Major Decision
By Lizzy Rager, M.J. ’27How a new Berkeley course is helping first-year students find direction
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Seeing the Other Side
By Daniela X. Sandoval, M.J. ’26A new Berkeley course encourages dialogue across political divides.
Big Picture: Marching In
By Pat JosephEvery year, on Alumni Band Day, Cal Band alums join current members in force.
Chancellor’s Letter: 2025 Fall/Winter
By Rich Lyons“I am among the first to admit that Berkeley’s marketplace of ideas is not as open as it could and should be.”
2025 Fall/Winter Cover Key
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2025 Fall/Winter Cover Key
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How Cal Performances Rolled Out the “Red Carpet”
By Leah WorthingtonThe Paris Opera Ballet’s latest production made just two stops in the US, opening at Berkeley.
The Other Fraternity House
By Ian A. StewartFor nearly 50 years, the Freemasons had an outsized presence on campus. Today, a new group is trying to revive that fraternal legacy.
I, Naturalist
By Nathalia AlcantaraHow a Berkeley-born app has led to one of the largest biodiversity datasets on Earth
Universities in the Crosshairs
By Margie Cullen, M.J. ’22How the Trump Administration is gunning for higher education everywhere, UC included
The Queen is Dead! Long Live the Queen!
By Hayden RoysterBerkeley’s beloved peregrine falcon, Annie, may be gone.
Joy Luck Collection
By Leah WorthingtonBancroft Library receives Amy Tan’s personal archive
