Why we must engage the youth vote
Our democracy doesn’t differentiate between students in advocacy clubs and those who are not, so it’s important that we all are civically engaged.
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Wills: Personal plans for reducing inequality
We should think about wills as political statements — expressions of refusal to allow future generations to live in such a lopsided society.
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Attention to all boomers: Beware, Gen Z is coming in hot
Born between 1997 and 2012, we represent change. Gen Z is more diverse than any other generation.
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What’s in a name? It’s time to update Shattuck Avenue
It’s rare that streets are renamed, so we ought to be responsible and make the name of the two-block stretch of Shattuck Avenue worthwhile.
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Not exactly Gen Z: Here’s one for all the older Bears at Berkeley
Whether you’re a transfer or re-entry student, or even an alum, it can sometimes feel a little alienating to wander around campus among the throng of 18- to 21-year-olds scampering about. In fact, they seem to be getting younger every year (and shorter, for that matter) — oh wait, no, those are
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New cafe Gadani opens in Downtown Berkeley
Berkeley residents can now enjoy a refreshing scoop of ice cream on a toasty egg puff waffle with the recent addition of Gadani, an earthy and simplistically designed café that officially opened its doors Saturday in Downtown Berkeley.
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#MillennialProblems
“All you do is mooch off of your parents, watch TV and post pictures of yourselves frolicking instead of working! Back in my day … ”
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Looking for authenticity in a social media world
Lost in Confusion
In a social media-saturated environment, college has lost a sense of authenticity and emotional sincerity. Rather than being in-tune with genuine experiences and real identities, we are left with a college culture of fabrication. My least favorite fact about this is that I get sucked into it, too. We all
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‘The best four years’ lie
Lost in Confusion
She swished her red wine and dramatically looked off into the distance with a glint in her eye. Her mind’s projector was clearly flipping through the yellowed photo album on the walls of her skull in nostalgic revelry. I shuffled my eyes around the room, desperately looking for someone else
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The Throwback Thursday you need
Millenial Meltdown
Instead of excavating through the reserves of childhood photos and late-90s Polaroids (I think it was 1999 when Congress passed the Polaroids Are Cool Again Act) on my computer for a suitable Throwback Thursday Instagram, I thought I would go one step further. I went to see a movie. In IMAX.
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