Final dual meet ends in rivalry loss for Cal women’s swim
At the Pac-12 Championships just two weeks from now, the Bears will aim to avenge their defeat to Stanford when it counts.
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Cal softball leaves Florida tournament with stunning wins, disappointing losses
Cal softball, similarly, seemed to hit preseason highs and lows this weekend at the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational in Florida, where the Bears played five teams — four of which were ranked in the top 25, according to Softball America — and lost to three of them.
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Dating the enemy
Off the Beat
A bad EDM remix was blaring over the speakers, the alcohol was nonexistent and still, my head was already pounding by the time he looked at me from across the dance floor. That’s where I met him, in a sweaty jumble of bodies. He was cute in a blonde-suburban-white-boy-next-door kind
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The Center of Everywhere: A personal essay
In January 2008 my family moved from Fort Worth, Texas, to Lancaster, California. My dad had gotten a new job, and my little brother and I—at the ripe ages of seven and nine—were in anguish. Our lives were over. We cried a lot, both before and after the move. We
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No. 1 Longhorns outpace Cal women’s swim and dive in Berkeley
In a dual meet that many thought would be the victim of air-related cancellation, the Longhorns prevailed in a 163-137 win. Cal brought its best times of the season out Saturday, setting season bests in every event.
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Cal women’s swim to host No. 1 Texas in high-octane dual meet
When No. 1 Texas comes to town for a high-noon showdown this Saturday, however, there will be an intensity that previous meets this season have not yet seen.
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UC Berkeley students weigh benefits of voting in Berkeley versus in their hometowns
For many UC Berkeley students, voting in this year’s election included the task of deciding whether to register in Berkeley or in their hometown — a decision that potentially impacted the outcomes of local elections.
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Two-way street: A California-Texas connection has shaped Receé Caldwell’s path to Cal
Caldwell’s vocal presence in the locker room and on the court adds to her leadership role on the team. In practice, she tends to mix up her advice with motivation for young players — whichever is necessary at the time.
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Sharon Van Etten explores darker shades of folk at Treasure Island
“Watch me run away,” Van Etten shouted in “Comeback Kid,” as if channeling some inner rebellion that she’s preserved since she was just a fresh college dropout, working at the Red Rose Coffee House and Bistro in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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‘The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’ stomps its way into political discourse
When going to a 1970s musical about a “whorehouse” in Texas, one expects big hair, cowboy boots and slightly regressive attitudes toward lesbians. What one might not expect is a well-aged and upsettingly timely musical that seems to be in direct conversation with the headlines of today.
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