I’m a Berkeleyan

A man in his 70s wearing a Stone Harbor hoodie and a Carleton College baseball cap stands in front of a flowering tree and wood-paneled windows

Arts & culture

After a 50-year leave of absence, returning to Berkeley’s School of Journalism

“Nobody has a retirement like a 25-year-old, which is what I have,” said Strauss, a 73-year-old master’s student.

Jake Merioles, a student painter, stands with his back to the camera at an easel in Memorial Glade, working on a painting of University Library. The Campanile is sticking up over the top of the library and the sky is blue with small white clouds. Merioles is wearing a black shirt.

Arts & culture

Without his Friday painting sessions, Jake Merioles says, ‘I wouldn’t be the person I am today.’

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People

Ali Bhatti on Ramadan and how his faith guided him through deep loss

Illustration of Amrita Bhasin

Campus & community

Amrita Bhasin: In the tech and startup world, female representation matters

Illustration of Caleb Dawson

Grad student Caleb Dawson: Do the things you love, in a community that loves you

Illustration of Danny Thongsy

Student Danny Thongsy: We can look within ourselves to find strength and persevere

portrait of a person smiling and standing outside

‘Regardless of where I am in the world, Diné Asdzáán Nishłí (I am a Diné woman)’

two people smile for a selfie

Disability alliance chair Diana Stasko: ‘My mom was a very strong role model’

Lucy posing in front of a mountain landscape

Student Lucy Andrews: ‘Hold deeply to the belief that a different world is possible’

des marie jackson sitting on a couch with a circular multi-colored quilt in the background.

Student des marie jackson: ‘Find purpose by staying centered in your passions’

Old photo of Khatharya Um at her Berkeley graduation with her father

Berkeley ‘refugee scholar’ Khatharya Um shares her story to empower students

Alberto Ibarra standing amidst barren trees on campus.

UC Berkeley graduate Alberto Ibarra: ‘Succeed through the thorns’

Graduating senior Ockemia Bean stands for a portrait at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.

Graduating student Ockemia Bean: ‘Build a community that will support your dreams’

a person hugs her dog in a field

Berkeley Voices: How one student finds hope in her ‘fellow earthlings’

self portrait of Sofia Liashcheva.

Student Sofia Liashcheva: Honoring my Russian culture through art and activism

two youth and an adult dressed in traditional Ukrainian outfits

Student Vitaliia Yaremko: ‘I’m more proud than ever to be Ukrainian’

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