June 13, 2023

As a Caltech student, I do tend to eat at least some of my meals on-campus. And, like any other living person, I have likes and dislikes. Being the chair of the Food Committee, I feel the urge to give some shout-outs to the best food on campus served recently, so I thought I’d write an article for the Tech doing so. Without further adieu, I’d like to present my foolproof one-hundred percent unbiased take on what I think the best foods at Caltech have been lately. Red Door corn dogs I love

2023 Undergraduate Acacdemic Awards Jin Ming Koh, a senior in Physics and Computer Science will receive the 2023 George W. Housner Prize for Academic Excellence and Original Research at commencement. This award is given to seniors in the upper 20% of their class for an outstanding piece of original scientific research. Elsa Palumbo, a senior Astrophysics and Physics, and Pavlos Stavrinides, a senior in Applied and Computational Mathematics will share the 2023 George W. and Bernice E. Green

Last weekend, Blacker Hovse sought a takeover of the Eastern Sierras over the course of their two-night stay. Through attempting to summit dangerous icy peaks, establishing campsite populace dominance, thwarting frostbite whilst collecting pristine slabs of ice, and feeding duckies – memories were made and aesthetic photos were taken. One of the trip’s organizers, Sylvia Wang (EE ‘25, Blacker), was able to narrow down the campsite location an hour past Bishop by simply compiling a list of plac

I start this article the way I will end it - with a huge thank you. It’s as simple as that. You see, I was asked to write an article – we all were – and I appreciate that the Tech has included this new section in your newspaper. Some articles contribute to community conversations, others help frame the future or clarify the issues we are managing. But, for me, at t

The Office of Residential Experience in partnership with Student Faculty Programs announces the 2023 Caltech Summer Ambassador Cohort. The Caltech Summer Ambassador ’23 Charge for the summer term is Practicing good communication with everyone Planning fun events Promoting inclusivity Gathering positive and constructive feedback Being welcoming and outgoing to all students Assignment Full Name Graduating Year Avery Bao Nguyen 2026 Avery Cat

On Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 2:12 p.m., Caltech undergraduates received the following email: Caltech Notification System This Timely Warning Bulletin is being issued in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Act. The purpose is to provide preventative information to the campus community to aid members from becoming the victim of a crime. Summary: On June 7, 2023, at

Attention all fans of fresh produce! On June 1st, Caltech Dining Services (CDS) hosted their first ever Pop-Up Farmers Market in the Little Browne Dining Room! Featured among the usual fruits and vegetables were Persian cucumbers, roasted yams, nectarines, and cherries. Many students lined up from 3-5 pm that day for their own tray of 2 fruits and 2 vegetables. Most opted for a cup of highly sought-after berries (both strawberries and blueberries were available), in addition to a cucumber or som

Caltech Students: Please fill out the IHC’s feedback forms about Housing and Rotation before July 1st, 2023! thanks :) When the news broke that 271 students committed to Caltech for the Class of 2027, current students and faculty panicked. How would Caltech accommoda

EDITORIAL: Fizz Continues to Assert Control Michael Gutierrez A couple months ago, on the front page of my very first issue of the Tech as Editor-in-Chief, I ran an article titled ‘Fizz Asserts Control’. This was meant to be a hilarious callback to previous years’ “April Fools” issues of the Tech. In 2019 there was ‘Joe Shepherd Asserts Control’, featuring an arc

I, like most of us, grew up in an age ostensibly before generative AI. It always seemed to be something looming on the horizon, or just a movie villain. But, over the past year or two, AI has suddenly come into the public consciousness in a huge way, though generative AI like ChatGPT from OpenAI. ChatGPT has made huge advancements recently, scoring incredibly high on many standardized tests, it went from the bottom 10% of bar exam takers with GPT-3.5 to the top 10% of test takers with GPT-4.0.

I spent my first night at Caltech deciphering runes. Earlier that day I had been exploring the SAC and happened across an alcove with black runes painted inside. I was informed it was called the Sacrifice Room, and that the runes originated from a stack some years back. But the student I was talking to didn’t know what the runes said, so, determined to find out, I recruited two other curious prefrosh. We spent the evening huddled around iPads and scribbled notes, trying to decode the message.

