The ABCs of Caltech
F…:The F photo hasn’t been taken yet, but it was holding up all the other letters that have been done! I’ll insert the photo here once we have... Read more.
The ABCs of Caltech
Caltech has a beautiful campus, and equally beautiful students, and since I’m graduating soon, I wanted to share both with you in a perhaps unconventional... Read more.
Skyping with Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction
During our Evolution class field trip to the Galapagos, we didn’t have much downtime. Most of the day was spent outdoors: hiking, observing, learning, and... Read more.
Getting scooped
Early Saturday morning, about three weeks ago, our Indian professor Bhaskar emailed the image below to our ME105 class. While flipping through the morning newspaper... Read more.
“My advice for you? Rent a rickshaw and drive it around Mumbai for a week. On second thought, maybe that’s not the most feasible scenario..”
In our product design class ME105, we frequently have guest speakers and lecturers. For the first 30 minutes of class, each team gives their elevator pitch as the... Read more.
The Importance of Note-taking
Our 8-day Galapagos adventure was jam-packed: we’d get up at 5:30 am to begin our day of hiking, snorkeling, more snorkeling, and more hiking. We’d return... Read more.
Galapagos Adventures
Exactly fifteen days ago, I found myself sitting cross-legged on my bedroom floor, with clothes, electronics, books, and shoes scattered around me. A third-party... Read more.
Building Bookcases out of Boredom
Let me start by saying I have nothing to complain about. Last term (senior year, winter term), I took 6 amazing classes, did research I loved, and planned for my... Read more.
Designing a Smartphone Application
Last December, I stuffed my suitcase with sunscreen, kurtis, my handy dandy notebook, and rupees I’d found lying around the house. As soon as winter break... Read more.
Painting a Fond Farewell
Tucked behind the Caltech Theatre House and past the Alumni House is a unassuming, two-story stark white garage. But inside this barren building is an explosion... Read more.
Ditch Day Debauchery
At 7:45 am last Friday morning, Ruddock house members were woken up in the most gentle way possible: senior members, armed with metal pots & pans and a blowhorn,... Read more.
Math and Medicine
Sophomore year, third term, I took my first medically-relevant class at Caltech. It’s a course taught by Dr. Petrasek, who has a degree in medicine and later... Read more.
Pre-frosh Weekend’s SURF Panel
For those of you who attended Pre-frosh Weekend a couple days ago, congrats! It’s an exciting time for you, and I’m sure you’re choosing between... Read more.
Human-hungry Plants and Husband-killin’ Greeks
One of my favorite scenes from the play (Explanation to follow). Last weekend, my housemate and I went to see Caltech’s production of “The Little Shop of Horrors."... Read more.
In a land Faro, Faro away..
The best travel companion is a really good book, but a group of exciting study abroad students is a close second!Toward the beginning of the term, I met a couple... Read more.
