No choice but to vote: Being a first-time voter in 2020
To me, nothing has reaffirmed the importance of voting the way this president has
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My prep school reckoning
Off the Beat
I’d been ignorant about so many of my classmates’ experiences. Where had I been while so many other incidents of racism and classism had gone on?
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Trump administration rescinds recent ICE guidelines for online courseloads
The Trump administration agreed Tuesday to rescind a July 6 policy directive that would have forced international students in the United States to return to their countries if they were taking a fully online course load.
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What I learned at a Black Lives Matter protest
This movement will not end. What we crave more than ever is societal reform, which will seep into how police officers confront personal biases.
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Ask what you can do for California
“There’s no time like the present” has never been more accurate when it comes to spurring a new wave of civic engagement.
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How Ramadan can get us through COVID-19
Fresh off the BART
Last week marked the beginning of Ramadan. It’s a time for self-reflection and growth, yet I can’t help but think about anything except the future.
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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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Are immigrants really so unworthy?
When irrational assumptions are cleared out, the family separation policy seems more like a failure of empathy and understanding.
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UC defends DACA recipients before US Supreme Court
The UC system appeared before the U.S Supreme Court on Tuesday as it defended the rights of nearly 700,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, recipients to stay in the United States.
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UC files brief to Supreme Court challenging Trump’s 2017 DACA reversal
The UC system filed a brief to the Supreme Court, challenging the Trump administration’s 2017 decision to rescind Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.
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