Winter 2020
Black Voices: Real Talk about Being and Belonging at Berkeley
Features
The Way Forward
A roundtable discussion of Black lives at Berkeley
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Drawing on Hypocrisy
A cartoon from Pulitzer Prize winner Darrin Bell
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Wednesdays at the Wall
For years, “the wall” has been a place where Black students gather. Now it’s getting recognition.
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Reach for the Stars
Artist, activist, and astrophysicist Nia Imara keeps her eyes on the sky.
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The Right to Be Obscure
The modernist verse of poet and MacArthur Fellow Fred Moten is like jazz on the page.
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Telegraph
Campus Refuge
From the beginning, Stiles Hall has been a safe haven for students.
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Now This: What’s Cookin’ with CRISPR?
From cacao to warfare, a sampling of how gene-editing is already being put to work
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Toxic Stress and the Pandemic
A Q&A with California Surgeon General, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris
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From the Galaxy to the Genome
Berkeley scores two more Nobel Prizes
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More Diversity, Better Science
A public letter addresses the false dichotomy of “excellence or diversity.”
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Deworming Pays Dividends
A cheap pill reaps health and education rewards among Kenyan students.
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Sleep Is Good Medicine
New research suggests better sleep can prevent Alzheimer’s.
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Turns Out Nice Folks Don’t Finish Last After All
When it comes to business, being a bully doesn’t necessarily help.
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Contraceptive Researcher Gets Boost out of the Blue
A MacArthur “genius” awardee says women deserve better options.
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Mixed Media
Editors’ Picks: What to read, watch, and listen to this winter
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Black Cultural History at Cal: A Sampler
A selection of speakers and cultural events that campus has played host to over the years
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The Gate
New Pathways
Q&A with G League president Shareef Abdur-Rahim
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Spotlight
From ESPN to the NBA, Black alumni have made their mark in athletics.
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First Person: Leaving Twitter, Finding Joy
An activist toes the line between online organizing and doomscrolling.
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Snapp Chats
Our columnist speaks with ethical hackers, a real-life Renaissance man, and the Class of ‘54.
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Chancellor’s Letter
Forging an institution that is anti-racist in both words and deeds
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Perspectives
Share Your Own Insight
Have a perspective on the topic that we somehow failed to include? Share it with us now.
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Editor’s Note
Confronting challenges head-on
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