By Jasmine Nguyen, Culture Editor The film “Parasite” has garnered various amounts of praise throughout its run. Starting from winning the Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film, to receiving six nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards, which include best picture and best director. But there might be one big flaw in this otherwise perfect […]
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Another Year, Another (Failed?) Resolution
By Angelica Mozol, Social Media Manager With another year kicking off, starts another round of “new year, new me” resolutions. It’s the beginning of the year where everyone decided to become better versions of themselves by going to the gym, eating healthier or aiming for that 4.0 GPA. Sometimes New Year’s resolutions are met while […]
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Warning: Symptoms for the Coronavirus may include Xenophobia
By: Jasmine Nguyen, Culture Editor The symptoms of the Coronavirus include fever, cough, or shortness of breath and can lead to pneumonia. Another symptom that may occur is xenophobia. Well, that’s according to a now-deleted Instagram post courtesy of the University Health Services last week at the University of California, Berkeley. The post stated that […]
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Stalking, Just a Click Away
By: Ulises Rodriguez, Staff Reporter With technology evolving each day, you have to begin to question when is too much. At this very exact moment, someone could be watching you beautifully wiping that mucus off your damn nose. Now, what if I were to tell you that anyone could access any information about you with […]
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Asians Don’t All Look Alike
By Jasmine Nguyen, Co-Lifestyle Editor “No let me guess, you’re Chinese? No, No wait, Taiwanese.” The person pauses before perking up a moment later. “No, you’re Korean.” There’s an awkward pause of silence before I chime in with an, “I’m actually Vietnamese and Thai.” “Oh well, I said Taiwanese, that’s close enough.” Actually, you weren’t. […]