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Jose Lumbreras, 25, faces 12 years in prison for killing 22-year-old Berkeley graduate Milanca Lopez and her 6-year-old son Xavier Chevez. Read More…
Sports
Cal men’s tennis rematches Virgina in Sweet 16 matchup
The UnSeung Hero: Saying goodbye to Sir Alex Ferguson
Last Thursday, when Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson announced he will retire after this season, a soccer correspondent on SportsCenter drew the analogy that Ferguson is like “Bill Belichick in about 12 years’ time, with three or four more Super Bowls.” A flattering analogy, but it only paints half the Read More…
With Henderson’s return, Cal softball seeks first postseason win against Central Michigan
Despite a nine-game losing streak and a fifth-place finish in the Pac-12, the Cal softball team might just be the team that nobody wants to face in the postseason. Due in large part to Jolene Henderson’s healthy return to the circle, the Bears (36-17) finally resemble the team they were Read More…
A&E
Just a spoonful of Madeline Trumble
Vampire Weekend: Modern Vampires of the City
With their third studio album, Columbia grads Vampire Weekend have solidified a style that they have been perfecting over the course of the last five years. Modern Vampires of the City isn’t so much a departure from Contra and their self-titled album; rather, it builds off of the two albums Read More…
Fortunes told at Impact Theater
In 2006, Impact Theatre debuted the very first edition of “Jukebox Stories” — a two-man show featuring stories and songs performed and written by playwright Prince Gomolvilas and singer-songwriter Brandon Patton, respectively. What began as an experiment in the basement theatre underneath La Val’s Pizza, which Impact calls home, is Read More…
Opinion
Off the beat: Under construction
A deplorable delay
Berkeley Police Department made a serious mistake in delaying the release of the autopsy report from the death of Kayla Moore — one which reflects poorly upon the department’s communication tactics. Moore, a 41-year-old transgender Berkeley resident, died of an accidental drug overdose while in police custody in February, but Read More…
Water rights
The lack of access to water in unstable developing countries is an international security threat. Although the United Nations declared 2013 as the “International Year of Water Cooperation,” solutions to international water issues will not be met unless the global north directs foreign aid dollars to improve reliable access water, Read More…
From The Blogs
What Jericho! does in Main Stacks
Some of your are probably still held captive in the finals prison that is Main Stacks(hang in there!), and the rest of you are probably finished and eager to get out of Berkeley. But if you’re at a loss as to how to spend the rest of finals week (besides Read More…
The Clog interviews Steve Wozniak
This Saturday, Cal alumnus Steve Wozniak will be the keynote speaker at UC Berkeley’s 2013 commencement ceremony. He transferred to Cal for his third year of college after completing his freshman year at the University of Colorado and his sophomore year at De Anza College. But he left Berkeley after Read More…
Haas kids want more A’s
Not only do Berkeley business undergrads get to say they go to the esteemed Haas School of Business, but now, they may get the chance to boost the grades they get there too. Haas is starting a new grading policy that will boost the mean GPA of core classes to Read More…
Tunesday: (119) Days of Bummer
We’re nearing the end. 119 days of the semester winding down with summer right around the corner. Dead week’s over, but finals week has just begun. Some of you are officially free and the rest of us are freaking out. Here’s a summer-themed mix for those of you who are Read More…