A&E

Massive underground graffiti exhibit in Berkeley draws thousands

Artists from Endless Canvas painted the walls of warehouse for the Saturday exhibit. (Jeff Capps/Senior Staff)
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Artists from Endless Canvas painted the walls of warehouse for the Saturday exhibit. (Jeff Capps/Senior Staff)

An incredibly large underground graffiti show was held September 8 between 6 p.m. and midnight in the old, long-abandoned Flint Ink building in West Berkeley. The three-story warehouse’s new owner, Alan Varela, and the street art blog Endless Canvas organized the event, which featured works by over 80 local graffiti Read More…

Op-Eds

Middle class was let down by California State Legislature

The middle class is dwindling. Since the economic downturn, politicians have rallied behind the call to help the poor and middle classes.  Political speeches are now about protecting the middle class.  But, as experience has proven recently, political rhetoric about the middle class is nothing more than just that — Read More…

Op-Eds

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Switching to solid ground

Healthcare workers at Alta Bates will be switching to new union for stronger benefits

Whether it’s Alta Bates Summit Hospital rising above Ashby and Telegraph, or the Herrick Campus serving psychiatric patients, or the towering complex of health facilities at the Summit Campus near Downtown Oakland, East Bay residents are intimately familiar with Alta Bates Summit Medical Center. These are hospitals where our children Read More…

Editorials

Obama and your education

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: The president’s emphasis on education in his speech last week reflects a proper understanding of the issues students face.

It’s difficult to gauge whether Barack Obama has made any positive impacts on higher education in California during his presidency. To Californians, his recent statement at the Democratic National Convention that “millions of students are paying less for college today” seems laughably false. In this state, tuition has skyrocketed within Read More…

Columns

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The (second) first time

Sex on Tuesday

I was nervous, drunk and extremely self-conscious. For a minute we just stared at each other, and I couldn’t believe adorable skater girl was actually in my room. And then we collided and started making out and shoving and stripping. She knew exactly what to do and exactly what I wanted.  Read More…

Football

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Pac-12 Power Rankings: Week 2

1. USC (2-0) The No. 2 Trojans didn’t exactly light up the world against Syracuse in a 42-29 win on Saturday, but even a relatively subpar performance included six touchdown passes from Matt Barkley and 20 combined catches between Robert Woods and Marquise Lee. USC takes on No. 21 Stanford Read More…