Entangled with faith: The NCAA’s ties to religion
Sideline Script
At private institutions, especially those with religious affiliations, faith is an integral part of the school’s history and everyday life.
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Faith at Cal
Cal students from four faith-based student organizations discuss what their faith means to them.
Places to worship different faiths and beliefs in Berkeley
With Berkeley being a hub for all groups of people, the city of Berkeley also offers all types of resources to support people of many religions.
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Being Jew-ish in the eyes of others
“Oh, you’re Jewish? You don’t look Jewish.” It was the same reaction I had received when I told people I was Jewish for as long as I can remember.
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Author Renee Linnell talks self-love, bringing memoir to life
With her freshly published memoir named “The Burn Zone,” it would be easy to interpret Renee Linnell at the surface level: author and cult survivor, a woman still burning the bridges connecting her the University of Mysticism.
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Dual threat: Ambition and faith have shaped Brandon McIlwain’s role as Cal football’s lurking variable
Just 30 minutes away from where he gutted out a season as a right guard 11 years ago, Cal’s new lurking variable is primed to step up when his number is called.
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God isn’t straight
Heading West
People love hearing coming out stories. People either assume that I met resistance from my family (I didn’t) or that I led a tortured childhood.
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Fear of the unknown
Trial and error
At the pool all those years ago, I felt like I was falling apart on the inside. On the outside, I had to keep it together.
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The other side of the coin
Champagne Problems
“They fuck you up, your mum and dad. / They may not mean to, but they do. / They fill you with the faults they had / And add some extra, just for you.” So says renowned English poet Philip Larkin in his poem “This Be The Verse.” When my
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Church, state and Democratic polity
Do church and state really need to be separate? Are they at all? Many Americans are keen on the line drawn between these two spheres, regarding it as a key tenet of American values. Yet we know that the faith of our leaders can often be a discussion piece. With
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