Perseid meteor shower to light the sky early Sunday

The annual Perseid meteor shower will take place early Sunday morning and be easily visible to all stargazers, even those without binoculars or telescopes. The meteors are expected to streak across the sky between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. on Sunday, and according to UC Berkeley Astronomy Professor Alex Filippenko, they Read More…

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Free Music Fridays — Here’s to an Endless Summer

As the first day of classes creeps closer and closer, the idea of an endless summer becomes all the more appealing. Not that I don’t love going to school at Cal, I just like vacation better, and I’m pretty sure that Oakland-born rapper, G-Eazy, would agree with me. His 2011 Read More…

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UC Berkeley alum, social activist runs for mayor

UC Berkeley alumnus and social activist Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi — who has been a Berkeley resident since 1997 — held a press conference Thursday to announce his decision to run for city mayor, making him the 10th candidate to announce plans to run against incumbent Tom Bates. Read More…