It’s a beautiful day outside… the birds are singing, flowers are blooming… and it’s cloudy??? That’s right people, it’s cloudy here in beautiful Southern California. Where is the “almost 365 days of sunshine” I was promised by the Admissions Office in my acceptance letter a year ago?

Dear Quail, In your holy infinite wisdom, can you answer the question: Is Caltech worth it? Best, A.S. Muncher

At around 9:10 PM on Wednesday, May 17th, the façade of our beloved Red Door Café was damaged by a piece of thrown debris. This author got to the scene in time to interview key witnesses, take photos of the incident, and grab a smoked tofu sandwich before 10 PM.

“Go to a Nordic country and commit a crime that will get you a school term of jail time… do your work remotely from there in luxury and comparative extravagance,” says Josiah Miller (Ay ‘24, Venerable).

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is currently on strike. The last time this happened was in 2008 and lasted around 2 months.

The Caltech Alpine Club takes a trip to the desert and into the great outdoors.

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

Joe interviews Doris, a 87-year-old very accomplished bike thief.

I got paid!!! Parting thoughts from the previous Tech Editor.

“I can say that when I was first asked about it, it obviously seemed like a challenging role, but I genuinely believe that I can stand up to the challenge,” chimed Dr. Jennifer Jahner, newly appointed Dean of Undergraduate Students.

Reflections of Study Abroad student Lulu Kwan.

A new advice column about life, love, classes, and everything in between! Brought to you by the one and only California Tech.

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

As we barrel towards the end of another academic year and prepare to say “au revoir” to our soon-to-be-graduates, I hope we can all take a moment to appreciate the time that we have been able to spend together and reflect upon what we have overcome in the past few years, both as individuals and as a community.

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.

Caltech’s meal plan is mandatory for all students living on campus and the default plan will cost $8,259 next year. Joe Kim takes on why this should not and does not need to be the case.

ASCIT Board of Directors 2023-24: Election Results

Fruit! Trinity explores the fruit options Caltech Dining Service (CDS) provides.

The numbers are in! We’ve got just over 267 committed freshmen in Caltech’s Class of 2027.

“Esprit de corps” literally translated means a feeling of pride or a common loyalty.  This phase interpreted into an educational setting means something more  common, and simple.  It is school spirit!

“I sold $2,500 worth of FRB shares, for $41,” admits Cristian Ponce (BioE ‘25, Blacker). “I knew it was a risky investment, it didn’t work out.”

“I planned accordingly.. based on the rules of the lottery”, says Hannah Fisher (ME ‘24, Unaffiliated) “If they had stuck with the original rules, I would have gotten housing in Bechtel. But now I don’t have on-campus housing.”