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Letters to Freshmen: The High School Sweetheart

Letters to Freshmen: The High School Sweetheart

By 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning, Orientation had come to a close, teary-eyed parents were long gone, and the freshmen finally  finished setting up their bunks at...

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The Temptations of Gamespace

The Temptations of Gamespace

Looking back on my four years of college, there are few things I can say for certain. I’ve started to realize how lucky I’ve been to be able to spew nonsense...

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Catching the Wave: A Beginner’s Guide to Surfing at the 5Cs

Catching the Wave: A Beginner’s Guide to Surfing at the 5Cs

As a recent transfer student who grew up in a landlocked state, I really wanted to learn how to surf. In the last semester, with wetsuit on and board in hand, I’ve...

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Are We Still Mad Men?

Are We Still Mad Men?

I’ve been watching a ton of Mad Men lately.  If you don’t watch it, the show is about the 1960s office and home life of a Madison Avenue advertising...

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Randomizing Democracy in the Golden State

Randomizing Democracy in the Golden State

The Constitutional Convention movement seems  sadly to be coalescing around selecting delegates by lot from the jury pool.(1) This idea seems stupid on its face....

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California’s Political Horizon

California’s Political Horizon

Leaving Sacramento for the first time last weekend, my initial suspicion was confirmed: this is just a small blip in the vast expanse of the Central Valley. As...

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California’s Sisyphean Storm

California’s Sisyphean Storm

It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that the UC system is one of California State Government’s few remaining bright spots. California’s Universities...

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Voting in Claremont

Voting in Claremont

The deadline for registering to vote in the California primary was January 22nd, 15 days before the election. Hopefully, you either registered to vote or are registered...

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