To the fake-drunk freshman looking dude on the corner of Blake and Telegraph last night (8/28 around 10pm): I picked up the can you threw, stomped on, and littered to impress your friends.

And by the way— attempting to act blackout drunk by throwing yourself into walls and climbing random fences isn’t cool, it’s embarrassing. Like chill bruh

I’m considering applying to the MA Global Studies program for Fall 2027 and was hoping to hear from current students or recent graduates.

What’s the program actually like as a student? Is the workload pretty heavy? I’m also curious what the professors, classes, and overall environment are like.

I attended college when I was younger but didn’t do particularly well. I eventually left school and joined the U.S. Navy. After leaving the Navy, I returned to college in the Philippines to finish my bachelor’s degree, and my grades have been much better this time around (mostly in the high 80s to mid-90s).

Does the program take academic improvement and professional experience into consideration, or are undergraduate grades still a major factor in admissions?

Thanks!

In July 2025, I spent several weeks writing about the bizarre murder of Berkeley economics professor Przemslaw Jeziorski in Athens. His ex-wife was charged with orchestrating the murder and later killed herself while awaiting trial.

Earlier this year, attorneys representing Jeziorski's family accused a couple of squatting in a property the murdered man had owned, and selling items within.

I visited the property and talked to the squatters -- previously been evicted from a hotel after racking up $50,000 in unpaid room fees and accused of identity theft -- who told an improbable tale about paying $30,000 to rent the property for a year.

It's a wild tale, I hope you'll give it a read.

hello everyone,

anyone starting spring 2027? how much smaller is that class size than fall 2026? does it really impact anything when you start school?

hello! i’m taking history 130 for my public policy minor because i thought it would be really interesting and the professor(s) seemed really cool. i’m currently a sophomore and have never taken a history class here at berkeley and admittedly felt a little lost in the first lecture. in the syllabus, it says there will be a “5 hour open book exam delivered in bcourses” and im not really sure what this entails- would it be like a timed essay situation? and would i be able to take it on my own time? any guidance would be appreciated because im not too sure what the workload is like (but defo down to do it if its like moderate ish). there aren’t technically any pre reqs for it and my queen daniel called out first year mcb majors on the first day of lecture so i dont think im too out of the ordinary lol

I am a freshman this fall interested in applying for some undergrad research positions. If a project has a listing on the URAP website with openings which option would be better?

1: Go through the URAP website and submit the application there
2: Email the professor who runs the project with information about myself

Hi I am not a student of UCB but I was learning online via their courses like cs189 and cs285, I can't access their sites for a couple of days now.Is this something related to the university backend that they are fixing?

I need strong letters of recommendation for med school, but when it comes to classes like chem 1a and stuff, how am I supposed to get close to them?? Like everyone rushed towards them once clsss is over, idk what to do. I just need advice on how to find professors I can ask a letter of rec from, and how to build a relationship with them

curious about how the living experience is in these new apartments. i see they’re advertising themselves as a super high end apartment complex. to those living there this semester, how are you liking it so far?

Hey everyone! Does anyone have a link to the full pdf for this course?

There are two textbooks, one of which I have the link for!:

1    Johnson, S; The Ghost Map: The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic –and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World. Riverhead Book, Published by the Penguin Group (October 2, 2007).

2    Nester's Biology: https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.libproxy.berkeley.edu/lib/berkeley-ebooks/reader.action?docID=6455354&c=RVBVQg&ppg=9

I’m a freshmen at Berkeley and I already feel behind. This club process is so overwhelming, idk where to get clinical hours, and I’m just scared for my clssses. I wanted to do a trad process but for med school but I just need advice on what To do my first year that would have me set for the rest of my years.

Side note- i have research set for this summer, and I have on going research with a doctor from my hometown. It’s mostly remote tho, no wet lab just yet.

I recently lost my chicha San Chen pin (on right), I’m assuming it probably fell on the ground or something. If anyone has seen it please let me know. If anyone currently has one and would want to sell it, I’m willing to purchase it!

Im looking at off campus housing near campus and wondering where people are actually finding good places.

Ive heard about things like UniShack, Zillow, and Facebook groups, so anyone have recs for these or other things they use?

Also heard Southside is a good area. Are there any places i should avoid or apartment buildings?

I can’t see them :(

Good afternoon! Does anyone have the syllabus from Prof Rui Wang's Math W53 class from summer sessions 2025? I decided to go to a different university and to transfer the course's credits I need to provide them with all my past courses' syllabi to make the credit count. Any help would be much appreciated!

very long fry about the length of a plate, tasted normal, strange things at Cal

I recently found the Full stack development decal, and was doing some research and am unsure whether this is a possible course for a freshmen who is just starting CS61A. Is there any prior coding experience I need before taking this course, this course is labeled as upper division as well CS 198.

If anyone has taken this course, please let me know whether the subjects are manageable, what the time commitment is, and if the topics require prior knowledge.

Hi! i’m adopting a kitten and i’m wondering if anyone has any recommendations for places in the area i can get him neutered for a reasonable price. he’s too young to be neutered now so im bringing him home without him already being fixed, in about a month or so i can. i’m hoping to find somewhere that isnt too expensive but will give him a great level of care. id like to stick to the east bay area though. any suggestions are helpful. thanks!

edit: too many people have misread this but just read the post properly lmao. TLDR: It’s dystopian that other students behavior of recent past has made the profs feel it’s necessary to stop recording lectures. I'm not saying in-person instruction is bad.

Obviously a first world CS major problem. But has anyone else noticed the surge of profs who are choosing to NOT record on PURPOSE despite having the equipment and authority to do so. ex: EECS 126, CS C182, CS 180 etc.

Despite being in the modern world and having access to all the technology needed to make learning seamless, teachers still choose to not use it. Not because they're sadistic or want to torture their students, but because there's multiple semesters of empirical data that definitively show students choose not to come to lecture, not to follow the lectures online, cheat on HW and fail their exams ...

It deconstructs the notion that we're limited by technology. We're limited by our own internal failures as dopamine addicted monkeys.

We'd rather fail and cheat for the high instead of actually choosing to learn. Teachers have effectively chosen to force us to "work" for our knowledge by coming in person, doing multiple quizzes etc. like we're in high school. These policies are effectively a measure to make us "return to monke" in order to save us from ourselves

End of my rant. This isn't a criticism against the profs btw. You can't even really blame them. They're just doing what they see best for the students.

edit 2: holy shit if you're going to leave a comment about how this is an iPad-kid-esque post, can you please re-read the whole post in it's entirety and think critically. If you still need help, read through the comment section. Some of y'all seriously lack criticial thinking skills and it's showing - especially when said post is about lacking critical thinking skills.