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Cal Team members offer up their very final (and very pithy) reactions to last week’s 545-mile benefit ride.
Tag: AIDS
New research on AIDS transmission focuses on cheating spouses
February 6, 2013:
Public-health policy for AIDS prevention in sub-Saharan Africa underestimates the role that cheating spouses play in transmitting the virus, according to new research from UC Berkeley. For the new study, scientists created a highly detailed mathematical model to estimate whether HIV-positive individuals were infected during or prior to their current relationship.
Cal road warriors: Behind the scenes, a septuagenarian rider, final thoughts
June 13, 2011:
Writing from L.A. following the closing ceremony, the Cal Team co-captains describe what it takes for a team of “roadies” to park 2,500 bikes, and how each day of the ride is organized. We meet one particularly inspiring rider, and hear their final reflections on the 2011 AIDS LifeCycle.
Cal road warriors: Stranded on a sag bus, moved by a memorial
June 13, 2011:
Though you may aspire to ride every one of those 545 miles to L.A., sometimes you just can’t. A Cal Team member with an injured knee reports on Day 6 of the AIDS LifeCycle; two more describe a moving ceremony, on Ventura beach, to the sound of crashing waves.
Cal road warriors: Riders and ground support go rouge
June 10, 2011:
Cycling 550 miles is a challenge, but what about parking and protecting 2,500 bikes? A Cal Team “roadie” compares the challenges of pedaling with those of providing ground support. And three more Bears recall the fun of donning crimson on AIDS LifeCycle’s Red Dress Day.
Cal road warriors: Halfway to L.A., there’s no turning back
June 9, 2011:
Riders clocked 97 miles, and passed the half-way mark to L.A., on Day 4 of AIDS LifeCycle 2011. Two members of the Cal Team recount a day of gluttony and fun — and a pair of challenging hills known as the Evil Twins.
Cal road warriors: Quad-busting climb, Lycra-clad chorus
June 8, 2011:
Writing from Paso Robles, two Berkeley students recall “Quadbuster” — an infamous stretch of highway on the AIDS LifeCycle’s Day 3 — as well as joyful moments and small acts of kindness along the way.
Cal road warriors: Fried artichokes, a flat tire, high spirits
June 7, 2011:
As they pedal south from S.F. to L.A., grad student Araba Nti and alumna Joanne Yeung describe the trials and joys of the AIDS LifeCycle’s Day 2. The two are part of the 28-member Cal Team, which this year raised $95,000 to support HIV/AIDS services and promote HIV/AIDS awareness.
Cal road warriors: A poignant AIDS milestone day (and a dry ride!)
June 6, 2011:
Defying threats of rain (which luckily didn’t materialize), close to 2,400 cyclists took off from San Francisco early Sunday morning on the first leg of the 2011 AIDS LifeCycle benefit ride. Cal Team member Caitlin Lempres Brostrom ’90 reports on Day 1 from Santa Cruz, 30 years to the day since the official beginning of the AIDS pandemic.
Cal road warriors: As AIDS turns 30, Bears saddle up
June 3, 2011:
Twenty-eight members of the campus community’s Cal Team plan be there Sunday, rain or shine, as AIDS LifeCycle 2011 begins pedaling from S.F. to L.A. Team co-captain Christine Shaff sets the scene and nine members of the team introduce themselves. Beginning Monday, June 6, team members will report in from the road.
Cash rewards and counseling could help prevent STIs in rural Africa
July 18, 2010:
Giving out cash can be an effective tool in combating sexually transmitted infections in rural Africa, according to a study which found that people who were offered $60 over 12 months to stay free of STIs had a 25 percent lower prevalence of infections.
