humanities

As much as I love my own major, I equally cherish being able to build my knowledge of other fields and seeing them through my friends’ perspectives, which makes me appreciate the versatility of the human mind.

The reality is that STEM seems to dictate our careers, our livelihoods and therefore our academics as well. Without these disciplines, I can’t imagine how any of us would exist. But without humanities, arts and social sciences, I don’t think our chances of existence would be any higher.

Unpacking these two pressures helps me acknowledge that what I really love are humanities and social sciences (specifically political science and legal studies), and that I shouldn’t give in to any pressure I feel, whether it is intrinsic or extrinsic.

The Daily Californian sat down to interview Coye Cheshire, a sociological social psychologist and professor at the UC Berkeley School of Information.

Every week, I would enter the French classroom with more confidence than I did the week before. My professors were impressed by my progress. When I raised my hand in class, my spoken French sounded so natural and so refined. My only secret was that my progress had little to do with their pedagogy. 

College can be awfully suffocating. For these four integral years, we are pigeonholed into majors that supposedly define our entire personality.

Some question if the two are truly discrete; is there room for overlap despite their apparently contrasting natures?

Exploring computing, learning how to code, all seemed like legitimate goals that I was eager to start on. That is, until my first CS class.

Stories continually circulate through our veins. They touch our very hearts — in through the pulmonary vein, out through the aorta.

I’ve never really known how to feel about individualism: I envy those who boast their independent lifestyles, yet I also see it as a luxury, perhaps even a frivolous one.