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What It Takes to Keep the Lair Running
This is your role-by-role guide to some of the jobs that keep the Lair running.
Mar 25


"Living Where You Party:" Unpacking Fraternity Housing
Last week, I asked guys living in UC Berkeley fraternity houses to take me behind the beer-stained curtains.
Mar 6


21 People, 5 States, One Family: A Conversation with New Camper Rob
With 21 family members in tow, aged 2 to 75, Rob described their week in the woods as nothing short of a celebration.
Mar 4


What Last Summer’s Camp Blue Program Director Wants New Campers to Know
You’ve heard the buzz about the Lair of the Golden Bear, but what’s the real deal? Here’s the inside scoop.
Feb 6


Being Predictable? Out. Meddling in the Lives of Strangers? In.
Now, with 2025 already in motion, I’m thinking about what stays, what goes and what needs to be imagined.
Jan 23


Advance Team Member Kol Van Giesen Just Brought His Lair Staffing Skills to the Campaign Trail
From Lair to political campaign trail, Kol Van Giesen explains how a summer in the woods prepared him for anything.
Jan 7


Chancellor Lyons Talks Lair of the Golden Bear
Chancellor by semester, camper by summer. Rich Lyons answers ten questions about the Lair.
Jan 4


Why 2024’s First-Year Staffers Can’t Wait to Return Next Summer
I asked a couple of staffers at the Lair why they’re coming back—and why they can’t wait to do it again.
Jan 3


Learning to Speak Lair: Decoding Camp Vocabulary
The Lair doesn’t just have activities. It has a vocabulary that weaves its way through everything.
Dec 24, 2024


Camp Magic vs. Corporate Climb: What’s Really Worth Your Time
This summer, I’m making the case for making memories, not coffee runs, for s’mores, not spreadsheets.
Dec 20, 2024


Go Bears, Go You: Berkeley-Themed Affirmations to Boost Your Day
Here are some affirmations — part pep talk, part wink and a touch of shameless pun.
Dec 4, 2024


Lateefah Simon, Berkeley Professors Reflect on Political Education and Action
I explore how studying politics within this campus culture is really shaping the next generation of political participants and leaders.
Oct 31, 2024


Zach Bryan's Grammy's Opt-Out Channels Confucius
Bryan champions the Confucian value of humility, redefining what it means to be an artist in an industry often fueled by competition.
Oct 19, 2024


Taylor Swift Was Vladimir Nabokov in a Past Life
You heard me. He is her — only reincarnated.Â
Oct 5, 2024


Camp Experience for the Corporate World: How a Summer at the Lair Builds Success Stories
Engaging in this experience centered around personal growth is the best holistic step forward in a long and dynamic career path.
Sep 12, 2024


Veganism's Moral Implications
There is a profound need for a fundamental ethical transformation of how we think about non-human animals and how we act on that thinking.
Jun 20, 2024
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