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Due to the sensitivity of the surrounding topic, the student writer requested their work be published anonymously. A lot can happen in one minute. Sixty little seconds. An infinite number of moments. It only takes a moment for everything to change, not just for your life, but the lives of the people around you too. It’s interesting how things happen, the way we come out with these nice things we normally wouldn’t do. People say things they normally wouldn’t say. People value other people more

Editor’s note: We offered anonymity because the author feared reprisal from the athletics department if they expressed these views publicly. Given the Tech’s shortage of reporters, this topic would likely never come to light otherwise. To the Editor of the California Tech, 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 b

[TW: Eating disorders, starvation] For me, it was a comment from my dad that planted the seed. My friends watered it. Social media gave it light. I nurtured it myself at times, until it broke through the one thing I swore I would protect: my curiosity, my joy, my desire to learn. I couldn’t focus. I had to eat to feed my mind, so I started cutting its branches, not realizing that like a weed, it would not go away until I came for its roots. I justified my eating by the amount of work I was get

On January 21, the Caltech graduate student body received an email entitled “Campus Poll to Protect Wildlife”. The email, for those unfamiliar, provided a link to a poll where students could report concentrations of Fox squirrels on campus so that “yield to wildlife” road signs could be put up in strategic squirrel locations. The email set off a colorful Reply-All debate about road

Editor’s Note: This article contains discussions and mentions of sensitive topics, including rape and sexual assault. Reader discretion advised. The Caltech experience for women and non-binary folks is undeniably influenced by the fact that the majority of people at this school are men. Only in the past few decades has the undergraduate gender ratio at Caltech approached some semblance of balance. Enrollment statistics for Fall 2022 show that 55% of undergraduates are male. Not too shabby for a

Ah, bananas, the fruit that comes in its own convenient packaging. It’s nature’s way of saying, “Here, have a snack on the go.” But have you ever stopped to think about the humble banana and all the things it can do? It’s not just a fruit, it’s a multitasking wonder. For starters, bananas are an excellent source of potassium, which is crucial for healthy nerve and muscle function. They’re also a great source of fiber, vitamin C, and vitamin B6. And if you’re feeling down, a banana can help boos

Cher Caltech, Je ne peux pas continuer comme ça. J’ai essayé très fort de faire cette relation travailler entre nous, mais ce n’est plus possible. J’espère que tu le vois aussi. Si tu ne comprends pas, permets-moi de l’explique. Quand je suis avec toi, il semble que tu consomme tous mon temps, toute ma vie ! J’aimais lire les livres ; je les aime encore, mais avec toi, ce n’est plus jamais possible. Je dois compléter mes devoirs et écrire mes essais. C’est pareil en ce qui concerne avec a

Last time I took a power hum, I divided my time nicely between napping and surreptitiously playing League of Legends in the back of the class. When I opened up my schedule for this term, I was saddened to see that my Tuesday nights were occupied once again :( Just kidding! At Caltech, you have so few opportunities to mess around for 3 hours without feeling guilty about not working. Take advantage of your power hums by trying out some of the ideas on this list. Make a snack. Buy a blender,

I love the little shops they have in museums and places. They’re the best thing in the whole world. Every time I go into a new place I look and see if there are any little shops. Most times my efforts go unrewarded. The disappointment I feel walking to my classes with the knowledge that there is no little shop in Bridge or Linde is immense and uncalculable. Sometimes however, I get to feel the elation of walking into a new building and finding a little shop. Meatman is my favorite building on ca

With a cast as large as Sonic the Hedgehog’s, Sonic has no shortage of potential romantic partners. In the leadup to the third feature film in the Sonic the Hedgehog cinematic universe, the Sonic fandom eagerly awaits the answer to one of gaming’s most prominent questions: who will be Sonic’s relationship partner? Today, we attempt to answer this question by examinin