Opinion

Beyond the media gabfests and power grabs, the severity of our political issues must garner the attention of a future workable and governing House majority that can effectively negotiate. Without a speaker, the House’s hands are tied during a tumultuous time.

At times, it feels like I haven’t grown or made any progress, as if I’m pretending to know what I’m doing as I go through college. That’s how bad habits work, but when you can’t break them, you learn to grow around them. The reality is that in a way, I am pretending my way through school, and that’s fine.

When you prioritize yourself and your future above all else — as, in my opinion, all people my age should — you become extremely self-aware of your boundaries regarding love. 

We must show the university that their obstruction is unacceptable. A mass-participatory vote conveys our ability to organize and to escalate if necessary until all the raises and benefits in our contract are secured.

What I didn’t expect to need a college education to learn, however, is that wheat is not a vegetable and jelly is not really a fruit. I guess peanut butter is still protein, so maybe I was on to something there.

I went back to that same hair salon for the final time and walked out with black hair. More importantly, I walked out as the real Audrey Zhu. 

What seemed at times to be positioned like a victory lap looked also like a laundry list of outstanding issues that will impact the city for years to come following Arreguín’s departure.

Credit can seem daunting if you don’t understand it, but starting small with an easy-to-navigate starter card can go a long way and set you up well for the future.

Around the 1960’s, students throughout the UC system would pay next to nothing for an education. So why did the price increase? Have UC students gotten more? Is the amount we are paying right now worth it?

The weekend comes around, and suddenly, I don’t have so much time. It isn’t that I, or anyone else, intentionally let job postings expire without ever submitting a resume. I think the bottom line is the misperception of permanence — that things will always be there.