| It's all in the family at Berkeley | 
Aaida and Tahoura Samad, identical-twin freshmen and scientists-in-the-making at Berkeley, will welcome a familiar face to campus in the fall: their mother. Bushra Samad is one of just 53 students accepted into Berkeley's highly competitive graduate program in bioengineering - while raising her ambitious and accomplished daughters.
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| Downsizing the state's sprawling prison system
|  Through its laws and policies, California has created a hugely bloated correctional system, says Barry Krisberg, a well-known advocate of criminal-justice reform. With 170,000 prisoners held in dozens of overcrowded facilities, the system is financially unsustainable - setting the stage, potentially, for smarter policies, says Krisberg, who since January has been a Berkeley Law distinguished senior fellow.
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| New director, new season for Cal Performances | 
The
Vienna Philharmonic, Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, premieres by
Mark Morris Dance Group, the Tallis Scholars' Victoria project, a new
partnership with the Ojai Music Festival, and farewell performances by
Merce Cunningham Dance Company highlight Mat�as Tarnopolsky's debut season as director of Cal Performances. He describes his approach as one of "evolution, not
revolution" after Robert Cole's 23-year tenure running the show.
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