Caltech's Path to Decarbonization
Caltech’s innovative, industrious research apparatus hides a dirty secret: a reliance on fossil fuels. But that is set to change.
Faculty Petition Speaks to Broader Implications for Undergraduate Admissions
Last month, over 140 professorial faculty signed and submitted to the administration a petition calling for the reinstatement of the SAT as a criterion for admissions.
Title IX Poll Results article
From January 29 to February 2, the Tech conducted an anonymous poll regarding undergraduate students’ experiences with Caltech’s Title IX Office.
ASCIT Winter Elections
Hey everyone! For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Jonathan Booker. I’m a junior in Ricketts Hovse studying Physics and Computer Science. During my time here at Caltech, I’ve had the privilege to serve in many campus-wide leadership roles and have been deeply invested in the well-being and future of our community.
Athletic Donations: A Call for Fair Play
I write to you in hopes of shining light on an issue that has been a fork in the road for many Caltech athletic teams. I am requesting to stay anonymous due to a fear of the likely repercussions on my athletic career by the administration if I exposed my name.
Letter to the Editor (Re: previous Title IX article)
It is a sad fact of life that in corporations, the HR department exists to protect the company from the employees. Based on the article, it seems that the function of the Title IX office is to protect the Institute from females.
Movie Review: The Boy and the Heron
Coming out of retirement once again, Miyazaki’s latest film The Boy and the Heron is wonderfully filled with themes of love, grief, and accepting change.
Rain: Secrets from a Brit (Who’s seen it all)
When I pinged off my Caltech grad application, a little over a year ago, it started something like: I am passionate about applying to the California Institute of Technology in order to escape the effing rain.
The Roots of PBU at Caltech
The global PBU initiative began with the idea that student activism and radicalism have driven some of the most drastic sustainability changes.
Theater Review: EXPLiCIT’s The Real Inspector Hound
Reality is usually stranger than fiction. As a member of the Generation “Zoomer,” I habitually inundate my hopelessly instant gratification addicted brain with an astonishing amount of content, which means it’s exceedingly difficult to surprise me.
Union Vote
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held elections for Caltech graduate students and postdocs earlier this month to vote on whether they wanted to unionize and be represented by Caltech Grad Researchers and Postdocs United-UAW (CGPU-UAW).
A Reflection on Student Leadership
In the two years that I have been a Social Director for Ricketts Hovse, I have had more than a few opportunities to explore undergraduate student-administration relationships at Caltech and where they have broken down. I have watched my peers in student leadership be ignored and shut down by members of administration.
Caltech’s Core Problem
The class that plagued me the most during last Fall term was Ch 21a, Physical Chemistry, which is an introduction to Quantum Mechanics for chemistry-related majors. My freshman and sophomore years were honestly pretty rough, but these were all supposed to build my skills as a science student here. As a Junior, I was hoping to excel in courses directly related to my major.
If This is to End in Fire…
I am a big believer in destiny, that commander of events that places people where they need to be exactly when they need to.
Local Happenings in Pasadena
Hey Caltech! For the first installment of the Off-Campus Events Newsletter, we’ve got a play,
Lunar New Year
As the beginning of February comes back around, you may notice an increase in red or dragon imagery on campus or around Pasadena; Lunar New Year is approaching on the 10th, a celebration of a new year timed by the lunar calendar instead of solar calendar.
Man vs. Mannion
Full House Cantonese Restaurant in Chinatown – Well Known Chinatown Restaurant Serves a Good Meal But Needs Some Work If It Wants To Shine Again
Meet the Humans of Red Door: Barista Minzhi
Lovely to meet you, Minzhi! If I may begin, how did you come to join Caltech’s cherished scarlet-doored café?
Page House’s Mural Saga Continues
Each undergraduate house has a unique culture. Pretty much every Caltech student ever would agree. Parts of what makes house cultures unique, since they are so intertwined with their physical spaces, are the murals in each house.
President, Provost, VPSA Convene Faculty Advisory Committee on Undergraduate Admissions Policy
In the wake of a petition to President Thomas Rosenbaum signed by more than 140 faculty members, the Institute has moved to form a committee for evaluating current admissions standards as predictors of success at Caltech.
Question the Quails
Well, you see, the stork union is a bit outdated, and the cabbage patch had to close down due to budget cuts. So, in today’s modern world, babies have found a new, unconventional origin – the Mongolian Grill. It turns out that after consuming a delightful feast at a Mongolian Grill, the body undergoes a magical transformation.
Sinister Six Thirty
To remind readers where we left off in the previous episode, Elizabeth Zott — female chemist in the 1950s who mastered out of her UCLA Ph.D. program and became a lab technician at Hastings — is now working in Dr. Calvin Evans laboratory.
Title IX Case Delays Are Not Isolated Occurrences
In the January 16th issue, the Tech reported on a 16-month-long Title IX Case regarding a hidden camera incident. Since then, more students have contacted the Tech to share their experiences with Caltech’s Title IX Office. In the interest of privacy, their identities will not be disclosed. Students who filed Title IX complaints will be referred to as complainants, and the subjects of the complaints will be referred to as respondents.