Medal winner's life trajectory is 'amazing'
|  The life of Josh Biddle, Berkeley's top graduating
senior, reads like the lyrics of "Amazing Grace." During
high school in Marin County, and then at a boarding
program for troubled teens, he was lost. But after driving
a tractor on his Great-aunt Velma's farm, discovering science
in community college and transferring to Berkeley, he
was found. On May 16, he will share his story at Commencement Convocation and receive the coveted University Medal. His great-aunt, now 100 years old, will be there.
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get an education? Twelve students share their experiences.
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| Coxswain's inspiring battle against cancer |  Varsity rower Jill Costello won Cal Athletics' award as the most inspirational team member and brought the crowd at the Student-Athlete Academic Honors Luncheon to its feet with the story of her fight against cancer. Costello was one of dozens of students honored as both scholars and athletes at the annual event in Pauley Ballroom.
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