Mentorship programs to get involved in at UC Berkeley
Kavya Narendra Babu/File
Being a mentor not only changes the life of your mentee but can also impact your own life. Be the change you had in your life, and guide others to success!
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ASUC needs a permanent transfer student representative
The number of transfer students in elected offices is consistently either one or zero, despite an incoming enrollment of nearly one-third of all undergraduate students. In the last six years, only six of the last 150 elected representatives were transfer students.
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Navigating the Berkeley housing crisis as a transfer student
Coming to UC Berkeley as a junior transfer, there were a certain number of adjustments I felt reasonably prepared for — shuffling through thousands of students in search of a nondescript classroom in Dwinelle Hall, pulling all-nighters and wading through creeks to avoid crossing picket lines.
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What makes UC Berkeley so great for transfer students
Although the thought of being the “new kid” in school can be intimidating, it’s not the least bit nerve-wracking to transfer to UC Berkeley, one of the best universities in the nation, a community with unparalleled opportunities and an inclusive, diverse atmosphere.
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Doing it all in half the time: Making the most of life as a transfer student
Two falls. Two springs. One or two summers. That’s all the time that transfer students have to get everything done as undergraduates at UC Berkeley. Is it really possible?
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These aren’t their stories: The lack of transfer students in college films
The reality of transfer student populations within four-year institutions being so small would be the logical explanation for the lack of college films centered around transfer students. Apparently, transfer student experiences aren’t universal enough to make a compelling and monetarily successful film.
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Movies as community before UC Berkeley
One thing they don’t tell you about community college — and they don’t tell you much about community college — is that it’s lonely in a very specific way.
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Former Cal running back takes talents to Texas
Did Watson recently gain superpowers? The dude looks like the star of a new “Ghost Rider” film that went straight to cable or an extra in a Michael Bay cut scene. Guys, his eyes are on FIRE.
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Transferring out
Community-less College
A shout out during convocation for transfers is not enough to mitigate these feelings of exclusion. The UC Berkeley community, with its rigorous academics, can and should undergo a paradigm shift in how it receives transfer students. This starts at an interpersonal level with each of y’all.
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How one 40-year-old decision starves education
Community-less College
Venture into the realm of financial voodoo and enigmatic budgetary rules, and you’ll find one particular plague upon the K-14 education system: the once widely beloved Proposition 13.
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