Meet the People of Red Door: Deveon Howard
As part of an ongoing effort to make the voices of Red Door staff heard in The California Tech, the following interview was conducted with Deveon Howard, the Assistant Manager of Red Door.
Professor Dana Murphy's Reinstatement Petition
We, the students of Caltech, are writing a petition to request that the Caltech administration reinstate Professor Murphy and recognize the importance of Black studies at Caltech.
Songs to Char a Marshmallow to
Whether you’re having a bonfire at the beach, or camping in the woods, s’mores season is officially here, and with it, a playlist to absolutely scorch your ‘mallows to.
Staging Earth Data in TACIT’s Earth Data: The Musical
Last April, Theater Arts at Caltech (TACIT) staged the part one beta version of Earth Data: The Musical, an original musical inspired by real-life research at JPL…
That Was the Year That Was — or Was It?
A brief, abridged recapitulation of the events of this academic year, in very rough chronological order. Enjoy!
The California Tech Sponsored Workout 2 — Techxercises
As your friendly neighborhood former Dabney Athman, I would like to give you a nice example workout. And guess what? Today is leg day!
The Decision-Making Process for Reinstating Standardized Testing in Admissions
In an email to faculty on January 30, 2024, President Rosenbaum wrote that, “Two questions that have arisen in recent campus conversations concern the value of standardized testing, and the appropriate role of extracurricular activities, in admissions decisions”…
The Huntington's New Homage to Nature
On May 25, Homage to Nature was unveiled at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens…
Voting in ASCIT Elections should be mandatory: An argument.
Voting. It is every citizen’s right, or in this case every Caltech undergraduate’s right.
We are the engine of research at Caltech. But who is providing the fuel, and who is driving?
Caltech and JPL are enmeshed financially, politically, and scientifically with Raytheon Technologies, a major weapons manufacturer which sells large amounts of weapons to the Israeli Defence Force.