UC Berkeley professors share their favorite summer memories
Alexander Hong/Senior Staff
How have UC Berkeley professors spent their favorite summers? Read on to find out what campus faculty have done during their most memorable summers.
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‘Not sure what’s next’: Looking back on my time as a student
As I sit here, at the bar, I can’t help but look back on my time here as a student, not only at St Andrews but also at UC Berkeley.
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Thanksgiving abroad: Celebrating an American holiday in Scotland
This past Saturday, five out of seven students in my UC Education Abroad Program, or UCEAP, cohort — myself included — got on the train at Leuchars Station in St Andrews to meet up with almost 200 other students who were studying abroad in the U.K.
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Going back to Overtoun House: A trip down memory lane in Scotland
My childhood brings one very specific place to mind — Overtoun House. Overtoun House is a grand, romantic-looking estate I can only ever remember having seen in pictures. It’s become almost a family myth at this point — a magical place a SoCal native can brag about to people who love Jane Austen and BBC.
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The St Andrews 7: Representing the UC in Scotland
Ever since I was a child, I’ve been obsessed with the United Kingdom. Growing up hearing stories about Scotland from my parents, I was eager to embrace the culture of royalty, Jane Austen and “The Great British Baking Show.” I drank tea, watched the BBC, listened to radio theater (“Cabin
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A trip down the cobbled streets of Edinburgh, Scotland
Like many cities in Europe, Edinburgh is an incredible mashup of old and new — in a magical way. There are McDonald’s restaurants next to decades-old pubs and Starbucks locations beside real-life castles.
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Fall orientation in Scotland? The study abroad experience
From that day, my mom knew she wanted to go to Scotland. It wasn’t until her mid-twenties that the opportunity presented itself in the form of a short trip with a good friend from church.
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Places you can visit to feel like you’re in Berkeley
The Bay Area is so uniquely special that it can feel like there’s no place like it, but if we travel, we might realize that’s not quite true.
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‘The Mushroom Cure’ stuns as honest, captivating narrative at Berkeley’s The Marsh
“The Mushroom Cure,” written and performed by Strauss himself, depicts his pursuit of a cure for his obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD.
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Writer-star, artistic director speak candidly on ‘The Mushroom Cure,’ mental health
“The Mushroom Cure,” a one-man show performed by Adam Strauss, details his time experimenting with shrooms in the hopes of allaying his OCD.
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