So what about ethiCS?
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Ethics should not be a reactionary consideration after something cataclysmic like misclassifying a dark-skinned person as a gorilla.
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UC Berkeley’s struggle to highlight mixed identities perpetuates colorism, prison-industrial complex
We talk about a school-to-prison pipeline and we learn about racist motives of neoliberalism. But the campus seems to not act against its anti-Blackness or its colorism.
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No, your childhood is not ruined
Doors of Perception
If I could somehow insert a heavy sigh here, I would, because it amazes me how intolerant we still are — it is 2019 and we can’t seem to accept a Black Ariel without it being controversial.
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Truth beyond facts: Lulu Wang talks role of memories, question of representation in ‘The Farewell
For Wang, truth in “The Farewell” has more intimate ties to replicating a specific sense of experience than to portraying exactly what happened when.
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UC Berkeley administration must continue to diversify faculty
If the campus is serious about its commitment to bettering the student experience, it must dramatically increase the number of non-male faculty members and faculty members of color they hire.
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The Daily Californian’s Art Picks of 2018
The political statements in 2018’s film, music and television have transcended party lines to make up mass media that compels and entertains, and its creators deserve some recognition.
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88rising makes hip-hop its own at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
On Oct. 31, music from hip-hop heavyweights like Drake and Run The Jewels was relegated to background music for 88rising’s final stop on the “88 Degrees and Rising” tour. Focused on but not limited to representing Asian and Asian American artists, the part-media company, part-record label set out on tour in September.
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‘Black odyssey’ is finely tuned performance of Black soul, spirit
Written by Marcus Gardley and directed by Eric Ting, “black odyssey” is a modern twist on the epic poem by Homer that features an all-Black cast. The framing of this narrative is multitiered.
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No narration without representation
Queerly Political
Although I felt validated, I also felt on edge, waiting for the narrative to end. I was anticipating the inevitable destruction of their relationship because that’s what normally happens to queer folks in pop culture.
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Graduate students deserve stronger representation, autonomous student organization
On Oct. 6, The Daily Californian editorial board published an editorial that opined that “graduate students’ vote last week to break away and create UCGPC (University of California Graduate-Professional Coalition) was not only done hastily, but it was also thoroughly ill-considered.” We could not agree less with its assessment of
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