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Not One More: The 23/5 Isla Vista Shootings
By Elizabeth Hardy (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA). “And when great souls die, after a period peace blooms, slowly and always irregularly. Spaces fill with a kind of soothing electric vibration. Our senses, restored, never to be the same, whisper to us. They existed. They existed. We can be. Be and be better. For they existed.” – Maya Angelou I thought a lot about writing this blog entry. My experience at UCSB has been fantastic; but I certainly feel to not include the following would be an injustice to giving a truthful account of my time here. On May 23rd, at approximately 9:30, Elliot Rodger began driving…
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And finally…
By Elizabeth Hardy. So, more or less everyone has left for their exciting year abroad. And after patiently waiting for months watching other people have fun, it is my turn to go. And leaving the airport just a week ago, I had no idea of the crazy (but amazing) experience this week’s upheaval would be for me. To help me organize my thoughts, I think I’ll make a list. These are the things that have struck me most about California in my first week: Size. Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING is bigger here. Be prepared for food to be about 4 meals worth. The good thing I have learnt is…
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