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“While the Cal Grant is considered a need-based form of financial aid, GPA requirements act as barriers to a seemingly scholarship-esque opportunity.” dailycal.org/2022/04/08/cal…

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“Not seeing any Black professors or students was tough — how could any of my peers relate to me? The lack of representation was frustrating in the sense that I had no mentors with a path similar to mine.” dailycal.org/2022/04/08/the…

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"Because I am unDACAmented, I don’t have a reliable income. The only way I have been able to attend UC Berkeley is through financial aid, grants, scholarships and paid opportunities." dailycal.org/2022/04/08/the…

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“The academic expectations I had put on myself during A Levels were so intense that I developed a nasty streak of perfectionism. So much that, at times, it became brutal to my self-worth.” dailycal.org/2022/04/11/thr…

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"I have been saved from different things at different points in my life. Funnily enough, none of those moments involved Prince Charming." dailycal.org/2022/04/13/you…

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“With the advent of college and amid the stomach-dropping realization that I was suddenly “on my own,” I had come to the realization that I needed to make a new community.” dailycal.org/2022/04/18/ice…

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"Looking at everything through a metaphoric lens allows me to capture it all within a narrower frame — one that’s easier to digest and given specific intention. There's a reason for each scene which contributes to a timeline that has an end." dailycal.org/2022/04/20/im-…

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“Here’s to the first ring on the tree trunk, onto the next three; and to freshman year — may sophomore, junior and senior year be each better than the last.” dailycal.org/2022/04/25/jus…

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“We are quite literally seeing our future go up in smoke, watching firsthand as fires have decimated land and communities.” dailycal.org/2022/04/26/no-…

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“Whether it be pride, or shyness or forgetfulness — or maybe just feeling like there’s no need — giving out compliments can feel harder than it needs to be.” dailycal.org/2022/04/27/thi…

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“Consider this an epilogue and a love letter to the past few months I’ve been far from home, studying abroad at UC Berkeley.” dailycal.org/2022/04/29/rem…

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I didn’t apply to any clubs at all during my first semester. I still think that I’m not interested in joining any organization that takes themselves seriously enough to require you to walk around campus in a suit all day. dailycal.org/opinion/opinio…

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I feel called to address Safwat’s piece, “Let the ‘dawgs’ out,” as its premise challenges one of my core beliefs: that there’s a time and a place for open-toed shoes. dailycal.org/opinion/opinio…

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Cultural stereotypes and media representations have perpetuated this association, often depicting Black individuals from urban areas in a negative light, reinforcing the stereotype of “ghettoness.” dailycal.org/opinion/opinio…

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Music has the power to turn people on and set people at ease, but the wrong song choice can also mean unwanted awkwardness. Today, we’re going to be exploring the intersection between music and sex dailycal.org/opinion/opinio…

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I believed I could be a math savant as school had never given me the time to discover what I truly liked doing. Mathematics felt like it was the only option I had because I didn't know what l could be doing instead. I had no real passion. dailycal.org/opinion/opinio…

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Whenever I think about eventually leaving to go home to California, I'm afraid of the thought that London will continue to blossom without me. Link: dailycal.org/opinion/opinio…

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The group sang “Las Mañanitas” outside her door to urge her to meet with her constituents in support of H.R.1511, which would provide a legal pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented Americans dailycal.org/opinion/op-eds…