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FILM & TELEVISION

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Cal guard McKenzie Forbes requests release after coaching change

EDITORIALS

UC cannot continue to use out-of-state tuition as revenue stream

News

Communities, Pride 2019 6/27/19

Your guide to Pride: An inside look at the 2019 San Francisco Pride Parade

Pride 2019, Research & Ideas 6/26/19

UCSF HIV/AIDS research intersects with abortion debate amid federal regulations

On June 5, thousands of cyclists rode in the AIDS/LifeCycle fundraiser. That same day, federal officials dealt a blow to HIV/AIDS researchers at UCSF.
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Communities, Pride 2019 6/27/19

City of Berkeley, campus offer many services for transgender community

Campus officials are working to increase access to resources for underserved transgender individuals, according to UC Berkeley Gender Equity Resource Center Director Billy Curtis.
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Campus, Pride 2019 6/26/19

LGBTQ+ professors at UC Berkeley share their experiences in academia

Across many departments, UC Berkeley is home to queer faculty from diverse walks of life, including Emilie Bergmann, Chris Anderson and Judith Butler.
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Pride 2019, State 6/26/19

Gov. Gavin Newsom flies Pride flag over California State Capitol in celebration of Pride Month

According to a June 17 press release from Newsom’s office, the raising of the flag affirms California’s support for the LGBTQ+ community.
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City Government 6/26/19

Berkeley City Council passes budget for next 2 years, allocating funding for housing support, community groups

Berkeley City Council unanimously approved a $895 million budget at its meeting Tuesday night to allocate money for different purposes, organizations and ventures for the next two fiscal years.
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Academics 6/26/19

Linda Burton named dean of UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare

Linda Burton, current James B. Duke Professor of Sociology at Duke University, was named the new dean of the UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare on Monday.
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Crime & Courts 6/25/19

Man found dead at corner of Durant Avenue, Fulton Street

Officers were called about 9:30 a.m. regarding a person passed out in the bushes. The 61-year-old man had been seen lying there for the past several days.
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Administration 6/24/19

UC reevaluates admissions process in aftermath of college admissions scandal

The first of two planned audits suggested a series of changes to procedures to ensure the admissions process at UC campuses remains fair and transparent. A summary of the audit findings lists three intended changes to the system that are to be implemented by July.
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Obituary 6/24/19

‘He thought outside the box’: Peter Selz, 1st director of Berkeley art museum, dies at 100

Peter Selz, an art historian, professor and essayist who was the founding director of the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, or BAMPFA, passed away Friday. He was 100.
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Sports

Pressroom Banter, Pride 2019 6/27/19

Soccer’s homophobic chant that won’t go away

Men's Basketball 6/24/19

Cal men’s basketball releases 2019-20 nonconference schedule

Not every game that the Bears play during their nonconference slate will take place in such grand arenas, but there are still numerous intriguing matchups.
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Men's Basketball 6/21/19

Cal men’s basketball incoming freshman to play in exhibitions for Canada’s U19 National Team

After two exhibition games against New Zealand and France in Compiègne, France, Brown’s future with the national team will be decided as Canada finalizes its roster and heads to Heraklion, Greece, for the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2019.
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Women's Basketball 6/21/19

Cal Athletics hires Charmin Smith as women’s basketball head coach

Cal has earned ten 20-win seasons, made nine NCAA Tournament appearances and reached the Final Four for the first time in 2013 with Smith on staff.
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Women's Basketball 6/20/19

Cal guard McKenzie Forbes requests release after coaching change

Forbes was slated to be a key piece of the team’s puzzle entering her sophomore season. She played in 33 games last season.
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Sports 6/20/19

Cal spring round up: Recapping all spring sports seasons

The Cal women’s varsity eight boat capped off a record-breaking season, despite its underwhelming sixth-place finish at the NCAA National Championship earlier this month.
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Football 6/20/19

Yuen’s Quarterback Camp: Evaluating Cal’s options in 2019

Welcome to Yuen’s QB Camp. In true Gruden style, here are the midsummer evaluations of Cal’s optimistic quarterback group.
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Men's Golf 6/18/19

Former Cal men’s golfers compete at U.S. Open

An recorded an even par in the final round at Pebble Beach, and Morikawa’s back nine of 5-under was the best in the field on Sunday.
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Pressroom Banter 6/14/19

