
UC Berkeley sees massive increase in freshman applications [East Bay Express]
Artist makes creatures so lifelike they are called “vegan taxidermy” [Chronicle]
Cal faculty help discover smallest solar system [Daily Cal]
West campus will be transformed for school district HQs [Oakland Tribune]
UC is either friendly or hostile to Jewish students, depending [J Weekly]
Berkeley Lab director wins prestigious Wolf Foundation prize [Berkeley Lab]
Berkeley Playhouse presents Pinocchio from Geppetto’s viewpoint [Chronicle]
Photo: Warehouse Berkeley Hills Blue, by cdsessums /Berkeleyside Flickr pool.