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Around fifth grade, I decided to try my hand at writing a novel. An idea formed in my head and I was desperate to write it down.

This blank book had nothing to do with language: It went beyond that. It was the emptiness of this book that would make space for the author to say exactly what she wanted to say, everything she could ever want to say, forever. 

I’ve always had a love for reading. In the first grade sitting on a carpet covered in the alphabet, I realized something pivotal: All of the books sitting in our library weren’t just words on a page, but stories sparked by passion.

As anyone who reads regularly knows, there comes a time where you just can’t pick up another book. Here are some books that yanked me from my slump.

I was sitting in Portuguese 103 one dreary winter day last semester when it occurred to me — and this thought was not in English, but in the Portuguese-Spanish cocktail pseudo-dialect known as “Portunhol” — that I was, in that moment, a visitor to the Portuguese language.

Tuesday’s talk covered everything from the nutritional value of algae to Weir’s hobbies of mixology, woodworking and board games.

The show begs comparisons to both “Twin Peaks” and “American Horror Story,” which are echoed in “Castle Rock” by its adherence to a small-town mentality and a small cast.

Author and UC Berkeley alumna Beth Barany uses her science fiction and fantasy stories to question gender roles and empower women.

UC Berkeley is one of four institutions set to receive over $400,000 each in surcharge funds collected from the Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Program.