Golden Nuggets: October 30-November 4
Breath and take your mind off *gestures broadly* all of this.
Welcome to another edition of Golden Nuggets. I’m going to do my best to distract you from, well everything if just for a few minutes. On to the nuggets!
Senior Day Continued!
Cal Men’s Water Polo celebrated Senior Day this week. Congrats Kai Seed, Roberto Valera, Wyatt Mundelius, Jordi Gascon, Jake Howerton, Max Casabella, Itay Batito, George Avakian, Will Kieckhafer, Brady Hoover, and Blake Hoover!
Ha Ha! Business!
UC Berkeley received a grant aimed at helping researchers and their breakthroughs make it out of the laboratory and into the world. The funds will help continue the program that has given us technology like MyShake, an early detection earthquake technology.
Ott To Go
The Calgorithm remains undefeated with Honorary Sturdy Golden Bear Rece Davis tweeting out “Ott To Go” during the World Series.
Previews! Get Your Previews Here!
The Write For California Team has been busy previewing some upcoming Cal Sports teams. Read on below for previews for Men and Women’s Basketball by Nick Kranz, and Softball and Baseball Previews by new to the team Justin Buechler! Welcome aboard Justin!
Cal Men's Basketball Season 2024 Preview: Mark Madsen's Uncertainty Principle
photo via @calmbball twitter
California Golden Bears Softball: A Way-Too-Early 2025 Season Preview
The California Golden Bears Softball team is back in Berkeley and is swinging into the season wrapping up their Fall Ball scrimmages against the West Valley Vikings, Cal State East Bay Pioneers, UC Davis Aggies, Santa Clara Broncos, College of San Mateo Bulldogs, Sac State Hornets, Saint Mary’s Gaels, and the Sonoma State Seawolves.
California Golden Bears Baseball: A Way-Too-Early 2025 Season Preview
Fall ball is back at Evans Diamond in Stu Gordon Stadium, which means the California Golden Bears are preparing to bring the East Bay’s university to THE powerhouse baseball conference. While the schedule for the Atlantic Coast Conference’s 2025 baseball season has yet to be announced, Cal, along with rival Stanford (SMU does not field a baseball progra…
Speaking Of Newcomers…
Wanted to take a second here and highlight another newcomer to Write for California, Lindsey Gailmard who is going to help us make sense of all this data! Welcome Lindsey!
Still Thinking About the Election?
Well, I don’t blame you. But if you want to not think about it, some UC Berkeley Psychologists got together and offered some tips to process things, improve your mental health, and get through this week.
How some more Psychology?
UC Berkeley psychology professor Dacher Keltner has served as a science advisor for Pixar for over a decade on hit films Inside Out and Inside Out 2. In a video posted this week, Professor Keltner broke down the science behind a scene in Inside Out 2. Spoilers ahead!
Mr. President?
Friend of the blog and UC Berkeley alum Ed Quinn went on Ryen Russillo’s podcast this past week “to share stories from his time acting and modeling (57:30) and he sticks around for a special edition of Life Advice (110:48).”
SECRET TUNNELSSS
Ever wondered about all that steam coming up from the ground around campus? The Daily Cal wrote a feature on the Steam Tunnels, a place your author definitely hasn’t been and definitely didn’t go down them his freshman year and definitely didn’t get into California Hall when it was under construction and definitely didn’t sit on the roof of California Hall.
Our Beautiful Son is (almost) an MVP
The Washington Post profiled Jared Goff and interviewed a number of his coaches and influences, including Tony Franklin. It’s a good interview, so give it a read!
Randy Wickstrom - In Memoriam
The San Francisco Chronicle wrote a story on Randy Wickstrom, Cal Men’s Gymnast NCAA Champion who passed from AIDS in 1990. It’s a touching article remembering Randy.
Look at This Photograph
TwistNHook, of fame on this website for giving us legal analysis, opened a book and found a few photos of UC Berkeley from yesteryear. TAke a look y’all.
Keeping Palo Alto Bear Territory
Cal Men’s and Women’s Soccer took care of business this week, declaring Stanford Bear Territory in thrilling victories down on the farm. Go Bears!
Cal Athletes Getting Honored
On top of that Kevin Carmichael was named ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week and named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week for scoring the game-winner! Congrats Kevin! Elsewhere, Liz Klompmaker and Canisha Van Duyn were named to the All-ACC Field Hockey Team! Not content with just that award, Liz Klompmaker was named ACC Freshman of the Year! Congrats Liz!
Cal Athletics Roundup
Cal Women’s Golf came in 5th at the Nanea Invitational. Field Hockey lost to Stanford and North Carolina. Women’s Soccer took down #14 Stanford. Men’s and Women’s Cross Country competed in the ACC Championships placing 9th and 15th. Volleyball lost to Florida State and Miami. Men’s Soccer beat Stanford. Men’s Water Polo lost to No. 1 UCLA and No. 2 USC. Cal Women’s Basketball started their season strong beating Saint Mary’s 90-58. Men’s Basketball started strong as well beating CSU Bakersfield.
Cal Pros Roundup
Aaron Rodgers threw for 211 yards and 3 Touchdowns on Thursday Night Football in a win over the Texans. Jared Goff quietly completed 81% of his passes for 145 yards and a touchdown in a win over the Packers. Cam Bynum played some solid defense, and equally solid celebrations. The Jayle(o)ns are on the mend (Get Well Soon!)
That’s it for this week. If you made it to the end, I hope I helped quell some of the anxieties pervading everything even if only for a few minutes. If I forgot anything, let us know in the comments. And if you need it, here’s some self-care tips the Calgorithm put together for you last week.
Go Bears!
Ben, I appreciate the “take a look yall” reference