On Campus
The Push to Abolish Cars on Telegraph
By Margie CullenOn a Sunday in September, Telegraph Avenue looked a little different.
Cheered Up: You Can Be a Dancer and a Lawyer
By Rachel Schuster ’17, J.D. ’23 as told to Margie Cullen, M.J. ’22When I was really young, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease.
11 Things You’ll Never Believe Came Out of Berkeley!
By Pat JosephYeah, okay, you’ll probably believe some of it. Still, we think it’s a fun list.
The Winter Issue’s Editor’s Note
By Pat Joseph“The University is not engaged in making ideas safe for students. It is engaged in making students safe for ideas.”
Trouble with Safe Spaces
By Dhoha BarecheLast Summer on Reddit, someone posted a picture of the house rules at the Person of Color Berkeley Student Cooperative, also called Castro House, that stated “white guests are not allowed in common spaces.”
A White House Correspondent, A Vet, and Cal’s Mic Men
By Martin SnappColumnist Martin Snapp shares alumni’s stories.
Letter from Berkeley’s Chancellor
By Chancellor Carol T. ChristOur university’s return to the full range of in-person research, teaching, learning, and extracurricular activities has helped to confirm what we have long believed: All that we do, and all that we are, is supported and enhanced by the thousands of daily collaborations and interactions among members of our community.
How Berkeley is Improving Equity and Inclusion
By Lizeth De La LuzFive Questions with Dania Matos, Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion
Berkeley’s Partnership with Tuskegee
By Rob GunnisonIn July of this year, Berkeley announced a partnership with Tuskegee University for the study of data and community, a mission that aligns with the long tradition at Tuskegee of using academic rigor to advance its social agenda.
The Edge Episode 20: Abolish Cars!
Car-free streets are no longer just an urban fantasy. In cities across the nation, a movement is growing to return the streets to the people. In this episode, we talk to two advocates about their quest to ‘pedestrianize’ Telegraph Avenue and their grand vision for a more walkable, bikeable future.
A Tour Through the Past 125 Years of California Magazine
By Pat JosephIn the May 1942 edition of California Monthly, under the heading “Reader Comment,” ran a note from one Frank Pryor Jr. ’39, second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps, asking for a change of address.
“I am a minimally speaking autistic person who was not expected to go to college.” Now he’s getting his PhD
By Hari Srinivasan ’22 as told to Laura SmithI was not expected to go to college.
