Off-Campus Report: SURF at MIT and Study Abroad at the University of Edinburgh

Off-Campus Report: SURF at MIT and Study Abroad at the University of Edinburgh

Few Caltech students will take advantage of the opportunity to study abroad during their undergraduate time here. Understandably, undergrads are some of the busiest people you will meet here: classes throughout the day, sports and house activities through the afternoon, problem sets throughout the night and well into the morning, sleep if you can afford it, rinse and repeat. Our four-year plans are often packed; graduating on time is important when your tuition is, to say the least, exorbitant. We are lucky if we have the sheer time management to fit in downtime, much less plan opportunities to exit the Caltech bubble, the boundaries of which are fortified by mediocre public transport and the expense of a car. Throughout my freshman to junior years, I struggled intensely with work-life balance, gradually setting goals to leave campus once a week to control the stress associated with this place.
The Underrated and Underexplored World of South Indian Cuisine

The Underrated and Underexplored World of South Indian Cuisine

The Caltech Y regularly organizes Cultural Cuisine Tours across L.A., allowing people to try out new cuisines for a subsidized rate in the presence of a cultural leader, who understands the cuisine and can provide additional information about the food options. Recently, I helped them organize a Cultural Cuisine Tour to Annapurna Grill, specifically to explore South Indian cuisine. And in so doing, I found out just how little people actually knew about South Indian cuisine.
Caltech Faces Uncertainty Pending Federal Funding Cuts

Caltech Faces Uncertainty Pending Federal Funding Cuts

Over the last month, a series of federal funding cuts to scientific research has created disruptions and uncertainty for various agencies and institutions. To learn more about how the federal funding cuts may impact the Institute’s research, the Tech reached out to faculty members who described the uncertainty at this time.
Caltech Joins Lawsuit Suing NIH Over Funding Cuts

Caltech Joins Lawsuit Suing NIH Over Funding Cuts

Caltech joined several other leading American research universities in a lawsuit against the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Filed on February 10, the lawsuit challenges what it describes as “a flagrantly unlawful action… that, if allowed to stand, will devastate medical research at America’s universities.”
Parallel Lives

Parallel Lives

I have discovered that, deep down, each of us secretly cultivates the desire to be elsewhere. It’s as if, despite all the sacrifices made to get to one of the most prestigious universities in the world, we suddenly discover that complete satisfaction is an illusion.