November means that winter is fast approaching and we’re looking for every excuse to buy a pumpkin spice latte before the coveted autumn season is over. As we reach the end of the quarter and the impending...

With midterm season in full swing, worry has taken over the campus like a plague. Although stress is a necessary biological function, it can cause more harm than good. Here are some tips to get some much-needed...

While I am currently a third year, I feel that due to the limitations of living on campus and the anxiety of being in a new environment, I have not fully enjoyed the college experience. For me, the college...

You’re in the middle of studying for midterms and all of a sudden, you feel it. The uncomfortable itching at the back of your throat can only indicate one thing: You’re getting sick. You try to stop...

This summer, I attended a UC San Diego Global Seminars program in Bangkok, Thailand for five weeks. Though the UCSD Study Abroad Office and International Study Abroad Program provided numerous resources...

Fear. It can be silly or very real. It can be shared by others or just unique to us. It can motivate us, and it can hold us back. Everyone has their range of fears, from the darkness to being buried alive...

When I was four years old, I vividly remember waking up in the middle of the night and crying. I was terrified of the dark. I didn’t know why, but the idea of not seeing where I was or knowing what was...

Oct. 31 is a favorite day for many children, and for good reason: Who doesn’t love getting to stay out late for free candy? Unfortunately, college students fall in this awkward limbo between childhood...

How many people have ever heard of a post-concert comedown? A phenomenon often categorized by a sudden inability to think about anything but those two hours of euphoria, post-concert comedowns can get...

This year, Stanford Law School’s application has an optional question that allows applicants to pick which songs admissions officers should play as they look over their application. Although I am not...

What Jazz Means to Me by Annika Olives, Lifestyle Editor It’s a Thursday afternoon. Fall is right around the corner; the scent of fireplace smoke is in the air, and I’m rushing to sixth period, boots...

I’ve always dreamed of living in Europe. As a kid growing up in California, Europe seemed an entire world away. Miniature versions of clogs and the Eiffel Tower hung from my keyring; souvenirs from...