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Allowing You to Ride Me for Free Doesn’t Mean I Want Your Sweaty Hands and Feet

Written by: Jessica Wang

Human students of UC San Diego, we have decided it is time for us elevators to rise to the occasion. We opened our doors to kindness, …

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My Study Abroad Experience Changed My Life and You’re Going to Hear About It Whether You Want to or Not

Written by: Madeline Mozafari

How was my summer? Oh, just incredible! I lived in Italy for two whole months. Yeah, it was a really formative experience. I was in a …

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More Wildfires Are Actually Great for Me

Written by: James Woolley

Okay, fine. I admit it. After watching my favorite vacation home go up in flames, there is no denying that climate change is real. Hopefully the …

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We Have All Been Afflicted With a Curse

Written by: Katie Campbell

Fellow youths, I bring horrible, world-ending news. Our university — nay, our universe itself has been afflicted with a terrible curse. It is the most vile, …

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Grades Inflate, Society Crumbles

Written by: Everett Ririe

In the storied history of education there has been but one constant: the strong pass and the weak fail. Educators from Socrates to Dennis Prager have …

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How to Always Win Your Fantasy Football League

Written by: Farhad Taraporevala

It’s a tale as old as time. September rolls around and your friends or colleagues invite you to join their fantasy football league. There’s just one …

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Why Can’t I Find a Relationship

Written by: Alberto Ruiz

Things were looking up for me this summer. I hit the sweet seven-inch growth spurt every man in his early 20s yearns for, my socially debilitating …

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UCSD Is Honoring the Contract from the 2022 Strike vs. It’s the Year 2040

Written by: Romella Sagatelian

Point: UCSD Is Honoring the Contract from the 2022 Strike I have kindly decided to honor the tentative agreement from the 2022 strike. UC San Diego …

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We Should Respectfully Ask HDH to Charge Less for Food vs Hop In Comrade, We’re Seizing the Means of Production

Written by: Liv Gilbert

Point: We Should Respectfully Ask HDH to Charge Less for Food Look, I know that we’re all getting annoyed at the fact that HDH always seems …

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Life Is Horrible, but I Have a Little Drink

Written by: Katie Campbell

I have been in a constant state of misery since September 23, 2022, after the innocent newness of Fall Quarter ceased to appeal to me and …