grove Festival
Ginkgoa blanketed the grove with tunes that sounded part Daft Punk and part Caravan Palace, with lyrics rapped and sung in English and French.
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Retraction: The anatomy of a name
Mixed Feelings
And while my dad couldn’t control the balance of my facial features, he did give me the one concrete thing he could — his mother’s name, Hafsa, and his family name, Tatah. He gave them to me so I was always aware of the family I was a part of and had something to show for it.
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Why Timothée Chalamet should come to UC Berkeley
We have a million reasons we want Timothée Chalamet to come and hang out with us, but we’ve reined ourselves in and kept the list short.
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Why croissants are the best things since sliced bread
Today is National Croissant Day, a day that everyone who can eat gluten should celebrate. Here’s why croissants are the best things since sliced bread.
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It’s all relative: Nobody except us knows what a 1st cousin once removed is
Historically, nobody has cared about those rules unless in relation to heirs closer to the throne.
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