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Student Michael Peña smiles, standing sideways with her arms folded across her chest, in front of a banner that says the name of the nonprofit group she founded — Central Valley Scholars — that helps underserved and oppressed Fresno County teens strive for higher education..

Student Michael Piña makes college a reality...

September 17, 2020
A line of police officers in riot gear point weapons containing rubber bullets at protesters in Los Angeles following the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody on May 25.

After Floyd’s killing, KIPs at protests...

September 16, 2020
Skies were orange on Wednesday as morning turned to noon over Sather Gate.

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September 9, 2020
Kevin McCarthy, a new transfer student who was incarcerated for most of his ilfe, walks past Sather Gate wearing a smile and a T-shirt protesting racial injustice

From solitary hell to ‘sacred ground,’...

September 9, 2020
Five photos show activity at UC Berkeley this fall during the pandemic: a student working in the Student Organic Garden, construction workers at Giannini Hall, a student at the food pantry moving boxwes, three students sitting 6 feet apart on the Sproul Hall steps wearing masks and two researchers in an engineering lab

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August 28, 2020
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August 26, 2020
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August 24, 2020
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August 20, 2020
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August 13, 2020
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