Fall 2009
A Great Aspiration
Cal wants to be both elite and equitable. It’s proving difficult. By Reyhan Harmanci Read more »
The (Really) Big Picture
Is examining the past, from the big bang to the present, a legitimate scholarly endeavor? Walter Alvarez thinks so. By Andrew Gilbert Read more »
Weathering The Storm
The forecast for newspapers may be grim, but J-schools look to a brighter future. By Nathanael Johnson Read more »
The New Believers
A surprising number of Asian students are drawn to the supportive structure of evangelical congregations. By Don Lattin Read more »
Nature’s Laboratory
Researchers in Moorea are inventorying the island’s ecosystem, one organism at a time. By Kenneth Brower Read more »
Work in Progress
In terms of demographics, funding, architecture, student culture, politics, you name it, Berkeley keeps changing. By Charles Burress Read more »
Lab + FieldYou’re Bugging Me
Two reports show how Web companies track online user behavior. By Ezra Carlsen Read more »
Boundary Issues
A closer look at the lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere. By Ben Christopher Read more »
IT Inside
Berkeley undergrads study the benefits of computer learning for inmates. By Ezra Carlsen Read more »
Cosmic CARMA
When a Berkeley-led astronomy team joined forces with a rival facility at Caltech in 2004, they established the world’s largest telescope array. By Maya Wildgoose Read more »
Arts + LettersMaking Pictures
Berkeley and the Bay Area art revolution. By Bob Schildgen Read more »
Like Grandma Used to Make
Her grandmother Franche Yep, now 94, was one of the Mei Wahs, an all-Chinese, all-women basketball team of the 1930s. By Sandip Roy Read more »
Free SpeechDinner by Design
The subtle, piquant, and vital debate over genetically modified crops. By Frank Browning Read more »
Far FlungTooth and Claw
Fishing with the bears in Kodiak. By Pat Joseph Read more »
The PlayThe Dogged Competitor
Kevin Johnson in the Mayor’s Office. By Marcus Crowder Read more »
Owning It
Coach Joanne Boyle’s style is winning top recruits By Jake Curtis Read more »
Sather GateCaspar’s Tale
A Berkeley planner helps a community sustain its town. By Stephanie Gold Read more »
Meeting Locally, Acting Globally
The ELP expands Berkeley’s environmental influence. By Timothy Lesle Read more »
Out of the GateA Sitting Decoy
I called my sister. “I’ve just met the President,” I said. “I drove a car in his motorcade.” By Scott Lucas ’08 Read more »