Phantasms of inclusion
Cal in Color
Just because UC Berkeley isn’t majority white doesn’t mean that it truly includes its Black undergraduates — and labelling our campus as POC-majority further erases Black students.
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Sinophobia vs. coronavirusphobia
Sinophobia emanates from a historical resentment. A fear of all Chinese people is linked to past ethnic trends and, today, COVID-19.
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Not a 2nd-class traveler
Off the Beat
Everywhere I travel, my family has had to both reassert our identity and tolerate the casual racism from enough of the locals for it to become a discernible issue. I am fed up with a binary system that refuses to accept that I am just as American as any white individual born and raised in the United States of America.
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UC Berkeley museum cracks open door collection of 50,000 eggs
One of the largest fossilized egg and nest collections in North America is housed at UC Berkeley’s Museum of Vertebrate Zoology and was recently used by researchers in a study to trace the evolution of egg shape.
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Copy editing capers
As a copy editor, I often find myself thinking about how to apply language and grammar skills to everyday life.
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Asian Youth Orchestra educates, exhilarates at Zellerbach Hall
Yet this list of accomplishments is built almost singlehandedly by the program’s intense dedication to education above all else, a factor that especially shone through in Saturday night’s performance.
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UC Berkeley ranks No. 6 in World Reputation Rankings
UC Berkeley ranked #6 in the Times Higher Education World Reputation rankings—a list compiled based on research and teaching quality—for the seventh year in a row.
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Day at the museum: a local’s guide to the Bay’s best museums
If you’re in Berkeley this summer, your main relaxation goal is probably to grab a leisurely lunch at the Cheese Board Collective or maybe head out to appreciate some Bay views. But the Bay Area has so much to offer once you get beyond Shattuck Avenue and Telegraph Avenue. As
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Cal Band performs at Super Bowl 50 halftime show
The University of California Marching Band performed at the Super Bowl halftime show for the first time Sunday.
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Journey through Armenia: a photo essay
This summer I embarked on my 14th trip to Armenia. Unlike past visits, this time I didn’t go with my family. Instead I went with friends on a mission to volunteer in my motherland. Located in the Southern Caucasus on the cusp of Europe and Asia, Armenia is one of the oldest
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