May 16, 2023

Fruit! Whether it is a refreshing dessert or a healthy snack, we all appreciate having it as an option to supplement our diet of Red Door sandwiches and other CDS fare. Even students who regularly cook their own food or eat out will often partake in open kitchen fruits for their daily dose of vitamin C or potassium. But are Caltech students satisfied with the array of fruit that CDS provides? In case you did not know, CDS offers apples, oranges, and bananas at most dining locations (i.e. open k

“I sold $2,500 worth of FRB shares, for $41,” admits Cristian Ponce (BioE ‘25, Blacker). “I knew it was a risky investment, it didn’t work out.” After a two day long bank run, Silicon Valley Bank failed on March 10 and was placed under federal control. High interest rates and the underperformance of tech stocks caused customers to lose confidence in the bank, prompting a wave of withdrawals. The bank did not have enough money available to pay its depositors, so the bank failed. This collapse w

“Esprit de corps” literally translated means a feeling of pride or a common loyalty. This phase interpreted into an educational setting means something more common, and simple. It is school spirit! From its battlefield roots, it is evident why troops need a rallying cry, they are literally depending on each other in a life and death situation. The camaraderie, support, and teamwork

“I planned accordingly… based on the rules of the lottery”, says Hannah Fisher (ME ‘24, Unaffiliated) “If they had stuck with the original rules, I would have gotten housing in Bechtel. But now I don’t have on-campus housing.” Fisher is one of as many as 20 students who are living off-campus involuntarily, due to the over-admission of the class of 2027. On Tuesday, May 2nd, Joe Bennethum sent out an email to undergraduates telling them that the housing office was “notified by Admissions about

The unprecedented high level of freshman enrollment has spurred a housing shortage on the Caltech campus. As a result, about 10% of the undergraduate student body must live off-campus next year. We feel that this situation will deprive those students of the residential experience that is at the center of a Caltech education. Therefore, we propose the following locations as new options for undergraduate housing: Housing Office: Isn’t that the point of it? I need housing. **Houses on Hill Av

In my almost two years as an undergraduate at this school, I have had two bikes stolen from me on campus. After a lockless overnight stay outside of the Red Door third term frosh year, my beloved green Schwinn, that transported me to and from school for over 4 years, had disappeared from my life. Ok, lesson learned. I was immediately on the market for a new bike. Two weeks later I had acquired a retro blue Schwinn hybrid. During my 2022 Copenhagen summer, my affinity for cycling only grew. Upo

Caltech is not a school well known for sport or school spirit. Many undergraduate students have more pride in their house than their school and it is much more common to see people in Blacker or Fleming shirts than it is to see them in the bright orange Caltech shirts. Most of the undergraduate population does not care about our sports teams. And yet, 25% of us are members of one. For such a large sporting population Caltech has an incredibly low amount of school spirit. Caltech themselves hav

Dear Quail, School has been great, and I had such a fun time during my years at California Institute of Technology. I love hearing all the hot gossip by red door, but I’m having trouble keeping secrets for my friends. It is getting to the point where they don’t want to talk to me anymore because I just keep spilling the beans! Do you have any way to keep my frijoles from getting fried. Signed, Beanie Baby Dear BB, I hate to be harsh, but your friends have every right to stop talking to you

Where do you go when you’re hungry and it’s 2 am on a Friday? Well, if you ask me, it’s Arturo’s taco truck. A bit over a mile away in a parking lot near Huntington Hospital, Arturo’s Taco Truck is an unofficial Pasadena staple. I’ve been going there almost every week for my fourth meal whenever I’m pulling late nights. Their meats are just as good as any other taco place

TCT Crossword - “Places” | Lilia Arrizabalaga https://crosshare.org/embed/GNgjxyjZchzatdPOQAfV/VQM0aP5H7ub7dlNlj293CyGQd1a2

For the first year since COVID, the Caltech Y and the International Student Programs (ISP) successfully held World Fest 2023. With 22 different countries and regions represented, this year’s annual spring event was sure to brighten the days of the hundreds of community members that came to indulge in diverse foods and music. World Fest has been a Caltech tradition for over 25 year

The numbers are in! We’ve got just over 267 committed freshmen in Caltech’s Class of 2027. A number of factors went into building the structure of next year’s incoming class, including a continuing Test-Optional policy, the newly implemented Restricted Early Action process to increase yield %, an exciting and in-person Caltech Up Close, as well as both DiscoTech and Caltech In A Day (CIAD) to lure admits to commit. This poses a number of hurdles for housing capacity, dining options, and lecture

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