September 19, 2023

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

Last year, members of ASCIT, which is the entirety of all undergraduate students at Caltech, voted to raise dues from $33 per an academic term to $40 per an academic term by an overwhelming margin. Despite this amendment passing, as ASCIT Treasurer, I feel the need to further detail the previous and current states of ASCIT’s finances, the implications the dues increase will have in the future for the corporation, and the further justification of increasing dues last spring. ![](https://xguzskb

Dear Orange, What is this column about? I’m new to Caltech and don’t know much about this paper, or Caltech at all for that matter. Please tell me more. Sincerely, Curious Well, hello Curious, I too am a newcomer myself! I am new to the Tech, in fact this is my very first feature in the paper, and I’ve got to say I am so happy to be here. My name is Orange and the simplest way to explain this column is to say that I’m here for you. A Caltech spin-off of *Dear Sugar

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

SPECTRE library has long featured a life-sized mannequin of Anakin Skywalker. Short, remarkably detailed, and notoriously startling, Anakin is an iconic part of Caltech’s sci-fi library and well-known among South Hovse students. This past year, Anakin was used in Dabney’s interhouse party as a decoration in the fabric maze, and has played a key part in several hilarious pranks. (Mole

What’s the best way to choose a house? Idk. just choose what vibes are best for you. Have an open mind but also make sure that you are ranking houses where you genuinely see yourself being happy in the long term! What is rotation about? It’s a glorified show where houses attempt to show (exaggerate) what they’re all about. All houses (except for Booty House) have their unique characteristics that make them cool in their own ways, and rotation is a time in which they attempt to put them on dis

Following up on the success of the first two films (which premiered in 2002 and 2016), My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 cashes in on fans’ nostalgia and the chemistry the cast possesses. The third film follows the Portokalos family as they travel back to their patriarch’s village in Greece for a family reunion. A significantly smaller cast from the first two films, partially du

It has often been said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Does this ring true for Caltech undergrads? If you didn’t know, CDS breakfast is available every weekday at Browne Dining Hall, Red Door Cafe, Broad Cafe, and open kitchen, and it is also available on weekends at Browne only. However, for many of us busy beavers, breakfast is usually sacrificed for more sleep. Are we missing out? Or is it worth getting up earlier – or staying up past 7:00am – for a taste of that sweet,

In 1988, Mobil Oil Field foreman Michele Judd stood on top of an oil platform in Paso Robles, California. She did not give much thought to the day ending or the stars coming out. To Judd, this simply signified that the workday was finishing and most of her workers would be heading home, leaving just a skeleton crew to work through the night. But years later, she remembers looking up in

JPL continues to need internet JPL enters a new 5 year contract with the city of Pasadena for use of its fiber optic network. JPL first entered into contract with the city in 2003, less than 10 years after the original instillation of the network in the late 1990s. The new contract will earn the city $794,774 over the 5 years, or $158,955 per year. (July 31) Pasadena supports hazing Pasadena recently considered changing their urban wildlife management plan to include trapping urban co

The Caltech Turtle Club is happy to showcase the turtle-y terrific winning entries from our Spring 2023 Photo Contest! We had 50 submissions this year and 9 winning entries. The Caltech Turtle Club is a casual, low commitment club that hosts activities primarily in the spring. If you like snacks, visits to local areas with turtles, and chilling or basking by the Turtle Ponds, this club is for you! We are open to all individuals associated with Caltech and JPL. Interesting in joining? Email [calt

PASADENA, CA — It was June 2021. Caltech was preparing to welcome students back to campus for the first time since the pandemic, and tensions were high. Needless to say, these were Unprecedented Times. For incoming frosh and their families, most of whom had never had the opportunity to visit Caltech before committing, the next few months looked especially uncertain. Questions like “Will I have to sleep in a different place every day for rotation?” “When do I register for classes?” and “Will my a

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