middle school

Her friends’ kind gesture brought her spirit back to life.

I went back to that same hair salon for the final time and walked out with black hair. More importantly, I walked out as the real Audrey Zhu. 

It took me 20 years to want my culture back. A culture I had so actively sought to lose since middle school. 

I loved the feeling of it — having things to hide, having invisible strings to pull, the light-hearted manipulation of misdirection.

Looking back at my eighth-grade self, the one with glittery t-shirts and braces, she definitely would have thought that college me was pretty dang cool.

I decided to rewatch the movies I cherished as a child, including "Lemonade Mouth" and the third "High School Musical," among others.

This summer is weirder than most other summers. Things are probably not going the way you expected when you planned out your break back in the wintertime.

I hope that they will not be coerced into STEM just because their parents feel the need to “start early.” Instead, they should be able to ignite and pursue their own curiosity, whether it’s through putting mentos in coke or trying to burn something using a flashlight. More than anything, I wish for young girls around the world to have the freedom to do what they want.

You thought the awkward years were over? You thought wrong! Some things never change. Here are some key ways life at UC Berkeley is just like middle school.