Half tense, half relaxed
“He’s the perfect naked man,” she described the statue with too much arousal for comfort. “Half tense, half relaxed.”
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Global travel restrictions complicate Berkeley study abroad programs
UC Berkeley’s study abroad programs have reopened for the fall 2021 semester, sending students across the globe amid uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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‘The Last Duel’ goes to war with a blunt sword
Even with its many perspectives, all of which lazily orbit Marguerite, “The Last Duel” never finds its way to the center.
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Around the world in 80 dates: UC Berkeley students talk dating abroad
In a typical year, more than 1,800 UC Berkeley students apply for a visa, get their passports stamped and move into some small apartment far from Berkeley. Navigating their new surroundings, students often turn to not only Google Maps but also dating apps to orient themselves.
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Paris in the morning: An unforgettable experience
I encourage you to foster a mindset of spontaneity the next time you travel, as my morning in Paris was an experience I will never forget.
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UC Berkeley study shows effectiveness of COVID-19 spread prevention policies
As governments implement anti-contagion practices to prevent COVID-19, UC Berkeley researchers studied the effects of such policies on the growth rate of infections across six different countries.
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Photo essay: Memories of Malta
During my study abroad experience in France, I was lucky enough to stumble upon a flight deal to Malta.
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‘But we are still alive’: On refugee depictions in ‘Transit’ and ‘Exit West’
The consul banged the table and said, “If you’ve got no passport you’re officially dead” But we are still alive, my dear, but we are still alive Went to a committee; they offered me a chair; Asked me politely to return next year: But where shall we go today,
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Distinguished chemist Polly Arnold appointed as chemical sciences director at Berkeley Lab
Distinguished heavy-element chemist Polly Arnold has been appointed as director of the Chemical Sciences Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
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France in the eyes of an American realist
The more I thought about it and the longer I stayed in France, the more parallels I drew between France and my own home, California.
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