I overheard a casual conversation at a nail salon about a possible date rape a student experienced. It sickens me that so many perpetrators aren’t prosecuted.
Adena Ishii
Posted inOpinion
Op-ed: Let’s help keep youth politically engaged
Bernie or Hillary? It’s the question I’ve been hearing in person and online almost every day for the last couple of months. All over my Facebook newsfeed there are posts and pictures, memes and videos, comments and arguments about which candidate should be our democratic candidate. And why is this relevant? It’s not because my […]
Posted inOpinion, Schools
Op-ed: A response to the UC Berkeley student who said community colleges should not exist
On May 4, the following statement was posted on the UC Berkeley Confessions Facebook Page. This page is for UC Berkeley students to post confessions, especially during finals, and in the first 19 hours after it was posted, it had already garnered over 75 comments, and several “shares” and “likes.” “Anyone else wish community college didn’t exist? I worked my fucking […]
Posted inCrime & Safety, Opinion
Op-Ed: We need to be able to walk our streets and not be afraid
Last week, I got mugged in South Berkeley’s District 3. I was only a block away from my house. I fought off my attackers and managed to save my cell phone, but my laptop and some money was stolen in the process. I am a student. I advocate for social justice issues. I am a […]
