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What do illegal camping, bilingual sailing lessons and Robert Kennedy have in common? They each could be your path to a future university professorship — or, at least, they each were part of a UC Berkeley faculty member's road to success.

Welcome to San Jose, California. This city is a tech hub that hides some of the best-kept Bay Area foodie secrets. Let's munch, Bears!

Joanna Ong and Alyssa Leader both hold degrees from premier American universities — UC Berkeley and Harvard University, respectively. They are also both suing their alma maters for mishandling cases of sexual misconduct.

Hoping to give people the chance to elect a new representative in Sacramento, campus senior and Berkeley College Republicans External Vice President Claire Chiara is running against Democratic incumbent Tony Thurmond for California's 15th Assembly District.

Beginning next year, Associate Vice Chancellor for Residential and Student Service Programs Stephen Sutton will take on a new role as interim vice chancellor of student affairs, Chancellor Nicholas Dirks announced in a campuswide email Tuesday afternoon.

Though Alameda County’s decision to ban fracking last month was largely symbolic, it represents a crucial step in a fight to rid California of a destructive oil drilling method that affects thousands of state residents.

Ben Bagdikian, a respected journalist and former dean of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, died Friday at his home in Berkeley. He was 96.

Findings from a team of real estate appraisal experts and a researcher at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory suggest that adding a photovoltaic solar power system to a home increases the home’s value across six states.