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Buying the Right Things for College

Most of the freshies/transfers/weirdos are probably still having trouble transitioning to life in the dorms and all the people they’ll meet on the wild ride of diversity. You’re also probably finding it hard to believe that your dorms are the most expensive in America, considering the quality you get is something like the picture above. [...]

Posted by: Avinash on Friday, August 24th, 2007

Downloading Simplicity, Part VII–Sopcast

Most people in college don’t seem to watch too much TV. Seriously, people who spend their Berkeley times like me watching The Wonder Years on ION and that fantastic soundtrack over and over have to be complete losers. But there are some things that you just can’t miss, or for that matter, get on your [...]

Posted by: Avinash on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

To Those Of You Who Say Cal Girls Aren’t Hot…

We present to you Exhibit A. We’re not just talking about looks (and boy does she have them), because she also has far more. The girl in profile will tell you herself the remaining otherworldly characteristics she possesses.
Early this month, 18-year-old Allison Stokke walked into her high school track coach’s office and asked if [...]

Posted by: Avinash on Thursday, May 31st, 2007

I’m Feeling Lucky–The Takeover Begins

Well, here’s something that might interest you. And if not, well, eye candy exists on the right.
The San Francisco controller’s office issued a favorable review Friday on a proposal by EarthLink and Google to provide the city with free wireless Internet access.
The report estimates residents could save $9 million to $18 million in [...]

Posted by: Avinash on Monday, May 14th, 2007

Big Brother is Watching You Poke

Facebook, whether we like it or not, has become an integral part of college culture. If you don’t have an account, you might as well not exist. Where else would you find out about which two best friends are now in a fake relationship?
But do students really know about the massive conspiracy that Facebook is [...]

Posted by: Avinash on Thursday, April 19th, 2007