Individualism is a privilege too
Cal in Color
I’ve never really known how to feel about individualism: I envy those who boast their independent lifestyles, yet I also see it as a luxury, perhaps even a frivolous one.
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Probe – 42 careers
If life is meaningless, how do we spend our time here? After an existential crisis about what to do with her life, Tanya heads to the streets of San Francisco and makes phone calls around the country to interview people about their careers — why they do what they do
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For real progress, fund the humanities
Today, as we address the aftermath of the previous presidential administration, it’s necessary to reexamine our hyper-fixation on technological progress.
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Feeling lost? Look within, your childhood self knows you best
If your ears are strained from trying to distinguish your life’s calling amid all the noise, maybe it would be best to start by listening to your childhood self.
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Overcoming others’ expectations about pursuing a career in the arts
Art was something that called to me. I have always been passionate about it. Why should I listen to her and not chase my dreams?
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More than a career path
I didn’t necessarily need to have a crystal clear career path or for my major to give me skills that directly apply to a certain field.
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Reflections from my time as a Golden Bear
There is an unspoken tension between the number-crunchers and networkers, and the arts and humanities majors in that the former look at the latter with disparaging disrespect.
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Stop devaluing the humanities
I’m tired of the humanities being viewed as more feminine and therefore less valued than STEM fields. I’m tired of being told I should drop my major in English to a minor so I can focus on CS, when in reality, I am more committed to my English degree.
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Why not both?
How the Daily Cal threw a wrench in my best-laid college plans
Many freshmen arrive at UC Berkeley and are faced with difficult choices — with numerous open roads and routes to pursue in college, all encompassed by the feeling steeped in the word “undeclared.” I was not one of those students.
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Ten majors at UC Berkeley you probably haven’t heard of
Among all the MCB, EECS and pre-Haas-or-maybe-econ majors, it can be easy to forget that there are dozens of different majors available to choose from.
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