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Jessica Balderas
March 18, 2025
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This was my first time at the Thorsen House, a very historic home that houses the Sigma Phi Society. Walking down to the house was quite a venture wit...

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Walking into the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco feels like stepping into another era, one of opulence, intricate paneling, and chandeliers casting ...

The day the music dies: A step-by-step guide to coping with the loss of musical heroes

Sailor Hill
March 4, 2025
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I was enjoying my daily walk to campus, music blasting, the autumn sun warming my rosy cheeks at 12:38 PM on October 15th. At 12:39, my chest heaved, ...

A Playlist for a Painting

Bailey Schroerlucke
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While studying abroad in Paris last fall, I spent hours walking through museums alone admiring the paintings of the greats. Strolling through the hall...

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Citlalli Romero
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The Internet is invariably filled with discourse in alignment with whatever headlines are trending in an increasingly short news cycle. As I lay in be...

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Jenai Johns-Peterson
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I share the same taste in music as my grandma.  My grandma immigrated from Korea to the U.S., bringing music and culture with her. When I was litt...

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The 070 Shake concert on February 19 at the Oakland Fox Theater marked another stop on the tour for the artist’s newest album Petrichor (2024). With...

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Nor-Cal based artist Megan Claire released her first single “I-5” nearly a year ago. That year had been filled with live shows, a brief stint in L...

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Micah Petyt
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One evening during my sophomore year, my roommates and I sat in our living room and scrolled through our Spotify accounts in search of songs that we c...

“The Land, The Water, The Sky” is a love letter to Indigenous strength and ancestral land

Irem Kurtdemir
February 18, 2025
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The Land, The Water, The Sky (2023) by Black Belt Eagle Scout is a love letter to Indigenous strength, interwoven with the cedar trees and tides of th...

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John Doe of X As soon as I opened the doors to the Cornerstone to see X perform on December 16, I could tell that I was surrounded by some of thei...

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The butterfly effect is approaching cliché status in media; several films, video games, and novels now explore how one diminutive moment ripples acro...

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There have been endless trends that rock ‘n’ roll bands have been involved in, ranging from the hazy guitar tones of the late 60s psychedelic era,...
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