Sometimes the best way to tell a story is to let the subjects speak for themselves. Discover the stories behind some of our favorite quotes from this past year.
It sounds like the weed whacker from hell.
I kept thinking I must be overestimating all of it. I kept second-guessing myself … because it was such a crazy story.
Every time I look at my gang tattoos, I just remember how I’ve come so far.
Gerrymandering is a bug in our political system. It’s something we can fix given the right tools.
Hey – does anyone have any friends who are small, good at swimming, good at biking and not afraid to be in confined spaces?
We’re in a time of climate change and mass extinction on the planet. You don’t know what you’re losing if you don’t know what you have.
It means a lot to have someone recognize the work I do, when sometimes it is hard to see through the weeds as you are standing in them.
It stops your hand from going through a coffee cup that isn’t there.
My DACA status expires in two years. Will I be able to use my degree? I’ve already been let go of two jobs because my new DACA card didn’t arrive in time.
It’s an interesting day when I’m the brawn of the group.
You’re going to have almost 10 billion people in the world, so how are you going to feed them all ethically and efficiently?
I don’t want to be Sally Ride, but I want to build her spaceship.
Today also marked the first day of my trip where I had to shower in a river.
Bam! You now know the super special hidden ways of getting into research at Cal Poly.
If you can imagine it, and it looks cool, they just let you do it.
