Survivor

Dead week can be overwhelmingly dull and stressful — there comes a time in the week when you want to just sit and do nothing. But instead of sitting at your desk, blankly staring at your laptop, I propose watching the CBS holy trinity of game shows to relax your brain.

UC Berkeley alumni Karla Cruz Godoy and Jesse Lopez are two of 18 contestants on Survivor’s 43rd season, and they couldn’t be happier for the opportunity.

The line between performance and truth in “The Rehearsal” is delicate, but perhaps all that matters is the series’ verisimilitude. It feels real; all of it, the rehearsals just as much as the purported realities.

This semester has been wild and filled with its own unique challenges, making it closely resemble a drama-filled reality TV show. Here are some of the ways this semester is like a reality show.

I’ve drawn upon my “Survivor” studies in order to compile a (spoiler-free) list of, in my opinion, some of the show’s most compelling seasons.

Not all of us can be as brave as Christine Blasey Ford. But all of us can make a difference.

There are thousands of women who are suffering through the same. They are your mothers, your sisters, your colleagues and your friends, fighting every day and rebuilding their lives in the aftermath just as I have had to. We are survivors, and we are strong.

When I see her now, I feel as though I’m looking at an imposter. This woman took the place of the mom that I had — the one I felt entitled to.

What's the Fourth of July without the essentials? Music essentials, that is. These songs are from simpler times in America and remind us all that today we really can have a party in the USA.