University of California Berkeley - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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CAMPUS MEDIA After many years of diminishing student interest and constant financial failure, Berke- ley ' s campus media have reappeared as a po- tentially important student expression. Many of Cal ' s older printed media, such as the Pelcan, Occident, and the Blue and Gold have returned with form and design which contrast with their former traditional images. A number of new magazine-type publications such as the former humor-oriented Berkeleyan and the feminist Libera now add to the diversity of coverage in the student media; several more of these spe- cialized magazines are planned for 1975-76. Third World publications, ranging in scope from small, specialized newsletters such as the Asian Newsletter to the weekly tabloid Black Thoughts, have also gained an increasingly important role in disseminating ideas and information to campus and East Bay Third World communities. KALX, U.C. ' s 10 watt FM station, resumed broad- cast this Spring after a year off the airwaves. And the Daily Cal the campus ' independent pur- veyor of news and commentary plans expansion of its arts and entertainment coverage into a separate publication to be known as the Weekly Californian. While the campus media hope for expansion of their activities in coming years, ever increas- ing costs and limited A.S.U.C. funding may well thwart these plans. kent yabuki