10 KINDS OF IMMORTALITY | "It’s closing in on two years since my father died from his addiction, and I’m beginning to wonder what the point of grief is beyond its evolutionary function of mourning the permanent loss of connection"

CALIFORNICATION | "I’ve always felt that music is viscerally private. To some, there’s an inherent undercurrent of hierarchy, or more so, a categorization of identity based on the choice of music that you play for a road trip"

UC Berkeley is partnering with local brewery Bear Republic Brewing Company this fall to create a Berkeley-themed craft beer. Called Oski’s California Gold, the new craft beer will be sold at California Memorial Stadium during sporting events as well as at select Bay Area stores and event venues

AC Transit’s Realign plan went into effect Aug. 10. The program includes a comprehensive list of changes which add, alter or remove bus routes from all across the East Bay

BayPass will let students travel with 24 different Bay Area public transportation agencies in nine counties, accessed automatically through student Clipper cards for new and continuing students

DAILY CLOG | "Am I really learning at school, or just doing things that mark boxes off a checklist? Oftentimes in college, we’re overly focused on performing and trying to do well academically"

THE SOAPBOX | "Somewhere nestled in the crossroads between performance theater and a factory assembly line is our very own campus, where students invariably toe the boundaries of presentation –– and authenticity"

There’s no sugarcoating it: Cal’s offensive line was in shambles last season. Opposing fronts bullied the Bears’ blockers. The blue and gold were woeful in pass protection, giving up 3.85 sacks per game — the third-worst mark in the country

President Donald Trump’s administration is seeking a $1 billion settlement from the university to restore frozen research grant funding — the most the administration has publicly sought from a university in a recent series of settlements

UC Berkeley researchers found that oxytocin — commonly considered the “love hormone” — also plays a significant role in the formation and maintenance of friendships in an Aug. 8 study on prairie voles

SEX ON TUESDAY | “I used to wear my virginity as a scarlet letter on my chest, ashamed of its foreseeable visibility. At 17, my best friends lost their virginities with such ease: empty parking lots, beachside hookups and even prom afterparty cliches”

CULTURE SHOT | “The weird meta panopticon of the “Love Island” format and the recent rise of conservatism where people have begun to lose touch with the hallmarks of reality television in favor of moral posturing paired with egregious hate"

Brent “Paco” Austin is chasing the legacies of Cal alumni in NFL secondaries. The 5’11” senior cornerback is primed to be the Bears’ top defender on the outside during the 2025 season after transferring from South Florida

President Donald Trump’s administration is seeking a $1 billion settlement from the university to restore frozen research grant funding — the most the administration has publicly sought from a university in a recent series of settlements

Cal volleyball bumped things into high gear Sunday, Aug. 3, beginning its official preseason training. With six freshmen and two transfers, the team will be welcoming several new players this season. Natalie Lau, the team’s setter, gave insight on how the Bears prepared for the upcoming campaign

After six years of closure, Berkeley Unified School District listed the former site of Oxford Elementary School at a starting price of $3 million through public bid

Blue Bottle Coffee employees in the East Bay, including at the W.C. Morse Building, Old Oakland, Piedmont and Downtown Berkeley locations, unionized under Blue Bottle Independent Union on July 31 through an election with the National Labor Relations Board

Duffl, a delivery service for food and other essentials on several college campuses, will return to Berkeley by Aug. 28 with a storefront near War Horse Tattoo, which is located at the corner of Telegraph Avenue and Parker Street

The UC system has been directed to reconsider its ban on employing undocumented students, per a California Court of Appeals ruling Aug. 5

THE SOAPBOX | In the marshmallow test, preschoolers were studied for their ability to delay gratification. They could either eat the treat immediately when placed in front of them, or wait for 15 minutes to receive another

UC Berkeley alumna and Taylor Swift DeCal founder Crystal Haryanto published her first book, “The Glory of Giving Everything: The Taylor Swift Business Model,” last month. The book connects lessons from singer-songwriter Taylor Swift’s career with professional and personal life advice

It’s been a long, long time since we’ve seen Donkey Kong on his own. 11 years have passed since “Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze,” and now that DK has returned to the limelight, it’s obvious that, despite his hiatus, he’s still got it Grade: 5.0/5.0

Forest Tea Bar, a cafe specializing in matcha, hosted a soft opening July 11 and is currently operating with limited hours in its new permanent location on 2628 Shattuck Ave. The cafe is open Friday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., serving a simplified menu during its soft opening

