Golden Nuggets: Jahvid Best News, College Corps, and a Daily Cal Photo Essay
Rob told me I couldn't play Pokopia until this is done.
Hello and welcome to Golden Nuggets, our weekly recap article where we try to highlight all the fun, funny, or interesting things you might have missed roughly over the last week across Bear Territory (the whole damn world of course). Think of it like a cheat sheet for small talk about Cal.
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World’s Fastest Police Officer
Jahvid Best got a glowing profile in the SF Chronicle this past week looking at his career as a current San Francisco Police Department Officer, a thing a number of people discovered in the last month in the lead up to the Super Bowl. Read the profile here.
College Corps
We start this week with a profile on the popular state program College Corps, one of the many programs within the California Service Corps, which pays students for community service work. The program is having a demonstrable impact, easing financial burdens to attend college for many students while also filling critical gaps in the K-12 education, climate action, and food insecurity spaces. It’s a great read that talks a bit about some of the UC Berkeley students enrolled in the program. Read it here.
Small Bites
Daily Cal published a photo essay on the flora and fauna around campus. Happy Spring!
SF YIMBY has some details on a new building just off campus.
Berkeley Law started a new course to support first year law school students already being recruited
Berkeley Libraries has a new Etruscan exhibit on display
People keep talking about Cal Football having a breakout year in 2026
Whose Live Is It Anyway is coming to Berkeley
This Week in e-Commerce
This week we’re going vintage, which is now roughly around when I was born, which makes me feel great by the way!
Simple. Elegant. To the point. Could be yours right now on eBay.
Golden Bear Honors
Matteo Bardana (Men’s Gymnastics) was named CGA Gymnast of the Week
Charmin Smith notched her 100th Career Win!
Mari Testa (Track and Field) was named Gatorade Student Athlete of the Month
Abbi Magee (Women’s Water Polo) scored her 100th-goal this past week
Dai Dai Ames (Men’s Basketball) was named to the All-ACC Third Team
Justin Pippen was named an All-ACC Honorable Mention
Nathan Underhill (Men’s Gymnastics) was named MPSF Freshman of the Week for the second time
Constance Fouillet (Women’s Golf) is a Co-Champion from the Juli Inkster Invitational
Cal Pros Recap
Soccer
Congrats to Alexis Wright starting her pro career in Iceland for FH Futbol.
Golf
Collin Morikawa placed 5th in the Arnold Palmer Invitational this past week totaling 11 under par on the tournament.
Basketball
They Jaylen/Jaylon match was this week as the Celtics placed in Cleveland with Boston taking the win.
And so we find ourselves again at the end of Golden Nuggets. I appreciate you all reading this, and I have a ton of fun writing it (except all I really want to do right now is play Pokopia). Tweaked the format a bit here based on what I’m seeing folks click on, so if you liked the old format let me know in the comments! Last week’s most clicked link was how to make your broccoli taste better. Here it is again. Okay time to go fix up Vermillion City.
Great article