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You think you have what it takes to hype up the student section? We trained to become a @calmicmen for a day and this is how it went! As part of @calspiritgroups, they are the voices behind the mic bringing the energy to every Cal game! 📣🐻💙
#UCBerkeley #UCBerkeleyLife #CollegeLife #CalFootball #GoBears
Video Description: A UC Berkeley student prepares to join the Cal Mic Men for a day with a comedic Rocky-style training montage around campus. She then puts on the uniform, leads “Go Bears” chants at Memorial Stadium, and interviews the team.
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Falling for UC Berkeley. 🍂🙂↕️
#UCBerkeley #UCBerkeleyLife #Berkeley #FallVibes #CollegeCampus
Video description: A scenic visual tour of fall on the UC Berkeley campus, showing autumn leaves around Sather Tower and Doe Library, students walking under Sather Gate, and a glowing sunset view over the Bay.
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How we’d react if you started studying for your UC Berkeley midterm this early... 🫢📚
#UCBerkeley #UCBerkeleyLife #CollegeLife #StudentLife #Midterm
Video description: A UC Berkeley student reacts to how early their friends started studying for a midterm. A timer counts up from 0 minutes to 30 days while they cycle through humorous expressions and hand gestures.
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The scariest day at UC Berkeley... a true student horror story 😱
#UCBerkeley #UCBerkeleyLife #Halloween #Paranormal #HappyHalloween
Video description: A UC Berkeley student experiences the ultimate midterm nightmare: oversleeping, getting lost in Dwinelle, having no “Berkeley Time,” and forgetting a calculator. He wakes up in the library unaware someone from his dream is watching from the stacks.
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Celebrate Filipino American History Month with @ucberkeleydining ! 🇵🇭✨
Dining was serving up lumpia, chicken inasal, ube milk tea and other tasty Filipino dishes! There was dancing, singing, and tons of memories made! Big thanks to ASUC Senator Gabby’s office @asucsenatorgabby for bringing the community together 🐻💙
#FAHM #UCBerkeley #Berkeley #UCBerkeleyLife #BayArea
Video description: A fast-paced recap of UC Berkeley’s Filipino American History Month celebration at Crossroads Dining Hall, featuring dishes like chicken inasal, lumpia, pancit, and ube milk tea set to “Bebot” by The Black Eyed Peas. The video captures students filling the bustling dining hall, live musical performances by student groups, and ASUC Senator Gabby highlighting the importance of Filipino cultural representation on campus before ending with a large group cheering, “Maraming salamat! Thank you and Go Bears!”
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Rico’s experience and advice as a senior on being a first-generation student.
Where to search and how to determine which internship is right for you.
AI best practices and free tools for students.
Learn about support provided by the Basic Needs Center.
How the student experience shifts with the seasons.
Study like a pro! Lessons learned before graduating from Cal.
Discover UC Berkeley resources to maintain physical, nutritional, and mental health.
How Golden Bears spend winter break.
A guide to finding delicious meals that meet your specific dietary needs.
