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Lair of the Golden Bear

You Can’t Put a Number on Lair Magic

By Matthew Green, 10th Week Camper

Hello Campers, First, a heartfelt thank you for an amazing summer! My name is Matthew Green, and I am the Financial Reporting & Operations Manager here at the Cal Alumni Association (CAA). I joined CAA about a year ago and, at the urging of Cathy Connelly, I found myself enjoying a weekend at the Lair […]

The Universe Will Not Be Paraphrased
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The Universe Will Not Be Paraphrased

By Urja Upadhyaya

Cal astrophysicist Eugene Chiang has chased total solar eclipses across three continents. His advice: stop extrapolating from the partial you saw once, and just go.

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The Secret Life of Oski

By Urja Upadhyaya

In honor of Oski’s 85th birthday, the Cal Alumni Association spoke with five alums who served on the committee between the late 1960s and 2025. What emerged was not one story but five overlapping ones, each shaped by a different decade's idea of what Oski should be.