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Books and art Top left: Lucy Stark. Bottom center: Eli Thorne. Bottom right: Michael Pollan, by Christopher Michel

Mixed Media

New works by Berkeley authors and artists

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Michelle Ott

Michelle Ott’s book Outer Space is Closer Than Antarctica has hit bookstores! Published by Chronicle Books Ott’s illustrated memoir describes life, love, and the science she learned after the four summer seasons she spent working at Antarctica’s largest research base, McMurdo Station. Michelle learned that outer space is in fact closer than Antarctica while attending […]

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Sara Mirza

Sara Mirza ’08 has created a paradigm-shifting podcast that explores how people design and discover their way to a fulfilling career: Ace of Pentacles Podcast Featuring expert interviews, real-life stories, and career and life advice, the podcast takes a deep dive into the material and the numinous layers of the human experience through the lens […]

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Roberta Berry Coyl

Roberta Berry Coyl ’68 was a world traveler and as a child crossed the Atlantic five times on the Queen Mary in the 1950’s with her Mother and brother, exploring the ship from top to bottom, bow to stern as a delighted kid would. After graduating from Berkeley in English, she earned a law degree […]

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Mark Woods

Mark Woods ’71 writes: “This book presents over 200 photos in 96 pages I made from ’68 to ’73. As you might imagine these photos and scenes have been floating around in my brain for the last 50 plus years. Some of you may be in or recognize someone in the book. There is Hubert, […]

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Accidental Album

By Emma Silvers

Musician Chris Chu discovered recordings he doesn't remember making.

quarterback Fernando Mendoza speaks at a podium during a press event Quarterback Fernando Mendoza during the 2024 ACC Football Kickoff in Charlotte, NC. © Scott Kinser/Cal Sport Media/Alamy Live News

Reader Response

We asked for your takes on college football’s new economy. You sent emails, lots of them.

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Mixed Media

By Editorial Staff

New works by Berkeley authors and artists

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Q&A: Noura Erakat’s Long Fight

By Hussain Khan, M.J. ’25

The author and human rights attorney on Berkeley activism and what keeps her advocating for Palestinians.

Collage of historic and modern UC Berkeley football players, coaches, mascots, and symbols arranged around the Cal logo on a football field. Michiko Toki with Mark Gettys

2025 Fall/Winter Cover Key

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Collage of historic and modern UC Berkeley football players, coaches, mascots, and symbols arranged around the Cal logo on a football field. Michiko Toki with Mark Gettys

2025 Fall/Winter Cover Key

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Read, Watch, Listen 

By Editorial Staff

This month’s picks of Berkeley-connected books, films, and podcasts