Philly Special: Why Brandon McIlwain deserves another chance from Cal fans

More than three months into his redshirt sophomore season, he was beginning from scratch as a receiver/tailback just weeks after starting under center.
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Football 6/14/19

Evan Weaver, many other Bears make Phil Steele’s preseason lists

The current leading tackler at Cal, Weaver needs just 29 more stops to crack the top-10 all-time list for the Bears.
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A&E

Columns, Pride 2019 6/27/19

Indiana Jones is a lesbian

Columns, Pride 2019 6/27/19

My drag diaries: How inclusivity (and glitter) changes lives

In a world so hellbent on the status quo, drag refuses to be bound by any rules; as an art form, it refuses to exclude anyone.
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Columns 6/27/19

Shape up or ship out

To misquote Jane Austen, “If a truth is universally acknowledged, that a young girl in possession of any kind of media, must be in want of a better body.”
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Comedy, Pride 2019 6/27/19

Pride Comedy Night changes venue, keeps rainbow stripes

This year, the show returned with a vengeance and a venue change, showing at Freight & Salvage, where auditorium-style seats unified the mostly full house in proximity and good cheer.
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Local Event, Pride 2019 6/26/19

Berkeley senior center organizes ‘Gay Day’ event with ‘Come as You Are’ theme

Richard Castrillon, director of the North Berkeley Senior Center, said he believed it was very important to show that the event was open to anyone, making this idea clear with the “Come as You Are” theme. The event this year saw the participation of seniors and young people alike who are part of the LGBTQ+ community or who wanted to celebrate Pride with the community.
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Comedy 6/26/19

Big names, bigger laughs at Clusterfest 2019

There’s a reason people showed up, and there’s a reason that people stayed — even if it meant violating fire hazards and waiting for hours in line.
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Concerts 6/25/19

Grapetooth brings questionable bravado to upbeat set at The Chapel

This off-kilter Bob Dylan cosplay kicked off what would be a relatively upbeat set buoyed by the band’s bravado and an impassioned crowd of fans.
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Album Reviews 6/25/19

Bedouine soars with tender, verdant Bird Songs of a Killjoy

Between the easygoing, roving tempos and moody-bright lyricism, each song has a sense of the world passing by in a comfortable fashion.
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Literature 6/24/19

‘A voice to capture this generation’: Ocean Vuong captivates at Bay Area reading

America is too often a country of individuals, Vuong said. He aims to inspire a commitment to others so that such individuals might become a people.
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Film & Television 6/22/19

Game of Thorns: Week 5B of ‘The Bachelorette’ is why we can’t have nice things

At this point, the producers must have a whole file of contestant reaction shots to Luke P. just ready to be used whenever Luke P. opens his mouth.
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Opinion

Op-Eds, Pride 2019 6/27/19

Improving mental health for LGBTQ+ people requires compassion, understanding from all

Columns 6/27/19

Inside talk

As in other families, a discussion of ours does not pass without recalling some memory the four of us share.
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Columns, Pride 2019 6/25/19

Sexually active

I still hear that nasty homophobic inner voice from time to time, but I can ignore it much better now. I can make the first move confidently and it’s not as scary as I once thought — especially because I know someone’s probably going to end up coming that night, as long as I actually start the conversation.
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Columns 6/21/19

It’s humbling

My grandparents came to the United States for better economic opportunities. Their immigration gave my parents access to better basic education.
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Opinion 6/20/19

Cost of attendance: Examining financial aid at UC Berkeley

Tuition hikes such as these essentially punish nonresident students from low-income backgrounds, forcing them to borrow and accept larger loans while offering them virtually no financial aid.
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Editorials 6/20/19

UC cannot continue to use out-of-state tuition as revenue stream

California has one of the best public university systems in the country. But that will mean nothing if students can’t afford to attend UC schools.
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Op-Eds 6/20/19

UC Berkeley Financial Aid and Scholarships office strives for affordability, culture of care

Financial aid helps build a diverse community of scholars from a wide range of economic backgrounds.
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Op-Eds 6/20/19

UC Berkeley financial aid bureaucracy threatens students’ education, mental health

This experience really highlighted the bureaucracy of UC Berkeley and the importance of mental health for me. It almost feels like stress is a requirement.
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Columns 6/20/19

The In-Between

The In-Between I’m talking about is stranger than any paranormal universe and more treacherous than a warped space-time continuum. Well, maybe not.
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Columns 6/18/19