In a win for labor, Recreational Equipment Inc. and the worker organizations representing the company’s unionized stores reached an agreement last week after a complaint was filed against the corporation in 2024

THE SOAPBOX | "What happens when every institutionalized schedule, including the 9-5 workday, school hours or healthcare appointment systems are built for a lifestyle and physiology that is contradictory to yours"

Welcome to UC Berkeley — and to one of the most fiercely loyal and delightfully chaotic sports regions in the country. Falling in love with Bay Area sports is practically a rite of passage. Don’t worry — we’ve got the cheat sheet right here

Berkeley is one of 18 on a federal list of sanctuary cities targeted by President Donald Trump’s administration

On July 29, the Berkeley City Council approved the formation of the Nightlife Subcommittee, intended to develop the framework of a future nightlife council that will work on the vitalization of the city of Berkeley’s commercial districts

James B. “JB” Milliken began his tenure as the 22nd president of the UC system Aug. 1. Selected by the UC Board of Regents on May 2, he will lead the university’s 10 campuses and its nearly 300,000 students, over 25,000 faculty and over 173,000 staff

TIME AND PLACE | "The myth of sunny California dissipated as the waves fizzled into the hazy overcast enveloping Del Mar Beach"

DAILY CLOG | "Summer vacation is the perfect opportunity to finally start reading the books that have been collecting dust on your shelves for months"

SEX ON TUESDAY | "For the sake of all of our curiosities, I can’t help but wonder … What are another 5 sex positions that are worth bending over for?"

Cal held its first day of fall camp Wednesday, and all was sound until head coach Justin Wilcox revealed that defensive lineman Nate Burrell will miss the 2025 season after suffering an injury in the spring

The San Francisco Giants have officially raised the white flag for the 2025 season — or at least it feels that way, judging by their recent trade deadline moves

CAL IN COLOR | "When we recreate the recipes of our ancestors, we’re not only honoring old tradition but we are creating something new, something that is our own"

Written by Tate Brombal and with art by Jacob Phillips, “Everything Dead & Dying” is a five-part Western horror miniseries from Image Comics. The graphic novel follows Jack Chandler, a farmer single-handedly sustaining his zombie-fied town of Caverton

Thousands of UC Berkeley students vote to elect their ASUC student body and vote on student fee referendums. The Daily Californian analyzed eight years of voting data and 12 years of referendum bills to see what drives students to the ballot

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory announced upcoming layoffs to lab employees in early July as a result of federal funding cuts

CULTURE SHOT | "Welcome to College 101, 'A Film Education.' This course explores a carefully curated syllabus of cinematic greats that delve into the growing pains, transitions and emotional terrain that come with three major life events..."

At UC Berkeley, student-athletes do more than just compete at the Division I level — they juggle the relentless pace of athletics with the academics of the nation’s top public university. That balancing act doesn’t come easy

The most popular dish in this rural town is beef tartare, served fresh with a gristle garnish. For all but one resident in Caverton, raw flesh and bone might as well be a five star meal

10 KINDS OF IMMORTALITY | "I always believed there was nothing in the world my father loved more than alcohol. After all, he died for it"

The University of California settled a lawsuit filed against the UC Regents and will pay $6.45 million towards Jewish organizations, antisemitism initiatives, plaintiffs and legal fees

Caps on federal student loans contained in President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill could deter aspiring lawyers and doctors from earning professional degrees

After receiving a record number of applications for the 2025-26 academic year, UC Berkeley significantly increased its international admits while reducing its share of in-state acceptances by about 12% compared to last year

Amid ongoing litigation over grant terminations and looming potential cuts for federal science agencies in fiscal year 2026, students and professors across campus are adjusting their expectations and plans as prospects for future funding remain uncertain

SEX ON TUESDAY | “For the sake of this column and the curiosity of myself and my peers, I felt an urge to conduct personal research this past week. The prospect of a Bumble match coming over in the early afternoon for a quickie heightened my anxiety”

LETTERS TO THE EDITORS | “The Daily Cal’s independence has come full circle with the July 19 editorial calling on the ASUC to resist the UC administration’s action to try to silence it. The right to free speech should not be subject to ownership”

A June 24 order signed by President Donald Trump will pull support from houseless outreach programs that employ “housing first” and “harm reduction” policies — approaches that lay the foundation of California’s policies toward houselessness

Food waste apps, such as Too Good To Go, which are designed to sell discounted “surprise bags” of surplus food, can sometimes increase waste by encouraging retailers to overproduce