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Happy Halloween, Bears! 🎃 Swipe for the scariest thing hiding in the Campanile💀🦴

Next time you ride up to the observation deck, remember who you’re passing on the way. 👻Happy Halloween from the Cal Alumni Association 🎃

On October 13, former Alumni Scholars returned to Berkeley to share where their paths have led since graduation. 🎓

Over conversations about careers, setbacks, and the choices that shaped them, current scholars heard firsthand advice from people who once sat in the same seats. The evening sparked new connections and gave everyone room to reflect on what comes after Cal. 💬

We’re grateful to our program alums for investing their time and wisdom in the next generation of Alumni Scholars. Their commitment is the clearest measure of what the Alumni Scholarships and Engagement Program builds: a community that keeps giving back. 💙💛

These Berkeley students changed how we decide which movies are worth watching. 🍅🎬

During Senh Duong’s time at Cal, he struggled to find credible online reviews for an upcoming film, Rush Hour. He figured other movie lovers might have the same problem. So he teamed up with fellow Berkeley students Stephen Wang and Patrick Y. Lee, combining their shared interests in coding, web design, and movies. Together, they created Rotten Tomatoes.

In 2004, the three Berkeley alumni sold Rotten Tomatoes to IGN Entertainment, turning their student passion project into one of the most influential movie sites of all time.

What’s the first movie you remember checking on Rotten Tomatoes?

📸by Hon Hoang & Stephen Wang

Cal Bears, meet your new insurance partner

We’re excited to introduce Insurify, a new benefit for Cal alumni everywhere. Insurify is an online insurance marketplace that gives you one place to explore auto, home and renters insurance. Answer a few questions, compare personalized quotes from 120+ insurers in minutes, and choose what’s right for you. Explore your insurance options today. Go Bears!

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🏈 Cal football. Great conversation. Excellent company.

Presented by the Cal Alumni Association at Study Hall Rooftop Lounge at the Residence Inn.

🕓 4:30–5:30 PM, every Wednesday through November

🎙️ Join fellow Bears on the rooftop for a live recording of Tell the Whole Damn World. Grab a drink, take in the view, and hear unfiltered stories about Cal football from the people who know it best.

📺 Or check it out live on Tell the Whole Damn World's YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3UURabR

Did you know that Philadelphia 76ers star Jaylen Brown was once a UC Berkeley student?

Before entering the NBA spotlight, Brown spent the 2015-16 academic year at Cal. As a freshman, he took a graduate-level course through the Graduate School of Education–Theoretical Foundations for the Cultural Studies of Sport in Education. He also competed on Cal’s chess team, showcasing his interests beyond the basketball court.

Brown’s intellectual pursuits have continued well beyond his time at Cal. He’s held lectures at MIT, Harvard, and Berkeley, exploring topics around education, social justice, and how sports intersect with society.

Since then, Brown has gone on to become a five-time NBA All-Star, two-time All-NBA selection, 2024 NBA champion and 2024 Finals MVP.

📸by Andrew Ciggs & Mitchell Layton

Berkeley is building at a pace it hasn’t seen in decades. Swipe for the tallest building in the city’s history, a classroom building made of wood, a $557M home for AI and data science, and the long-awaited housing on the People’s Park site. 🐻🏗️ Which one do you want to see in person?

Last chance to join Cal Alumni Mentors this fall

🎓 The momentum
Since August, Cal Alumni Mentors has matched more than 180 undergraduates with alums across nearly every field, and there's still room in this fall's cohort.

🤝 What's included
Program participants get first access to a growing slate of virtual career development events, panels, workshops, and one-on-one conversations built to deepen the mentor-mentee relationship.

⏳ The deadline
Enrollment closes soon. Alums and students who want in this cycle need to sign up now.

🐻 Join now → alumni.berkeley.edu/mentorship

Berkeley Student Union

Golden Bears in Dallas-Fort Worth are building something new. Stop by the Cal Alumni Association table at the tailgate to meet fellow local alums and hear how the region’s new alumni chapter is coming together before kickoff.

🏈 Tailgate: 9 to 11 a.m. CT
⏰ Kickoff: 11 a.m. CT
📍 Location: In front of Crum Lacrosse & Sports Field, 5900 Bush Ave., Dallas, TX 75205

🎟️ Get tailgate passes → https://bit.ly/4zDoWBD