Politics
This Land is Their Land
By Hayden RoysterTo Phenocia Bauerle, the words “land-grant college” carry a particular weight. A member of the Apsáalooke tribe, she grew up in Montana, a state where, as she puts it, “it’s understood what a land-grant institution means: It means Native land was taken.”
Into the Ishi Wilderness
By Laura SmithTo get to the Ishi Wilderness you’ll want a full tank of gas and four-wheel-drive. Even then, you should be willing to ditch the car and walk. The approximately 41,000-acre wilderness area is located in the Lassen National Forest in a remote part of the southern Cascade foothills northeast of Chico, within sight of Mount Lassen.
Everything You Need to Know About Ukraine
By Dhoha BarecheA discussion on the conflict in Ukraine.
Berkeley v. Berkeley
By Dhoha BarecheIn March, the public was stunned to learn that state courts had ordered UC Berkeley to freeze enrollment at 2020–21 levels, meaning that about 2,600 fewer seats would be available to first-year and transfer students for in-person enrollment in the fall. The news came less than a month before admission offers were to be sent to incoming freshmen.
The World Has Become Desensitized to Our Pain
By Dhoha Bareche ’23Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February, countries around the world have rallied their support for Ukrainians. NATO allies have united like never before, imposing severe economic sanctions on Russia and making Vladimir Putin an international pariah. At the same time, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy has become a celebrity in the West. What explains the outpouring of support?
First Person
By Alexa Zahlada '23, as told to Anabel SosaBack in 2009, I moved from Ukraine to the U.S. to live with my mom, who was studying to become a doctor. Years later, I remember her sitting me down in the car and saying, “I cannot afford to raise you here and I don’t know what to do.”
Snapp Chats
By Martin SnappAfter graduating from Berkeley Law in 2014, Yoana Tchoukleva, J.D. ’14, served in many roles before she found her dream job: setting up the Restorative Justice Unit of the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office.
What’s behind Cuba’s recent historic protests?
By Rebecca BodenheimerA Q&A with Cuba expert Elena Schneider.
First Person: Berkeley Student and Afghan Refugee on Why She Hasn’t Given Up on Afghanistan
By Maryam Karimi, as told to Dhoha BarecheOn the pain of leaving home and hopes for the future
United Nations and Berkeley Experts Warn “Climate Change is Now”
By Susan KarlinThe UN's report on climate change argues that there's no wiggle room.
Eric Stover Has Spent a Career Unearthing Atrocities
A human rights researcher investigates genocide. Eric Stover had no professional path when he set out backpacking from Alaska through Central and South America in early spring 1975. At 23, he was inspired by wanderlust. “I wanted to be the next Kerouac, but it didn’t work out that way.” By the end of that 16-months-long trip, […]
What’s Wrong with U.S. Infrastructure?
By Nathalia AlcantaraFor a transportation expert, Robert Cervero used to live a surprisingly sedentary lifestyle. Now a long-distance runner with 66 marathons and 112 ultra-marathons under his belt, he's an advocate for run-commuting, and building infrastructure for better transit and urban development.
