A week in black and white

I was pleased with how the gray scale mode helped me detach from my phone. I’ll definitely be using this feature again to prevent any app addictions.
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Bleary-eyed, I slapped my iPhone until the “Slow Rise” alarm sound stopped ringing. Another day of summer classes unfolded with an earlier start than I preferred.
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Many great Goo Goo Dolls hits were played, including “Better Days,” “Sympathy” and “Come To Me.” The lead singer made an active effort to personalize this part of the concert, even talking about his wife, who inspired a lot of his songs.
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The most valuable thing in my room is not my laptop or a photo of my mom — it’s a bland, unsuspecting folder hidden somewhere in my wardrobe. It contains immigration documents, my student visa, my passport and other boring pieces of paper that make my very existence is this
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DeCals are one of the hallmarks of UC Berkeley’s curriculum: these student-run courses provide a platform for students to explore their interests and develop new ones.
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Many people think that your roommates should be your best friends, but they aren’t the only ones you’ll be spending all year with! Floormates are just as good as roommates — if anything, even better. They’re people you can see when you want, and when you don’t want to, you
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It’s midterm season, which means we have been serially abusing the snooze button every morning. We never consider the impact it has on our phones!
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A shout out during convocation for transfers is not enough to mitigate these feelings of exclusion. The UC Berkeley community, with its rigorous academics, can and should undergo a paradigm shift in how it receives transfer students. This starts at an interpersonal level with each of y’all.
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No matter how many software updates or improved cameras Apple give us, it never really seems like there are many changes between each phone.
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