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Demystifying Housing Co-ops

Maybe you’ve wanted to peek into that white house with the flag pole and swing as you ascended the south stadium stairs. Or, maybe you’ve heard from a friend that they live in a house with 139 people where there’s free food. Perhaps you’ve donned your black lipstick and attended Goth party at Casa Zimbabwe, better known as CZ. These initial interactions are glimpses into the lives of members of the Berkeley Student Cooperative and are pieces of a larger whole encompassing 20 properties, 1,300 members and a nearly century-old legacy.

Those outside entertain questions about the system: Is it clean? Is the food good? Do you have sex all the time? The answers: If people did their work shifts; depends on who’s cooking; stop, Mom, you’re embarrassing me! The BSC offers a range of experiences as wide as the Bay Area population it aims to serve, and there is never a stand-alone remedy for co-op curiosity.

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