Author Archives: sarahthomas30

Well, to say it has been an insane week would be an understatement. With COVID-19 spreading like wildfire all throughout the world, it has been hard to focus on anything but getting sick. Everything has been cancelled on campus, including in-person classes. I honestly have no idea what is going to happen moving forward, butContinue reading “Goodbye”

I stumbled upon a great post today on New York’s plastic bag ban and how single use plastics are a choice that we make every day. Growing up in Arizona, we were definitely not the front-runners for changes like these. Coming to school in Berkeley and not having access to plastic bags was a drasticContinue reading “Response to The Nic”

As many may have already heard, there is an ongoing, large scale graduate student strike that begun at UC Santa Cruz. They have been met with a ton of support from other students and faculty from the entire UC system, but have also faced threats and retaliation from UC administration. They are asking for aContinue reading “#COLA4ALL”

I enjoyed reading your take on modern website design. I found it particularly interesting that you brought up sites that do not allow you to highlight text, which therefore does not allow those with reading impairments to easily access the site, if at all. These poor web designers are not only doing themselves a disservice,Continue reading “Response to Sammy the Slugbot”

I met someone. During orientation I met this girl who is amazing. She’s funny, sweet, and smart in every single way. We met in a group at orientation and exchanged numbers so we could hang out when school began in the fall. We have been together ever since. This Valentine’s Day was honestly hard forContinue reading “Happy Valentine’s Day!”

In light of the recent Coronavirus, I enjoyed Naive Healthy Lady Lu’s take on this topic. They mentioned that with this outbreak and widespread health scare, people are more likely to be washing their hands a lot more frequently, as they should in the flu season. As winter progresses, people tend to have drier skin,Continue reading “Response to “Are your skins dry?” by Naive Healthy Lady Lu”

I was awoken by a call from my mother the other day and she was extremely excited. I asked her what was happening and she exclaimed, “Donald Trump was acquitted!” I lost my breath and ability to think for a moment. I halfheartedly said, “That’s great mom! I have to go to class so I’llContinue reading “Impeachment”

I read through Twig’s post about the new Coronavirus outbreak in China and I have to say I agree that this virus has definitely brought out the ugly in our population. This lets people attack China for their “lack of sanitation.” What’s funny about this notion is that America has an extreme lack of sanitationContinue reading “Response to Twig: Coronavirus”

Well, today is the 47th anniversary of Roe V Wade! It has been 47 years since abortion was recognized as a legal practice federally and everyone was given the right to an abortion. Through this victory, we have been able to allow so many people the right to their lives, without having to worry aboutContinue reading “Happy 47th Roe V Wade!”

I was reading through some blogs on this site and found one ran by a fellow UC student just down the coast from me! I was reading their recent post about the Australian bush fires and the colossal damage it has done to the ecosystem in Australia. I totally agree with the thought that itContinue reading “Response to zucchinifries00”