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Some of Berkeley’s most recognizable blocks are poised for a major makeover.

On Monday, Telegraph for People, a campus advocacy group for a car-free Telegraph Avenue, released its illustrated plan for Telegraph Avenue entitled “Option Five.”

 

Whether it’s a favorite T-shirt, a tattered blanket loved since childhood or a cloth heirloom passed down for generations, fabrics have long been imbued with memory and narratives that shape one’s identity.

Paul Groth, campus professor in the College of Architecture and Design known for his research on low-income housing, died Jan. 16.

Groth spent much of his career studying architecture that organized the lives of low-income and working class people, according to UCLA professor of architectural history Dell Upton.

On chilly Saturday, winter graduates turn to their future

Xander Young was just a few weeks into his first semester at UC Berkeley in March 2020 when in-person life ended and he, and all his fellow classmates, moved classes, clubs and college comradery online.

Campus launched the Berkeley Discovery Initiative in hopes of transforming the undergraduate experience at UC Berkeley.

The goal of the campuswide plan is to ensure every undergraduate has the opportunity to pursue creative, independent “discovery projects” that can serve as a career foundation.

Cal Performances shows splendorous artistry of Jazzmeia Horn

Jazzmeia Horn needed no count-in as she sprang into song at the Zellerbach Playhouse on Dec. 10. This sudden introduction was the first of many surprises the singer and her band brought to the stunning performance that lasted nearly an hour and a half. 

“Truly lost.” That’s how Ivan Chavez says he felt when he arrived at UC Berkeley in fall 2018.

Fall 2021 Schedule Archive: Arts + Design Mondays

Fall 2021 Schedule
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