Tag Archives: UC Berkeley

Opinion: More Asian Students Should Embrace CalStates

Posted on March 17, 2025 by Edwin Bai

Prestige: it’s what every high school graduate wants when picking a college to go to, and it is especially true for Asian students. Being Asian myself, I am no stranger to the pressure put on students to attend a high … Continue reading →

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UC Berkeley Tang Center: Xenophobia a “Common” and “Normal” reaction to the Coronavirus

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Jeff

In an incident full of irony on multiple levels, UC Berkeley’s University Health Services Tang Center, named after donor and Hong Kong businessman Jack Tang, posted the above note on social media for Cal students, many of whom are Asian … Continue reading →

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“Holistic” Admissions at UC Berkeley: An Insider View

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Jeff

Question:  What activity would have enough ethical dilemnas to scare off an ethics professor? Answer:  UC Berkeley’s “ holistic” Admissions process. Ruth Starkman, who at the time was an ethics professor at the University of San Francisco, has written this … Continue reading →

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7-3 Center Max Zhang Growing in Berkeley

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Jeff

You might wonder how UC Berkeley 7-3 center Max Zhang could have room to grow, but he’s growing in many ways: Growing in size.  How could a 7-3 man grow in size?  Not in terms of height, but in bulk.  … Continue reading →

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