A college student browses the aisles of Safeway and Trader Joe’s as their shopping persona takes over — they touch all the items lined up on the shelves and slowly peruse all the cereals and snacks lined up on the walls. However, knowing they can’t purchase them with food stamps leaves them merely imagining what they taste like.
Do medical trips to developing countries actually bring substantial change to the lives of populations in the world’s poorest areas, or are they more significant in the lives of the privileged individuals who embark on these journeys with the goal of saving the world? While
by Jacob Demé In a developed nation of the 21st century, less than half the country is providing sufficient sex education to young people attending public school. According to the National Conference of State Legislature, as of March 1st of this year, there are only
Can You Have Both? by Simran Bajwa If I was in a room with 100 random UC Berkeley undergraduates, and I asked them to raise their hand if they were healthy, how many hands do you think would be raised? If you then asked them
The World’s Response to Hurricane Matthew by Nikita Bhasin When Hurricane Matthew shook Haiti in October, its disastrous effects broke families and ravaged communities. Early in the month, death tolls were over 500. Thousands of homes were destroyed, displacing more than 140,000 people. It is
How UC Berkeley Students are Actively Participating in the Sustainable Development Goals by Noah Forougi January 2016 marked the kick-off of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are a universally agreed upon set of 17 goals that intend to improve living standards for everyone
by Kristal Lam Ever miss those days on the playground? Recreation centers on college campuses are where big kids go to run like there’s no tomorrow, discover new toys, and spark some friendly competition. With so much equipment to play around with, it is not
by Heather Zhang UC Berkeley is a diverse community attended by students of all ages and places. Many are fortunate to call this place their home. However, it is becoming less of a home for some more than others . From the start, UC Berkeley
A Health Care System Showdown by Zoe So A few summers ago, I was vacationing in San Francisco with my family when I got a sore throat. We went to a doctor to get it checked out, and on our way out, we were hit with
Addressing the Mental Health of Inmates by Aashna Mehta Kayla Moore, a Berkeley resident who faced schizophrenia, had an unfortunate encounter with the Berkeley Police Department that resulted in her untimely death. She had stopped taking her medication and instead of dealing with this problem