‘Shot in the dark’ to Fiat Lux: UC Berkeley admits freshman class of 2026

UC Berkeley released application decisions for the freshman class of 2026 March 24, causing celebration among admitted students.
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UC Berkeley released application decisions for the freshman class of 2026 March 24, causing celebration among admitted students.
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Some UC Berkeley faculty members are willing to provide in-person instruction during the fall 2020 semester, while others, concerned about the danger of teaching amid a pandemic, are opting to teach online.
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With the opening of Tartine Bakery’s newest location on Durant Avenue, it’s an appropriate time for bread aficionados of all levels to know how proper bread is made.
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I’m at risk. I inherited this. I sure as heck didn’t ask for it. But then again, I don’t think anyone did — no one ever does. My dad didn’t. My mom didn’t. My uncle didn’t. My brother didn’t. My grandmother didn’t. It’s in your control to a certain extent,
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Let’s all be honest: When Ninja Courses fails to help us decide among professors, we revert to the time-honored tradition of looking at the length of their Wikipedia pages. All it takes is one committed fanboy to catalog a professor’s life’s work — but really, what else could we turn to? The
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I’ve yet to feel the deep, urgent repulsion toward meat products that seems to be the aim of so much vegan propaganda. I’ve also not entirely been taken up by the food movement’s tempting moral asylum available by eating free-range, antibiotic-free, organic and local animals.
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There’s something environmentalists aren’t telling you, and there’s something the U.S. government is hiding from you. The investigative documentary “Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret” had its world premiere in San Francisco on Thursday, revealing hidden truths that will shock even the most informed eco-warrior. And yet the question is simple: What
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Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan traveled to the UC Berkeley campus this week to talk to students and the campus community about current challenges in the agricultural industry, including supporting local farmers and reducing waste.
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Making sure your four years at UC Berkeley are filled to the brim with worthwhile collegiate moments is a must. A trip up the Campanile, hiking the Big C and frequent trips into San Francisco are necessary items on any undergrad’s bucket list, but when it comes to academics a
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The Berkeley Food Institute, a newly-formed campus group that seeks to comprehensively address food issues through interdisciplinary study, co-sponsored its second event this Monday — bringing together about 35 students, faculty and community members for a presentation and reception with, of course, food.
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