Author Archives: Rashmi Joshi

We got lost on our way to the hypnotist. It was 5:08 p.m. on a Thursday, and I was sitting in a car ““ one of thousands on the choked-up 405 ““ on my way to Marina Del Rey to see whether hypnosis was capable of therapy. It all started on one fine day when […]

So, you ready for the election of 2008 where John McCain will win the presidency with Barack Obama as his vice president? The two are the perfect combination for the executive office right now, but we will never see a McCain-Obama anything because of our lovely party system and our Constitution. John McCain is a […]

Underwear, brick buildings and the midnight wind will all unite at UCLA in just three weeks. While it may not be the best story to tell your grandparents during spring break, it is supposedly one of the defining experiences of finals week and of UCLA. I am talking, of course, about the infamous Undie Run […]

We have been set up as two opposing groups. It is a cultural, historical and political phenomenon that is so hard to shake off even if you were born here as a first-generation American. It seems like the harder India and Pakistan try to get along, the more problems they face. Bitter enemies since around […]

The only explanation I see for this is that there is some sort of underground Capone-esque mob system that is connecting people with places to live. A subtle wave of a red scarf signaling a studio on 435 Gayley or a wink and a cough in the direction of Kelton and all is accomplished. Far […]

Maybe some of us have started thinking of spring madness, but it hasn’t moved to action yet. However, knowing that it’s only halfway through winter quarter, a story in The New York Times is already proclaiming the arrival of spring break and announcing the inevitable college trips. Tamar Lu, travel adviser for the branch of […]

They tell me it’s 26 hours of dancing instead of 24 because it’s a marathon ““ 26 miles. Either way, more than a full day of dancing is kind of insane. I never really understood the logic that connected pediatric AIDS to dancing until you want to die. Don’t get me wrong, I think Dance […]