April 11, 2023

I’ll make no bones about it. The Super Mario Bros. Movie was easily the most anticipated movie of the year, if not the last decade. Even the reveal of the voice cast over a year ago produced a nearly unprecedented amount of buzz on social media. It’s not hard to see why: this film has one of the most stacked voice casts of any animated film I’ve ever seen, with big names who perfectly fit the iconic Mario characters they play. The lead, Mario Mario, is voiced by mega-star Chris Pratt, who like t

Springtime is here, and the Tech is back on campus. The Tech’s photography team has been out and about, capturing the beauty of the season on campus. Here are some of our favorite photos from the past few weeks. *DC Cherry Blossom Festival, 3/26/23, Photos by Abraham Belayneh ‘25 (4 photos), Caption: "The sunlight shining across the trees is the highlight of these photos. The annual DC Cherry Blossom Festival is very popular. Tourists around the country come and view the spectacle. I ju

Background According to a recent estimate, more than 250 students at Caltech receive some form of disability accommodation – academic, housing, dietary, or otherwise. The job of granting, bookkeeping, and administering these accommodations used to be handled by the Deans’ Office until the Caltech Accessibility Services for Students (CASS) office was established c. Summer 2018. Its former director, Marc Lazar, worked there from November 2018 through December 2022 before giving his 30 days’

March 13, 2023, 8PM The scene is set: it’s a mild night with a soft breeze. The runners take their marks around the track. 3, 2, 1, and they’re off! Fleming Hovse takes a slight early lead with Dabney Hovse not far behind. The baton is passed, and Dabney takes the lead! Batons are passed again, and with them, Fleming retakes the lead. Dabney comes in strong in the last stretch, but it’s not enough to claim victory. Fleming reigns supreme and retains the Discobolus trophy for another undefined

As many of the residents of the South Hovses are aware, the hot water system is very inconsistent. Many times people have gone to shower only to be disappointed by lukewarm or cold water temperatures. Recently the problem has been especially concentrated in Dabney Hovse and Fleming Hovse, as well as one shower in Ricketts Hovse. At times it has gotten so bad that people are to

After a 3 year hiatus due to COVID, the Caltech Y hosted their 7-day Alternative Spring Break (ASB) trip to the Hawaiian islands. Attendees included graduate and undergraduate students alike, all with varying backgrounds, countries of origin, and courses of study - many of whom hadn’t met before the trip. Upon arriving in Honolulu on O’ahu, we spent our first day exploring nature, marine life, and food around Waikiki and the North Shore in Manoa. Next up, we took a plane to Hilo on the Big Isla

ASCIT Board of Directors Meeting Minutes for April 9, 2023. Taken by Jonathan Booker. Officers Present: Kavya Rajagopalan, Gabi Twombly, Sophie Elam, Shwetha Kunnam, Rachel Ding, Matticus Brown Call to Order: 7:04 Officer’s Reports: President (Kavya) Bylaw Amendments BoC Amendment: Increases the number of BoC Secretaries to 4. Tech Amendment: Tech funding/payment requires BoD Approval. Dues Amendment: Increase the dues from $33 to $40 a term. Security

My research work at Caltech is trying to precisely address the most fundamental questions that have ever been posed by a human being: "How did the universe begin and evolve over time into what we could see today?” Cosmological observations in the past few decades generally support the theory that the universe is uniformly expanding and cooling down with time, suggesting that if you turn the clock backwards about 13.8 billion years, we could find “the beginning” — time zero — the so-called "Big

For the first time in four years, the 2023 Student Faculty Conference will be held in-person on April 18th in Ramo Auditorium. The Student Faculty Conference (SFC) is an all-day forum discussion between students and faculty. The conference is held biennially as a review of Caltech education. The feedback and suggestions that come out of the SFC shape the future of academics. The process of planning the SFC begins in fall. The undergraduate Academics and Research Committee (ARC) appoints members

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