berkeley bubble

We’re all floating as we go, hoping for the best for ourselves and those around us. It’s time we start giving ourselves some grace and patience.

Although life as a college student is a bit on the unpredictable side of things, it doesn’t mean it’s all bad. There certainly is some beauty to be found.

New UC Berkeley students moving into on-campus housing this fall faced more than just the average move-in day jitters, with social distancing precautions and virtual Golden Bear Orientation, or GBO, amid COVID-19 concerns.

“Comedy at Ashkenaz!” isn’t a Kevin Hart comedy stadium tour, but it still delivers its jokes and entertains its audience.

In this small little town with a population nearly the same size as my Data 8 class, people work hard for their keep, with the faith that good things will come, and they love one another more deeply than any city or suburban folks I could imagine.

As a transfer student from New York University, my first year at Berkeley proved it was difficult to ignore how much I missed New York City.

When I lived in Monterrey, I had been surrounded by people with the same beliefs and the same culture. Now I was coming to a new country — specifically the liberal state of California — and I thought that a diverse community would automatically mean that everyone had an open mind.

In case you need a little extra motivation to go out and do whatever it is that brings a smile to your face, we have a few reminders for you.

I came to UC Berkeley with the hope that I could stay insulated from some of the harsher elements of racial tension that I experienced growing up in the South.