Trenton DuVal

Jose Carranza, a campus freshman, stood before a group of about 100 people Tuesday evening with a megaphone to his mouth as he told the group of strangers that he is the youngest of eight children raised by a single mother after his father was deported from the United States.

Berkeley's Black Oak Bookstore is nearing its final chapter, with its closing scheduled for mid-March after 37 years in business.