The Daily Californian

The Daily Californian is a student-operated newspaper that is published by the Independent Berkeley Students Publishing Company, Inc. This independent publication focuses on news related to the UC Berkeley campus and the Berkeley community. Founded in 1871, The Daily Californian holds the distinction of being among the oldest newspapers on the West Coast and one of the longest-running college newspapers in the United States.

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What the Rafael Devers trade means for the Giants

1 week ago | dailycal.org | Jacob Ramos

Just before taking the field Sunday, the San Francisco Giants acquired All-Star third baseman Rafael Devers in a blockbuster trade with the Boston Red Sox. Initially reported by Robert Murray on X, the trade sends Kyle Harrison, Jordan Hicks, James Tibbs III and Jose Bello to Boston, while Devers is the lone return piece headed to the Giants. The trade is a seismic shift for baseball. Here are the main changes and takeaways for the Giants immediately following the deal.
BJ Jones embraces neurodiversity on and off field

2 weeks ago | dailycal.org | Joaquin Ruiz

BJ Jones isn’t your typical Cal football player — or sibling. The redshirt sophomore from Oakland has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, also known as ADHD, and is the brother of 6-year-old Xander, who has autism and struggles with speech and overstimulation. The diagnoses don’t define the inside linebacker, his sibling or their family. Instead, their experiences have inspired them to help create sustainable, inclusive spaces for neurodivergent people.
BJ Jones reshapes norms in both brotherhood and football

2 weeks ago | dailycal.org | Joaquin Ruiz

BJ Jones isn’t your typical Cal football player — or sibling. The redshirt sophomore from Oakland has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, also known as ADHD, and is the brother of 6-year-old Xander, who has autism and struggles with speech and overstimulation. The diagnoses don’t define the inside linebacker, his sibling or their family. Instead, their experiences have inspired them to help create sustainable, inclusive spaces for neurodivergent people.
BJ Jones embraces neurodiversity on and off the field

2 weeks ago | dailycal.org | Joaquin Ruiz

BJ Jones isn’t your typical Cal football player — or sibling. The redshirt sophomore from Oakland has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, also known as ADHD, and is the brother of 6-year-old Xander, who has autism and struggles with speech and overstimulation. The diagnoses don’t define the inside linebacker, his sibling or their family. Instead, their experiences have inspired them to help create sustainable, inclusive spaces for neurodivergent people.
Cal lands 4-star 2026 interior lineman Tommy Tofi

3 weeks ago | dailycal.org | Joaquin Ruiz

The Bears landed California’s top interior lineman in the class of 2026 on Tuesday morning: Archbishop Riordan’s Tommy Tofi. The 6’6”, 330-pounder from San Francisco chose to stay in the Bay after taking an official visit to Berkeley this past weekend. A consensus four-star recruit, Tofi chose Cal over several major programs including Oregon, Tennessee, Ohio State and Miami. “I want to cement my legacy as a hometown hero in the Bay Area,” Tofi said in an interview with Brandon Huffman of 247Sports.
Graduating with an ankle monitor

1 month ago | dailycal.org | Zoe Rosenberg

When I walk across the stage to graduate from UC Berkeley this month, an ankle monitor will track my every step. I am facing up to five and a half years in prison for rescuing four criminally abused chickens, Poppy, Ivy, Aster and Azalea, from Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry slaughterhouse. Throughout my four years of university, I’ve lived a double life.
Berkeley Unified School District rescinds 166 potential layoffs, approves final notices for 15-plus staff

1 month ago | dailycal.org | Alexa Vazquez

Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, announced that it rescinded 166 potential layoff notices for teachers, administrators and other staff at their regular Wednesday meeting last week. They also approved final notices for about 19 full-time equivalent nonteaching staff — cuts to administrative positions that received pushback from community members.
My last meals of Berkeley

1 month ago | dailycal.org | Molly Freeman

The end of the school year is nigh, and the Slack messages about subleasing and the piles of furniture on the street have begun to accumulate more heavily — indicating the scramble that is moving season. For the past three years, excluding the semester I spent in Spain, I have lived in the same college apartment. This has meant that for the most part, moving season has evaded me. Alas, I could not escape it forever. This year, as I prepare to graduate, I must also prepare to leave my apartment.
What I would do with only one day left to live

1 month ago | dailycal.org | Molly Freeman

Undeniably, college is a stressful period of life. Balancing schoolwork, friendships, new living situations, grocery shopping, part-time jobs, taxes, remembering to buy dish soap and so on, rarely does there feel like a time when my brain is quiet. When I have time, I go for runs or read books for pleasure, but sometimes I need a stress reliever that doesn’t actually require me to change the activity I’m doing.
Workers strike across UC on May Day

1 month ago | dailycal.org | Cara Hene

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME Local 3299, and University Professional and Technical Employees, or UPTE, Local 9119 went on strike Thursday across all UC campuses in response to the UC system’s hiring freeze, and in hopes of negotiating a new contract for workers.