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Spring 2003 Newsletter:
Alumni Make Us Proud
By Karlyn Barker '68

Congratulations to Seth Rosenfeld ('81), a reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle, who was recently selected Journalist of the Year by the Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

Fall 2002 Newsletter:
Hearing the AP Bells Ring In Old Eshleman Hall
By Karlyn Barker '68

It’s been an entire year without newsletters to update us on Daily Cal alums. So let’s get on with it.

Fall 2001 Newsletter:
Former Statistician Enjoys Career Outside of Academia
By Daniel Hernandez '02 and Karlyn Barker '68

Jack Robinson ('84, MJ '86) was supposed to be a professor of statistics. He graduated from Cal with a degree in statistics with honors, then enrolled in Berkeley's prestigious statistics doctoral program, all part of his fast track to being a lifelong scholar.

Fall 2000 Newsletter:
Hard to be the 'Insider' while nursing wounds
By Karlyn Barker ’68

This edition of Alumni Insider is a little less diverse than usual. But the author has a good excuse.

Spring 2000 Newsletter:
11 alums, seven decades, one thing in common
By Karlyn Barker ’68

The paid membership of The Daily Californian Alumni Association is now up to 365 and counting. And we continue to hear from former staffers — in this case spanning seven decades of the paper’s proud history. Read on!

Winter 1999 Newsletter:
From overseas to ‘wannabes’: Updates aplenty
By Karlyn Barker ’68

We’ve been in touch with many Daily Cal alumni in recent weeks, even managing to track down an ex-staffer in England. Thanks to email, we’ve got an update on Jeff Swimmer ’85, now an independent documentary filmmaker living in London.

Fall 1999 Newsletter:
Stint on rebel paper left staffer a 'noted subversive'
By Karlyn Barker 1968

Everyone knows that the Daily Cal staff, after one fight too many with the university administration, took the student paper off campus in the 1970s. But how many remember the short-lived Independent Californian in 1960, born of the Daily Cal's clash with the ASUC?

Summer 1999 Newsletter:
Alum makes smooth move to PR
By Karlyn Barker 1968

The recent reunion in Sacramento provided an update on Steve Swatt, the Daily CalÕs sports editor in 1967. After a few years with UPI in Los Angeles and then 23 years covering state and national politics for KCRA-TV, the NBC affiliate in Sacramento, he is now a partner and owner of Nelson Communications Group, a statewide public affairs and initiative campaign-management outfit.

Spring 1999 Newsletter:
Alum from 'the other side' recalls his DC days
By Karlyn Barker, 1968

When the newly formed Daily Californian Alumni Association got going a few years ago, someone decided to go through past issues of the paper and write down all the bylines dating back to the 1930s. This yielded a list with hundreds of names of potential members -- and a few wild goose chases.

Winter 1998 Newsletter:
Members send memories and updates
By Karlyn Barker, 1968

Letters and emails from Daily Cal alums, plus conversations at the recent reunion in Berkeley, have provided an assortment of "items," as columnist Herb Caen used to say. So let's get started.

Fall 1998 Newsletter:
Catching up with Daily Cal alumni
By Karlyn Barker 1968

It's been a busy year for the Daily Cal and a busy time for its alumni. The July reunion and reception in Los Angeles was a big success and former staff members will be gathering again on Sept. 26 for the annual reunion on campus over Homecoming Weekend.

Spring 1998 Newsletter:
Daily Cal Alumni Association, receptions: Full steam ahead
By Karlyn Barker 1968

Catching up with Daily Cal alumni.