UC Berkeley – North Gate Radio

Berkeley’s Turkeys and a Community Garden in Danger

A surprising creature inspires the latest act of Berkeley civil disobedience.

Constance’s Bus

Constance Johnson and her two kids have been homeless in the East Bay for three years, bouncing from their car to storefronts and homeless shelters in the East Bay. But they are getting ready to move into their new place. Not an apartment or a house, but a converted school bus.

Battle for People’s Park

There’s now a retrospective photography exhibit of the Battle for People’s Park at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, allowing viewers to reflect on the university’s past–and present–activism.

Audio Postcard: Sproul Plaza

UC Berkeley is a busy school. Students rush between classes, work, and activities – contributing to the overall hustle and bustle of a college campus. Reporter Jameson Weiss offers us an audio postcard from the place we know and love at the heart of UC Berkeley – Sproul Plaza.

Cal Rugby

Unlike other Cal Athletics teams, rugby is wildly successful. Reporter Jameson speaks to the Head Coach and Daily Cal Sports Editor to find out more about the unsung success of the UC Berkeley Rugby team.

A (Home) Match made in Heaven

Creating affordable housing and unlikely roommate pairs. That’s the goal of Berkeley Home Match- an innovative new housing program being piloted this spring at UC Berkeley. Through an extensive matching process the program connects graduate students looking for housing, with retired UC Staff who have homes to rent; with benefits for both sides. Jesse Clements reports on this unusual collaboration between the UCB Retirement Center, Senior Community Ashby Village and the University itself.

Mental Health at Cal

New studies are linking higher education to lack of mental wellness. Statistics are showing that graduate students are leaving college with a mountain of debt and a lot of anxiety. There has become less of a stigma around mental health and more students are seeking help. Berkeley offers on campus and off campus support to assist these students.

Quidditch 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…

“Slaves Among Us”

Documentary producer and UC Berkeley Professor Andres Cediel sat down with North Gate Radio’s Rachel Loyd to talk about his upcoming film “Slaves Among Us.”

Meet the Man Who Plays the Campanile Bells

If you’re on the UC Berkeley campus, there’s one thing you’re bound to hear: the Campanile Bells coming together in a song. North Gate Radio’s Sonja Hutson went all the way up to the top of what is officially named Sather Tower … roughly 200 feet above the ground… to meet the man who plays…