Faintly falling through the universe: A personal essay
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In the minutes, hours, weeks and months following her death, I’ve struggled to articulate how deeply affected and freshly cut I am by her newfound absence.
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They turned into butterflies: Ways to deal with grief
On top of the confusion and chaos that come from living through a pandemic, many are also experiencing loss. I personally have lost five friends in the past six months alone.
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‘Bravo 25’ presents interesting themes but overwhelms in its overambitiousness
The play as a whole is ambitious, yet possibly too much so — the artificially intelligent therapist is one of the seven main characters making up the plot — and the result is an overwhelming overload of information.
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Playwright Eliza Gibson talks artificial intelligence and complex characters of ‘Bravo 25’
Playing at The Marsh in San Francisco starting Sept. 20, “Bravo 25” explores themes of human interaction and the relationship between people and technology. Written by Gibson herself, the show draws upon her real-life experiences as a therapist and humanitarian worker.
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How to heal if your candidate lost in the ASUC election
It’s finally over, Bears. ASUC election season concluded last Friday with the tabulations ceremony on Lower Sproul. For some, it was a night of celebration and joy, and for others, it was disappointing. If you’re in the latter camp, we at the Clog would like to extend our sympathies —
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Where the heart is: A collection of photographs from my childhood home
The summer after my junior year of high school, my mom told me that she had been diagnosed with cancer. She held me in her arms; she said not to worry and that the doctors didn’t know that much yet. She said that she would have surgery and that everything
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Off the beat: On loss and open wounds
Autumn is always the hardest time of the year for me. This I can say with a certainty that is shockingly absent from my life — I can hardly decide what to wear each day and can barely hold my laughter when people ask me what I want to do with my future, but I can say with authority that fall is the most heartbreaking season.
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Failure to report: UCSB
Elliot Rodger killed six people and injured 13 others on May 23, in Isla Vista, California, a community where many UC Santa Barbara students live. All six of those killed that day were students at the university. This tragedy has been reported and dissected by every major news outlet in the country, including The Daily Californian. But UCSB’s ASUC-sponsored paper, the Bottom Line, chose to refrain from immediate devoted coverage of the incident outside of their Twitter feed. In fraught and dangerous circumstances, the Bottom Line made the wrong decision and abandoned its responsibility to its campus and community.
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Dead ends in the labyrinth
Another Wednesday night, and another defeat for my flag football team, Three Flies Up. This week we played the Hassassins, who clearly have no sense of humor. Our scrappy squad against the Wall-Street-destined suit jockeys. While we screw around in huddles they economize their time with preset plays and begin eviscerating
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