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The Berkeley community experienced a widespread return to in person in 2021 — as did many parts of the world. From football games and music festivals to lectures, UC Berkeley students and city residents alike were able to look beyond their Zoom meetings, physically attending large gatherings and resuming daily
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In the face of all the inequities exacerbated by the pandemic, masks have provided front-line workers a temporary reprieve from constantly hiding all emotions but the expected smile.
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Spending an eternity social distancing can make previously normal things seem strange, and it’s easiest to see that when watching a movie or a TV show.
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Although it was never comfortable, wearing a mask was at the same time a somewhat comforting practice in one of the most stressful periods of my life.
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A couple of weeks ago, my family and I took a quarantine-friendly trip to Carmel, a seaside town located just about 2.5 hours south of Berkeley. It was the escape we never realized just how badly we needed!
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