My Favorite Sandwich Shops in Davis
Spring quarter has finally sprung, which means the weather is absolutely perfect! When the sun is shining and the skies are blue, I tend to...
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Half-Birthdays and Homesickness
Over the years, my family has formed many little holiday traditions. We have always lived far away from our large extended family, so...
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10 Trailblazing Female Composers Throughout the Centuries
As early as the 11th century, women have been creating, sharing, and expressing their lives through musical compositions. Female composers...
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New Yorkers Under the Lens of John Wilson
If you’re given a chance to live in the center of a metropolis, you may notice that people are always expressionless and commuting in a...
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Enough is Enough
I am disappointed in this country that I call my home. In recent times, America has become a place that appears to cater to only one type...
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Nostalgia as a Senior
As I got back into my groove after spring break, my thoughts were consumed by the fact that it was the last first day of a quarter at...
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Navigating Online Classes From a Different Time Zone
At the start of the pandemic, I decided to fly to Germany to be closer to my family. My mother grew up in Germany and recently relocated...
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Derek Chauvin Is on Trial. George Floyd Is Not on Trial.
On May 25, 2020, Derek Chauvin was the police officer who kneeled on the back of George Floyd’s neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds and...
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Stop Assuming Weight Loss Is Healthy and Weight Gain Is Unhealthy
Diet culture has done a fine job of making many of us feel guilty about the "pandemic pounds" they’ve put on. There has been an uproar in...
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Fighting Period Inequity
When you think about periods, what comes to mind? As a woman who gets her period every four weeks, I tend to think about the painful and...
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Being Alone ≠ Being Lonely
I distinctly remember a conversation I had with one of my friends in high school as we were applying to colleges. We were talking about how...
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Starting a New Quarter
Most students believe that the end of an academic quarter being far more important than the beginning. This, however, is a common...
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Stop Underestimating the Powers of Self-Care
Self-care is something essential that is often left forgotten and overlooked. Especially during this past year when we have been locked...
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Ava DuVernay Is a Trailblazer in Filmmaking
When I think of people who are changing up the structure and breaking barriers in Hollywood, the first person that comes to mind is Ava...
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An Open Letter to My Enang (My Mother)
For Women’s History Month, I tried thinking about what resilient woman I would like to write about. After sorting through a couple of...
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International Womxn's Day Should Be Celebrated Everyday
Every year, March rolls around, which means it is Womxn’s History Month – a month to recognize and appreciate how much womxn have...
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Day-Tripping in Northern California
One of the best parts about living in California is the access to so many great destinations within an hour to a three-hour radius. This...
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Recognizing the Importance of Destigmatizing “Bad Hygiene”
To this day, I will always be bothered by how ruthless the Internet was to Emma Chamberlain when she said she hadn’t showered for a week...
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Building Your Aesthetic Starts Now
Recently, people have been obsessed with the whole concept of aesthetics. From the E-girl/E-boy look that took over TikTok for a couple of...
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Feminists Aren't Immune to Internalized Misogyny
I consider myself a proud feminist and a fierce advocate for womxn’s rights, so I was understandably surprised when I watched the “what’s...
