Why is it..

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>…called Cal?</p>

<p>Stupid question I know >_<</p>

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<p>cal is a nickname for for California.</p>

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<p>"University of California-Berkeley" took too long to say. In fact, "Berkeley" and "California" took too long to say. So we just shortened to to "Cal". And since we are the centerpiece of the UC system, we can get away with it, while UCLA and others can't.</p>

<p>Californians? Lazy? Naw...</p>

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<p>hella lazy :)</p>

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<p>no, because we were the first california UC, the original "university of california"</p>

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<p>It's because of it's unparalleled CALiber in so many fields of course :)</p>