Opinion

I was ignorant about the extent of antisemitism before coming to UC Berkeley. I now solemnly realize that this is an all-too-familiar story for Jewish people everywhere as I find myself begging for my community to be valued as human beings.

During the many times I’ve had a friend group fall out or grow apart, the following weeks certainly felt like a genuine loss. Yet grief seems to just be emblematic of the lasting love we had for our friends, and that is a comforting reminder that these relationships are worth pursuing.

If we’re in doggy, does it mean he thinks my face is ugly? I can’t ride for too long, otherwise he’ll see my belly pooch. In missionary, my boobs start to fall to the side, so I either have to put my arms above my head or find a way to push them together.

I ask that you grow strong and stay gentle. For better or worse, things will change, and the world will need you to be ready for what is next.

Now, I realize why she made such a big effort to do all those little things. She was teaching me to love being Japanese — even after the whole nation had told our family to hate ourselves for it.

Languages aren’t just different ways of saying words, they are our main method of communication. Language barriers can ruin so much more than I could’ve imagined. I don’t know if I’ll ever have the relationship I once had with my extended family members. 

Maybe Girl Math is validating the shopping addictions of young women all around the world, or maybe there is some logic behind it. Either way, I am not accepting opposing opinions and I have no intentions of changing the way I think anytime soon.

It is the responsibility of each and every one of us to become active participants in cultivating a sustainable culture of peace that will benefit both present and future generations.

By being more vulnerable, listening earnestly and embracing the freedom of an uncertain vocation, I learned that the difference between a mere advisor and a mentor is jazz.

Unlike the taco I ordered, the conscious decision I made to let myself enjoy the moment was healthy. I allowed myself to separate who I was as a person and how much work I got done that day.