Cal Golden Bears

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>do they refer the Berkeley when they say that? so in D1 sports Berkeley = Cal? how come UCLA gets their own name?</p>

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<p>Cal is Cal because we are THE university of California, while UCLA is just our southern branch, so they need to make the difference clear to the fans.</p>

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<p>Cal = California = The University of California = Name of UC Berkeley orginally because it's the first UC.</p>