Making Community Colleges Work Better
Community Colleges do a pretty good job getting students in. But they don’t do a great job getting students out — at least not with a degree or transfer. What’s being done to address this problem?
Read MoreUndocumented and Unafraid
For Juan Prieto, a young undocumented activist in the Bay Area, life has always been inherently political and filled with trauma. But a critical part of the movement is a feeling of empowerment within the young, undocumented community.
Read MoreSomebody’s Watching
It turns out that in some cases, your landlord watching you scrub dishes in the kitchen or take a nap on the couch isn’t technically illegal.
Read MoreCan VR curb gender bias in the workplace?
As the #MeToo movement continues to gain traction in the national spotlight, employers are looking for ways to reduce sexual harassment and gender bias in the workplace. Bay Area filmmaker Nathalie Mathe may have a partial solution to this big problem: Virtual reality. Mathe and her small team have built UTURN, a 360-degree video that…
Read MoreLet’s Go Dutch
San Francisco Bay alone is home to many immigrant communities. This past weekend, a collection of Dutch ex-patriates celebrated their most treasured holiday in Golden Gate Park. Producer Francesca Fenzi brings us this audio postcard.
Read MoreTo Cut or Not To Cut
Reporter Kaitlin Benz spoke to three parents who have varying thought processes behind how they chose yes or no to circumcision for their babies.
Read More“Soccer moms” reflect on the lifelong impacts of Title IX
Title Nine was signed into law by President Nixon in 1972. It was supposed to create more gender equality in education. That meant for every men’s sports team, schools had to provide a women’s equivalent. In 1974, fewer than three hundred thousand girls played high school sports. Thanks to Title Nine, today that number’s grown…
Read MoreFrom Illness to Ironman
Jen Magnuson began training for an Ironman triathlon in an attempt to take back her body from a rare autoimmune disease she was diagnosed with, and on race day in 2008 she left the symptoms of her disease out on the track, never to be seen again.
Read MoreQuidditch is a Gritty Sport
If you’re a Harry Potter fan, you were probably disappointed when you didn’t get your Hogwarts admission letter when you turned 11. But that doesn’t mean that Muggles can’t still play the official sport of the wizarding world. Reporters Zoe Ferrigno and Padmini Parthasarathy caught up with the UC Berkeley Quidditch team as they were…
Read MoreSeniors Stay Active in Oakland’s Chinatown
For the elderly, staying active can be difficult. But that’s not the case at the Lincoln
Square Recreation Center in Oakland’s Chinatown. Reporter Muna Danish stopped by for a
visit.