The perfect illustration of both its world class academics and pervasively liberal culture, UC Berkeley will be the first university in the country to offer graduate courses in Dutch studies next year. Read More…
1. Oregon (6-0, 3-0) Oregon fell to third in the BCS Standings on their idle weekend. Critics of the Ducks have crept out of the woodshed this week, claiming Oregon hasn’t played a quality opponent. Tell that to a Washington squad who took down Stanford, or an Arizona team that Read More…
Move over, Justin Bieber. Twitter is not just a tool for following celebrities or sharing pictures anymore. The social media site that delivers short, 140-characters-or-fewer messages to the world is being used by UC Berkeley professors to initiate discussion in large lectures and continue dialogue outside the classroom about what Read More…
With the local election less than a month away, Berkeley mayoral candidates have been diligently amassing donations for their respective campaigns.
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Following the settlement of a lawsuit alleging that demonstrations on the UC Berkeley campus created a hostile environment for Jewish students, the campus is considering changes to its policy for public expression.
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After months of clicking through college websites and digging through brochures to decide which universities to apply to, thousands of hopefuls will start submitting their application to UC Berkeley in the next 15 days. Just in time for the Nov. 1 opening of the UC undergraduate application submission portal, UC Berkeley has launched a new Read More…
A memorial service will be held this afternoon for U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens at the San Francisco City Hall. Stevens, a UC Berkeley alumnus, was killed on Sept. 11 along with three other Americans when the U.S. consulate in Benghazi was attacked. Campus community responses to Stevens’ death included Read More…
Tenants of the Haste Street apartment complex gutted by a fire last November are suing for lost property and alleged problems with the building, which they say were known by owners and caused the fire.
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The race between the two competing slates for Berkeley’s Rent Board is remniscient of of the presidential contest, with Tenants United for Fairness claiming they’re for “transparency” and “fiscal responsibility,” but with only one slate with the experience and conviction to provide you fair rents and eviction protections. The Progressive Read More…
Seven games down, five to go. It’s time for a midseason review, Cal Bears. Based on record alone, the football team deserves a failing grade. A 3-4 overall stat line — and a 2-2 record in the conference — flat lines with no hope for revitalization. But as any seasoned Read More…