If the heart of the world is blue: A personal essay
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On my first encounter with Maggie Nelson’s writing, I devoured “Bluets” in a quiet garden, cover to cover on a park bench.
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Going abroad, looking within: A personal essay
I, like so many American students before me, came to Italy this past January expecting to be transformed on a semester abroad.
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UC Education Abroad Program suspends spring 2021 programming
The UC Education Abroad Program suspended several study abroad programs for spring 2021 Thursday as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
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Places you need to experience while studying abroad in Italy
Studying abroad is a chance to experience new places and cultures, so here’s the Clog’s two-week guide to having fun in Italy.
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Florence: a day in the life
Florence does eventually go to sleep, but the boisterous students stumbling down the streets don’t believe that.
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When you travel alone, you could never really feel alone
As someone who had never traveled outside of the United States before studying abroad in Florence, Italy, I can affirm that these pre-departure paranoias may be discouraging. But I can confidently say that stepping beyond my comfort zone by studying abroad was easily one of the best decisions I’ve made.
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History department professor emeritus Gene Brucker dies at 92
Gene Brucker, a professor emeritus in the campus’s history department, died in Emeryville on July 9. Brucker was 92.
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Daily Cal Abroad
Studying abroad is a sure-fire way of enriching your college experience and expanding your horizons. Below are some shots of Daily Cal staff members enjoying their own times abroad!
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My winter tour of 4 major European cities
Every winter, my family travels somewhere exotic. We’ve been everywhere from Jamaica to Costa Rica. This year, we decided to go somewhere different – Europe. As a stereotypical Los Angeles native, this winter trip to Europe was equivalent to an arctic expedition. Our first stop was Paris. First, we explored
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It’s a dog-eat-dog world
Part of what makes traveling so exciting is seeing how people live around the world. But during my trip to Europe this summer, I realized that humans aren’t the only ones with cultural quirks. Those of us who grew up in urban parts of the U.S. will agree that we have
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