Culture

With the end of term fast approaching and the taste of freedom on the tip of the tongues of Caltech students, the knowledge of having free time for the first time in months is undeniably tantalizing. But what to do with that free time is a question that has yet to be answered.

“Go to bed, frosh, Ditch Day is tomorrow!” Reflections on a missed day of classes.

Several Houses hosted Interhouses recently, including Lloyd, BDR, Blacker, and Fleming

Caltech’s mascot finally has a democratically elected name: Bernoulli, or Berni for short. This name was unveiled in a short ceremony on Sunday, May 21st.

Is a beaver statue the way to add school spirit to the Caltech Campus? Reflections on naming the beaver mascot and the new beaver statue.

For the first year since COVID, the Caltech Y and the International Student Programs (ISP) successfully held World Fest 2023. With 22 different countries and regions represented, this year’s annual spring event was sure to brighten the days of the hundreds of community members that came to indulge in diverse foods and music.

The 2023 ASCIT formal was a resounding success. Held at the LA Natural History Museum, their famous dioramas and dinosaur bones set the ambiance.

Saturday 4/29 4:30-7pm – Beckman Lawn – Enjoy a show celebrating a diversity of cultures through clothing, music, performances, and food.

Well folks, let me tell you something just awful and terrible that the stupid FRICKS at Ricketts Hovse have been hiding. Gerard Decker (’26, Ricketts), a fantastic guy, a really great guy, was robbed, yes robbed, of becoming the Unilateral Excomm of Ricketts Hovse.

I’ll make no bones about it. The Super Mario Bros. Movie was easily the most anticipated movie of the year, if not the last decade.

In the leadup to the third feature film in the Sonic the Hedgehog cinematic universe, the Sonic fandom eagerly awaits the answer to one of gaming’s most prominent questions: who will be Sonic’s relationship partner?

On the first day of winter term, on-campus students woke up to find small glossy flyers outside their doors, advertising an app called “Fizz”…

It’s no exaggeration to say life as we know it would not be possible without the Honor Code. We often take this implicit trust between students, faculty, and staff, for granted. But as in any relationship, this trust can start to degrade over time if it is not reassessed and reaffirmed.

Tom Mannion is the Senior Director of Student Activities and Programs at the Office of Residential Experience and the instructor of Caltech’s cooking class. These are two recipes from his collection!