Chancellor Robert Berdahl enjoys asking questions. "There are so many interesting people who are part of the Berkeley community," he says. "I learn something new in every conversation."

With the beginning of this school year, a new radio-style talk show called "Bear in Mind" debuts. Listen in on these conversations, in which Berdahl interviews Berkeley faculty, staff, students and visitors about world events, their expertise, experiences and more. Each month, a new segment in the chancellor's Bear in Mind online series will appear on the Berkeley Web site.

Want to suggest someone for an interview? Send Bear In Mind an email.

The interviews below (audio only) are in RealPlayer format.

Episode One, Sept. 12, 2002:

	This is Chancellor Berdahl. You are listening to Bear in Mind ... 2:26 minutes The chancellor tells what Bear in Mind is all about: creating a dialogue within our community.
	The Tom Campbell interview 11:44 minutes Five-term congressman and former Stanford law professor Tom Campbell is the new dean of the Haas School of Business. He talks to the chancellor about how he plans to instill ethics in MBA students, the constant pressure to compromise in politics, and the modern plague of cynicism.
	The Oscar Armijo-Maria Mejia interview 8:23 minutes Freshmen Oscar Armijo (left), and Maria Mejia (right), share why they chose to attend UC Berkeley, how a trip to the International House changed their perspective, and their hopes and fears for the coming year.
	The Walter Alvarez interview 10:34 minutes The chancellor gets a crash course in geology from earth and planetary science professor Walter A. Alvarez, who is teaching his first Freshman Seminar this semester. A member of the team that discovered the cause of the demise of the dinosaurs, Alvarez knows how to make rocks really come to life.

The Jessica Quindel-Jesse Gabriel interview 7:36 minutes Jessica Quindel, president of the Graduate Student Assembly, tells how she plans to help her fellow grad students meet, network, and support each other as well as to encourage participation in the student government. She and Jesse Gabriel, ASUC president, also describe how they hope to encourage communication between diverse groups at the university.

Top of Mind 2:35 minutes The chancellor savors the new experience of having a victorious football team and offers his thoughts about how we remember those who died on September 11, 2001.