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Cal finished second in the MPSF tournament this past weekend after defeating San Jose State 15-10 and Stanford 10-4, falling only to UCLA, 10-13. Cal broke records, with Isabel Williams setting the new all-time save record, and the team setting the record for its largest win over Stanford in program history.

From this dizzying display of strobing lights, the group and two guitarists bookending the stage emerged. Elevated on a raised platform with a megaphone, Ikura smiled in a slouchy oversized black shirt, her pink-streaked hair in loose pigtail buns. Ayase sat by a keyboard, black bomber jacket and tousled bleach-blonde hair glinting in the light.

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At a time when student journalists have been tasked with reporting from the frontlines of nationwide protests, it is terrifying to see the tensions escalate into violence. Student journalism is essential in order to report timely and accurate information about protests, especially when external news outlets have been prohibited from entering some university grounds.

Imagine if the United Automobile Workers, or UAW, could put its massive strike fund and political clout at the service of stopping the genocide. We need to take the concrete step of supporting reformers across UAW 4811 in the triennial elections taking place from May 2 to May 3.

In my journey as a young Black woman, I have always been interested in advocating for radical systemic change in the United States. I have always looked for an answer to why racism exists in every facet of society, and I have always wondered whether there is an end in sight.

Many UC Berkeley students seem to overlook these achievements of female ASUC candidates, opting to tunnel them into the “sorority girl stereotype” — airheaded women who couldn’t care less about academia, politics or public service — by bashing candidates for their personal lives or by making false, violating comments about their sexual histories. 

Artificial intelligence is already transforming the global economy, student experiences at school and future employment prospects. Unfortunately, these time-saving and workload-reducing tools have a hidden environmental cost which remains invisible to their users.

It’s safe to say that everyone has had at least one nickname in their lives, whether they like it or not. Nonetheless, nicknames can be very special, establishing a bond that goes beyond a first name basis. Here are some of my nicknames that are meaningful to me.

But this is yet another one of those times when I’ll have to take a blind leap of faith and assume that it once again will be okay — as I did when I moved to Berkeley, then when I moved to Spain and those other small leaps in between.