I’m a sophomore from Los Angeles double majoring in psychology and media studies. I enjoy traveling, napping, ranting, reading, learning, and making/consuming hummus. Oh, and obviously writing. Enjoy the manifestations of my often raveled and haphazard thoughts!
When Alyssa Trapani was 12 years old, she decided to start stretching her ears. Her earlobes were constantly infected, but she wanted to continue wearing the jewelry. From …
On September 10, 2015 / By Hannah BerkmanOn Wednesday, Nov. 19, I woke up at 4:30 a.m. and got on a bus to San Francisco with myriad students at 5 a.m. We arrived at UCSF …
On November 23, 2014 / By Hannah Berkman“She didn’t resist it enough.” “She didn’t say no.” “She was drunk.” “She was wearing a slutty outfit.” “She wasn’t careful enough.” “She wanted it.” The above are …
On September 29, 2014 / By Hannah Berkman“I can’t walk home alone right now, it’s past midnight.” “I do it all the time!” “Yeah, but I’m a girl…” “Oh, right.” This is a conversation that …
On August 8, 2014 / By Hannah Berkman“Bones and hip hop have become such a big part of my experience here at Cal that I just feel like our raps are just the rhetoric of …
On May 7, 2014 / By Hannah BerkmanOn the first episode of Mad Men, Don pitched a spontaneous and exciting ad for Lucky Strike, surreptitiously cheated on his wife, and established himself in the viewers’ …
On April 29, 2014 / By Hannah BerkmanThere is something very strange about how time works in college. I simultaneously feel as if I have been in Berkeley for just two short minutes and as if …
On April 16, 2014 / By Hannah Berkman“I don’t believe this! Now we’re dumping guys for being too available!” Charlotte York proclaimed during the third season of Sex and the City. Carrie does not end …
On April 9, 2014 / By Hannah Berkman