February 6, 2024

Caltech’s Core Problem (You’re not ignorant, the system is) Jessie Gan | Opinion The class that plagued me the most during last Fall term was Ch 21a, Physical Chemistry, which is an introduction to Quantum Mechanics for chemistry-related majors. My freshman and sophomore years were honestly pretty rough, but these were all supposed to build my skills as a science student here. As a Junior, I was hoping to excel in courses directly related to my major. You can then imagine my disappo

Man vs. Mannion Full House Cantonese Restaurant in Chinatown – Well Known Chinatown Restaurant Serves a Good Meal But Needs Some Work If It Wants To Shine Again Tom Mannion When reviewing a Cantonese Restaurant, you should see a meal where primary ingredients are the focus. A lobster will shine as a lobster - simply steamed with seasonings such as garlic, ginger, green onion and cilantro. Your dishes should be well-balanced. None of the non-primary ingredients should take over the d

If This is to End in Fire… Otis Otieno | Culture Left to right: Tyler, Ahaan, Ai-Dan, Nat, Sophie, Maverick, Neev, Danela. On this day, they carved out the former president’s door and brought it to Hell as a prank. I am a big believer in destiny, that commander of events that places people where they need to be exactly when they need to. It is that destiny that p

Lunar New Year Ai-Dan Le | Culture As the beginning of February comes back around, you may notice an increase in red or dragon imagery on campus or around Pasadena; Lunar New Year is approaching on the 10th, a celebration of a new year timed by the lunar calendar instead of solar calendar. For the unfamiliar, it is one of the most culturally significant holidays in some

Local Happenings in Pasadena Ashlyn Roice | Local EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 6 - FEBRUARY 13! Hey Caltech! For the first installment of the Off-Campus Events Newsletter, we’ve got a play, Lunar New Year celebrations, one of LA’s largest food events, and a magical garden installation! ● For the aspiring playwright: Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet is starting its one month run in LA’s Ahmanson Theater starting on January 30. The Guardian gave the play 5 stars during its London r

Question the Quails Where do babies come from? Well, you see, the stork union is a bit outdated, and the cabbage patch had to close down due to budget cuts. So, in today’s modern world, babies have found a new, unconventional origin – the Mongolian Grill. It turns out that after consuming a delightful feast at a Mongolian Grill, the body undergoes a magical transformation. As you indulge in the flavorful concoctions of stir-fried goodness, a secret alchemical reaction occurs within your

Page House’s Mural Saga Continues Ankita Nandi (ASCIT Director of Operations) | Op-Ed Each undergraduate house has a unique culture. Pretty much every Caltech student ever would agree. Parts of what makes house cultures unique, since they are so intertwined with their physical spaces, are the murals in each house. The murals can range in theme throughout each house and the campus as a whole. In the case of Page House, the murals on some doors and hallways are often associated with past ye

Sinister Six Thirty Victoria Davis | Culture Column about Lessons In Chemistry Apple TV+ series: Season 1 Episode 2: Her and Him (Content warning: sexual violence) To remind readers where we left off in the previous episode, Elizabeth Zott — female chemist in the 1950s who mastered out of her UCLA Ph.D. program and became a lab technician at Hastings — is now working in Dr. Calvin Evans laboratory. The two became friendly while he stole her lunches, but an instance where Evans enter

President, Provost, VPSA Convene Faculty Advisory Committee on Undergraduate Admissions Policy Michael Gutierrez, Lilia Arrizabalaga, Mahak Mathur | News In the wake of a petition to President Thomas Rosenbaum signed by more than 140 faculty members, the Institute has moved to form a committee for evaluating current admissions standards as predictors of success at Caltech. The Context In Spring 2020, due to the exacerbated inequity of access to standardized testing during the pandem

A Reflection on Student Leadership Lily Coffin | Opinion In the two years that I have been a Social Director for Ricketts Hovse, I have had more than a few opportunities to explore undergraduate student-administration relationships at Caltech and where they have broken down. I have watched my peers in student leadership be ignored and shut down by members of administration. As a frosh, I asked my seniors what could be done to be heard; to get our events back; to improve our relationship w

Title IX Case Delays Are Not Isolated Occurrences Maxwell Montemayor, Cristian Ponce | News In the January 16th issue, the Tech reported on a 16-month-long Title IX Case regarding a hidden camera incident. Since then, more students have contacted the Tech to share their experiences with Caltech’s Title IX Office. In the interest of privacy, their identities will not be disclosed. Students who filed Title IX complaints will be referred to as complainants, and the subjects of the comp

Meet the Humans of Red Door: Barista Minzhi Damian Wilson | Humans of Caltech Minzhi, a Red Door barista. Red Door: the campus café so inextricable from Caltech existence that it requires no introduction. How, then, to reword this introduction for the second entry in this series? As part of an ongoing effort to make the voices of Red Door staff heard in _The California Tec