Learn to Fly with the Aero Association of Caltech (AACIT) While Techer culture boasts many peculiarities in the form of zany pranks, Ditch Days, interhouses, LN2 dipped pumpkins shattering at terminal velocity, and many more activities contributing to the “quirkiness” of a Caltech undergraduate experience, unbeknownst to most is the existence of the Aero Association of Caltec

At around 9:10 PM on Wednesday, May 17th, the façade of our beloved Red Door Café was damaged by a piece of thrown debris. This author got to the scene in time to interview key witnesses, take photos of the incident, and grab a smoked tofu sandwich before 10 PM. Security was called to the scene by quick-thinking Red Door employee Martha, who witnessed the responsible party “try to get [a friend’s] attention” by tossing a “small rock” at the window while on her break. Worried about student and

It’s a beautiful day outside… the birds are singing, flowers are blooming… and it’s cloudy??? That’s right people, it’s cloudy here in beautiful Southern California. Where is the “almost 365 days of sunshine” I was promised by the Admissions Office in my acceptance letter a year ago? So here, dear reader, I write to you during a cloudy June evening in beautiful Pasadena, where I will recall to you my experience here as a frosh (plus bonus prefrosh adventures from FSRI, previously known as the F

With the end of term fast approaching and the taste of freedom on the tip of the tongues of Caltech students, the knowledge of having free time for the first time in months is undeniably tantalizing. But what to do with that free time is a question that has yet to be answered. According to Mojang and Microsoft, that free time is best filled playing the newest Minecraft update: Minecraft 1.20: Trails and Tales. To determine whether your coveted, limited, precious free time should be spent playing

Dear Editor, Seeing the Magic Eye illusion (AKA autostereogram) in the May 31st issue of the Tech brought back a lot of fun memories! In my youth, my dad had a book full of these illusions, and they were a lot of fun to decipher. In fact, a framed poster of an autostereogram hangs on the wall at home! I must admit, deciphering the Tech’s magic eye was a bit of a challenge sinc

Dear Quail, In your holy infinite wisdom, can you answer the question: Is Caltech worth it? Best, A.S. Muncher Hi A.S. Muncher, Look, folks, let me tell you something about Caltech. They say it’s worth it, but honestly, it’s a disaster. It’s a total disaster, believe me. I’ve seen it, I know people who have been there, and they tell me it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. First of all, Caltech, they think they’re so smart. They think they’re the best, but let me tell you, I know smart. I wen

On 5/20, this year’s Make a Difference Day was a success! Caltech Y Student Leadership coordinated 9 different projects ranging from community service to ecosystem preservation and gathered 65 volunteers! MAD Day teams split up to volunteer at the Boys’ and Girls’ Club, Eco Urban Gardens, LA Arboretum, LA Food Bank, Ronald McDonald House, Union Station, US Forest Service - Eaton Young, and the Young Legends program. On the morning of MAD Day, volunteers are driven to their assigned site from th

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is currently on strike. The last time this happened was in 2008 and lasted around 2 months. This current one is promising to wrap up soon as studios have been slightly giving in to the demands. So, what are the demands on the writers? They want better to pay and working conditions as well as stricter rules about AI. Personally, I have been inspi

“Go to a Nordic country and commit a crime that will get you a school term of jail time… do your work remotely from there in luxury and comparative extravagance,” says Josiah Miller (Ay ‘24, Venerable). From burst pipes leaking noxious fumes, to six weeks without hot water, residents of Marks House, myself included, have experienced a seemingly unending stream of problem

Dear Editor, This issue contains a review of several so called “tasty” food options on campus. While I cannot speak to most of them as my pallet tends towards the cautious and new things frighten and scare me, one item mentioned made me extremely opinionated. The article gives an honorable mention to two different garlic breads, the garlic bread from red door and the garlic bread from house dinner. I pride myself as a garlic bread aficionado and I am not sure either garlic bread deserve this h