U-Mail

U-Mail: Advice from a wise 7-year-old

February 20, 2025 by

I’m looking at my jewelry rack when suddenly my gold bracelet, which I coined as my “dayge bangle,” begins to look a little weird. It appears to have turned into a dolphin-shaped Sillybandz.  H...
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U-Mail: Oh Euro-trash, my Euro-trash

January 14, 2025 by

To: <eurotrashclub@eumail.paris.fr> From: Lucy Dixon <lucydixon@umail.ucsb.edu> Subject: Oh Euro-trash, my Euro-trash Dearest Euro-trash club,  I always knew I would miss the inescapable ...
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U-Mail: The Art of Giving a Fuck

January 4, 2025 by

To: Whoever Needs to Hear This The moment finals ended, I felt an unfamiliar sensation. It was the nonchalant version of me spiriting away. Then again, maybe it was never there, and I never noticed un...
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U-Mail: Where on Earth did I put my bike?

November 21, 2024 by

To: <bike@umail.ucsb.edu> From: Lauren Chiou <laurenchiou@umail.ucsb.edu> Subject: Where on Earth did I put my bike? Dear Bike, Whenever I lock you at the on-campus bike racks, I lose you....
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U-Mail: An ode to long distance friendships

November 21, 2024 by

Dear Future Me, M is currently in Spain. She periodically texts me things like “need advice” and “pick one,” referring to an array of photos that she is deciding between posting on Instagram. ...
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U-mail: Persistence and memory

October 31, 2024 by

Emily Yoon reminds herself that this, too, will pass
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U-Mail: A bit of guilt, a lot of sunshine

August 30, 2024 by

Nina Rossi reflects on growing up in the summer sun.
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U-Mail: Should I stay or should I go?

May 2, 2024 by

Suryaansh Dongre reflects on the complicated choice handed to him a couple Fridays ago.
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U-Mail: Like, actually failing

May 2, 2024 by

Elizabeth Lee reflects on her experience with failing (for real, this time).
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U-Mail: Isla Vista Won’t Stop Staring

April 11, 2024 by

Riley Burke noticed that people in Isla Vista like to stare at each other... lovingly, we hope.
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U-Mail: A love letter to Camino Corto

February 15, 2024 by

Sury Dongre reflects on walking down one of Isla Vista's more under-appreciated, indie streets.
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U-Mail: Buzzing for a life outside of class

November 30, 2023 by

Maya Salem reflects on reading and wanting to live and learn.
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U-Mail: Lululemon lied. Yoga sucks.

May 25, 2023 by

Suryaansh Dongre reflects on his experiences taking a yoga class.
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U-Mail: New beginnings, old sonnets, same college town

May 18, 2023 by

Min Seo Riu reflects on the rain, sonnets, and starting again.
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U-Mail: When We Grow Old

May 4, 2023 by

Min Seo Riu reflects on aging and what it means to be twenty.
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