Spain

Speaking and reading in a language is a privilege, one that I hadn’t acknowledged until now. So when I started reading more in Spanish, it no longer felt like a chore. It felt like every time I did, I was making my mother and Aya proud.

I had spent so much time up to that point convincing myself that only success would fulfill me. At the peak of chaos, I realized that there was more to life than maintaining my GPA and securing a return offer.

To my dismay, I realized the politics in Spain are just as polarized as those in the United States. But because I was traveling in a country with a longer history, I could connect to a time and place free of conflict.

Today, a UC Berkeley work crew stripped the lettering off Moses Hall after UC President Michael Drake approved a proposal submitted by campus Chancellor Carol Christ in December to unname the building, according to a campus press release. The building, temporarily dubbed Philosophy Hall, awaits approval for the formal renaming. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, confirmed the sixth case of monkeypox in the state of California on Monday, 10 days after the first recorded case in Sacramento County.

SF Ballet’s latest is particularly charming and inviting, sure to offer riveting entertainment for everyone.

With more than 200 pavilions occupying an enormous space — twice the size of Monaco — the expo is basically a trip around the world.

While language may seem to change rather quickly, toponyms, or place names, tend to last. People often care deeply about them, making them so entrenched in the culture of a place that they can outlive whole civilizations.

The UC Education Abroad Program suspended several study abroad programs for spring 2021 Thursday as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Campus confirmed two new cases of COVID-19, colloquially known as the coronavirus, Wednesday, bringing the number of students who have tested positive up to seven.