This post was updated Aug. 11 at 8:04 p.m. As an optimistic first-year student, I always envisioned college as a place where I could explore new interests and discover my future self. Read more...
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Interactive Page, Opinion
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May 24, 1:08 am
Sounds of the Self
Our lives are encompassed by sound. The empowering presence of our auditory environment is inescapable, permeating every facet of our daily routines and influencing our behaviors in ways we never could have imagined. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 24, 12:10 am
Opinion: Maintaining a maternal relationship is crucial amid challenges of adolescence
Contrary to common misconceptions, Taylor Swift’s songs encompass more than love stories or high infidelity, and “marjorie” is a remarkable testament. As one of the nonromantic songs on her indie album, “evermore,” Swift dedicates “marjorie” to her grandmother Marjorie Finlay, a renowned 20th-century American opera singer who died when Swift was 13 years old. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 24, 12:10 am
Opinion: Music industry rigidity stifles artists’ creative freedom, ability to ‘genre-bend’
This post was updated June 2 at 10:05 p.m. It was the summer of 2016. My family was driving home from the Memorial Tournament, a Professional Golfers’ Association Tour event hosted at a golf course just over 30 minutes from my home. Read more...
Photo: Tyler, the Creator performs on stage at Camp Flog Gnaw in 2019. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 24, 12:06 am
Opinion: TikTok ban limits young people’s ability to share information, political discourse
This post was updated May 29 at 8:15 p.m. Get ready to say goodbye to TikTok. If the beloved social media app is not sold within the next year, the United States government will ban the platform nationwide. Read more...
Photo: A hand holding a phone with the TikTok app is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 24, 12:06 am
Opinion: Phone calls strengthen personal connections, bridge physical distances
This post was updated July 14 at 5:33 p.m. Beep. Beep. Beep. If my alarm fails to wake me up, the barrage of sounds from my phone jolts me awake each morning. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 24, 12:06 am
Opinion: Punjabi music bridges cultural gaps, resonates across generations
This post was updated Aug. 4 at 7:01 p.m. Feeling connected to your culture when you’ve never visited the motherland, don’t know how to cook the food or speak the language, and have always lived in predominantly white areas seems like an impossible task. Read more...
Photo: Ria Sanghera (right) and her sister Jaya Sanghera (left) give a speech at their uncle’s wedding. (Courtesy of Ria Sanghera)