Widely known for reinventing themselves with every new record, San Francisco’s Deerhoof continues to merge the far-flung and the unexpected in their new album Breakup Song, which they describe as “Cuban-flavored party-noise-energy music.” Now well into their 11th album, Deerhoof occupies the curious space of a big-name band within a Read More…
Nearing the end of 2012 — the rumored moment of the world’s demise — director Rian Johnson is an optimist. He’s made a movie neither about the apocalypse nor a nostalgic period piece but on traveling to the future. “Looper,” starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the protagonist, Joe, and Bruce Willis Read More…
Berkeley mayoral candidates squared off at the first mayoral forum of the election season that was held by the Berkeley/East Bay Gray Panthers. Read More…
The goal of mayoral candidate Bernt Wahl’s campaign is not to beat out his opponents, but rather to seize an opportunity to articulate his ideas for city development and innovation to a wider audience. Read More…
Gary Johnson–former governor of New Mexico and current libertarian presidential candidate–spoke at a noontime rally on the steps in front of Sproul Hall to a crowd of about 150 to 200 people after talking personally with a handful of supporters for an hour. He is currently on a nationwide tour Read More…
A rally is planned on campus Thursday in opposition to potential tuition hikes at the University of California and in support of workers’ rights across the UC system.
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The associate director of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and a father whose daughter was murdered in 1993 debated the validity of Proposition 36 in Wheeler Auditorium Wednesday.
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Men’s swimming The women’s swimming team might have a couple of stars, but the men’s swimming team has a more balanced team from top to bottom. The national champions have revamped with the No. 2 recruiting class in the nation. Tom Shields is the unanimous leader on this team full Read More…
With three losses to the top three teams, Cal’s men’s water polo’s national title hopes might already be on the ropes. No. 4 Cal (7-3, 0-1) even began the season with concerns. The team lost some crucial seniors on offense, such as attackers Ivan Rackov and Luka Saponjic. Rackov was Read More…
UC Riverside announced the opening of a new graduate school of public policy on Monday, with hopes that the program will become a center for training real-world policymakers uniquely equipped to work in Southern California.
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