University Students' Cooperative Association
USCA: Providing Quality, Affordable Student Housing in Berkeley, CA since 1933
2424 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 848-1936   housing@usca.org
Cooperatively Yours

A newsletter for alumni, students, parents and friends.


Cooperatively Yours

Memories of the 25th Anniversary

75th Anniversary This October

Kingman Amphitheater Fundraiser


President's Corner: Still Spirited After All These Years

Three Alumni Heroes

Hiring for the Executive Director and Operations Manager

Young Alumni Shenanigans

Three Weddings and a Trip to Kyrgyzstan

Newest Board Member:

Karolina Bufka

Aid to Africa: Providing a World of Good from Miles Away

Scholarship Recipients


Online Feature Stories

Composting R Us

Resuming Life in CZ

Young Alumni Events Photo Gallery

Kingman Amphitheater Project Photo Gallery

The New Central Office Photo Gallery

Newest Alumni Board Member:

Karolina Bufka

Karolina doubts that anyone has lived in more co-ops than she has. As a freshman she moved into Wolf House where she lived for a year and a half, followed by a semester at Kingman and two years at Castro. After graduating from Berkeley with a major in history, Karolina spent time traveling around Asia and living in upstate New York, Europe and all over California while working odd jobs. Some of these jobs brought her back to the Bay Area where she spent summers living at Cloyne and Casa Zimbabwe. Last summer, she happily became a co-oper once again when she moved into the Hillegass-Parker House, where she is living while she completes her Master’s degree in Urban Planning. During her time in the USCA, Karolina has worked as the Development Assistant, HiCom Chair and also held various house-level positions, including Social Manager at Castro where she threw some of the best disco parties this side of the 70s.