How are you? I’m alive, I think. I have cried more this semester than I have in the past ten years of my life. I have hit rock bottom. I am a wreck. Am I even alive? Rock. Bottom. All of the above are responses I have heard from various people over these most recent weeks. Other people, obviously not me, have been seen roaming around campus with this look … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: Misery is More Fun with Friends
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Take a Break
Have you ever gotten to the point where you are completely overwhelmed with work, classes, extracurriculars or whatever family situation is happening? Me too. What I have come to realize is that the more things piled on your plate, the less motivation you actually have to complete them. It feels as if the pile will fall if you even begin to touch it; you stand no chance … [Read more...] about Take a Break
Farewell, Malibu, I’ll Miss You
My eyes take in the blinding sun as it glistens above the water, beginning its descent and illuminating the sky with pink clouds. I can barely notice my laborious breathing as I turn around and see the view after a long journey from main campus to the School of Law Caf. This has become an ordinary occurrence I am fond of: the beauty and the burning calves. Exactly a month from … [Read more...] about Farewell, Malibu, I’ll Miss You
The ‘bu Yorker
Art by Sacha Irick __________ Follow Sacha Irick on Twitter: @GraphicSacha … [Read more...] about The ‘bu Yorker
Let’s Use Computers to Create a New World
Art by Sacha Irick As I’m typing out this article, it’s 5:02 a.m. on Saturday and I’m in the Annenberg building at the University of Southern California in a sleeping bag surrounded by people, most of whom I don’t know. Everywhere, you can see the effects of what happened that day. Some people are asleep, heads down on tables. Others have been more elaborate with their … [Read more...] about Let’s Use Computers to Create a New World