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    UC San Diego to Convert Lecture Halls to Outdoor Classrooms by Removing Ceilings
    Quoc Tran
    • Dec 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    UC San Diego to Convert Lecture Halls to Outdoor Classrooms by Removing Ceilings

    UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep Khosla announced a bold plan Tuesday morning to remove the ceilings from all lecture halls on campus. The...
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    Elon Musk Sells Space X after Convincing Flat Earth Video Essay
    Quoc Tran
    • Sep 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    Elon Musk Sells Space X after Convincing Flat Earth Video Essay

    Elon Musk announced Tuesday that he plans to sell and cede control of his private aerospace company, SpaceX. News broke early in the...
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    When was Peanut Jr. born?
    Quoc Tran
    • Aug 13, 2020
    • 6 min

    When was Peanut Jr. born?

    Seven months ago, I’d captured lightning in a bottle with my passion-fueled rant at the death and reincarnation of Mr. Peanut. It was met...
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    A Directory of Daves
    Quoc Tran
    • Aug 5, 2020
    • 6 min

    A Directory of Daves

    "I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a...
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    If birds have legs, why don’t planes?
    Quoc Tran
    • Jul 28, 2020
    • 5 min

    If birds have legs, why don’t planes?

    The Interstate 5 runs along the entire West Coast, connecting California, Oregon, and Washington, from Mexico to Canada, but I only care...
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    A Letter Regarding Coronavirus
    Quoc Tran
    • May 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    A Letter Regarding Coronavirus

    Dear Valued Customer, We’ve been carefully watching and tracking the progression of this pandemic since the very beginning. At a Company...
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    What’s up with dinosaurs?
    Quoc Tran
    • Apr 18, 2020
    • 3 min

    What’s up with dinosaurs?

    Dinosaurs, alongside volcanoes, animals, and The Magic Treehouse, are one of the things that I know less about now than I did in...
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    I don’t like that you can see the moon during the day.
    Quoc Tran
    • Mar 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    I don’t like that you can see the moon during the day.

    It’s been nearly a week now and I’ve been thinking, writing, and dreaming about only one thing. Last Friday, I saw the moon in the...
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    Area Child Reportedly “Just Turned Five”
    Quoc Tran
    • Mar 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    Area Child Reportedly “Just Turned Five”

    Area child Jeffrey Chao has just turned five years old. Chao hails from a suburban neighborhood in Clairemont Mesa, California. In the...
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    A Eulogy for 320,000 Barbers
    Quoc Tran
    • Mar 3, 2020
    • 3 min

    A Eulogy for 320,000 Barbers

    I am not sad about the death of these barbers. I’m a mature, rational adult: I know that these barbers were never alive in the first...
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    Why is "Semper Vigilans" the motto of San Diego?
    Quoc Tran
    • Feb 23, 2020
    • 8 min

    Why is "Semper Vigilans" the motto of San Diego?

    Literally translated, Semper Vigilans means “ever vigilant”; figuratively translated, it means pretty much the same thing. San Diego,...
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    It doesn't matter whether or not the McRib is back.
    Quoc Tran
    • Feb 13, 2020
    • 4 min

    It doesn't matter whether or not the McRib is back.

    “The McRib is Back”, the side of the bus screams at me. This isn’t the bus I’m waiting for — this one goes to Old Town; I need to get...
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    President R19 Boddie is the Republicans' Best Choice for President
    Quoc Tran
    • Feb 12, 2020
    • 7 min

    President R19 Boddie is the Republicans' Best Choice for President

    Americans have already started to decide on who will lead our nation in the following years. We have our pick from the field of...
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    President Trump Announces Plan to Leave the EU
    Quoc Tran
    • Feb 5, 2020
    • 3 min

    President Trump Announces Plan to Leave the EU

    President Donald Trump made United States’ exit from the European Union a central promise of his re-election campaign at a rally Tuesday...
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    Baby Nut cannot be the reincarnation of Mr. Peanut.
    Quoc Tran
    • Feb 4, 2020
    • 3 min

    Baby Nut cannot be the reincarnation of Mr. Peanut.

    The events of the past month have been monumental and will mark a turning point in the history of the free world; we have crossed the...
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    There is neither too much nor too little toothpaste in each tube.
    Quoc Tran
    • Jan 25, 2020
    • 7 min

    There is neither too much nor too little toothpaste in each tube.

    Hot dog buns come in packages of six, while hot dogs themselves come in packages of eight. We have already addressed this problem as they...
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    Experts Recommend Daylight Roth IRA Over Daylight Savings Amidst “Economic Insecurity”
    Quoc Tran
    • Dec 5, 2019
    • 2 min

    Experts Recommend Daylight Roth IRA Over Daylight Savings Amidst “Economic Insecurity”

    On November 3rd, residents across San Diego County changed their clocks back an hour to save on daylight. Unlike many others, however,...
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    Why is the left faucet handle always for hot water? (Part 1)
    Quoc Tran
    • Nov 11, 2019
    • 6 min

    Why is the left faucet handle always for hot water? (Part 1)

    You don’t truly know what you’ve have until it’s gone. The sink in my apartment’s bathroom was installed incorrectly and the right faucet...
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    White House Hires Plumber to Fix Leaks
    Quoc Tran
    • Oct 24, 2019
    • 2 min

    White House Hires Plumber to Fix Leaks

    The White House Chief of Staff, Mick Mulvaney, announced Tuesday the addition of a new position to the United States Cabinet, the...
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    How fast should automatic doors open?
    Quoc Tran
    • Oct 21, 2019
    • 4 min

    How fast should automatic doors open?

    In our society, the automatic door represents both a barrier and a passageway, metaphorically and physically. We encounter them every...
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