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!
Vol. CXXVII, Issue 15
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.
Who is The Tech and What Do We Stand For?
The Tech is not simply a broadcaster of all opinions that happen to come from Caltech students. All opinions are not created equal, and they should not be treated as such.