A fool’s errand
Following sports is a fool’s errand because we continue to hope despite the losses, but hope itself is a fool’s errand because it is belief against the odds.
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Politicians shouldn’t get to say ‘hope’
Cal in Color
Too often, when major social movements become overtly political, the rhetoric of hope, in turn, becomes a political tool.
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Ill but not dead: The art of resilience
While Hutchison claims his writing is shit, there is also the, perhaps unintentional, reminder that since these songs are about life, the shit is inevitable.
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Please don’t go: realizing your beloved roommate is going abroad
We’ve cherished the talks and snacks we’ve shared, yet all good things must come to an end. Our roommate’s time abroad next semester looms in the distance.
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Fear of the unknown
Trial and error
At the pool all those years ago, I felt like I was falling apart on the inside. On the outside, I had to keep it together.
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Space: The only frontier
Two Steps Forward
I’ve loved science fiction since I learned the phrase. I tore through the Space Odyssey books in middle school, binged on Vonnegut for months on end and fell deeply in love with Neal Stephenson’s “Anathem.” Of course, I was enthralled by the alien landscapes and fancy weaponry, but what captured
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Why I choose journalism
During the second half of my sophomore year, I began to think I wasn’t cut out to be a journalist. I don’t remember what month or even what day of the week it was — all I can recall now is the gray morning. The sun wasn’t shining when, as
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What does it mean to be an American?
Subliminal Signification
One of my favorite shows growing up was “Liberty’s Kids,” an animated series about the American Revolution starring the voices of Walter Cronkite, Billy Crystal and Sylvester Stallone. The selling point of that show, for me, was the theme song, “Through My Own Eyes,” sung by the ever-so-dreamy Aaron Carter
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Hope is the thing that flickers
Tales of Two Cities
“Humanity has become an isolated island among wild waves of discrimination and extremism. On this island live those isolated few, their voices fading in the midst of the roaring cries for vengeance and murder. I’m not optimistic about a population increase on that island anytime soon. But maybe in the
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No jobs, no hope, no cash
NATIONAL ISSUES: Millennial college students face high unemployment, few opportunities and an abundance of justified cynicism.
In a depressing sign of the times, a survey released this week shows a record number of college-educated Americans self-identify as “lower-class.” This news, sadly, is hardly shocking. It’s just another unpleasant reminder of the challenges millenial UC Berkeley students face as we prepare to depart the Berkeley bubble for
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