“Did you register to vote?” a female student greeted me with a big smile as I walked through the center of Sproul Hall on campus. “No,” I quickly responded as I smiled back. “Would you like to register?” she said. “It takes only about several minutes. I can help you.” Read More…
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…
On June 25, 2012, the Alameda County Civil Grand Jury issued a report and findings quite critical of the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board’s hiring practices and lack of oversight. “…[T]he Grand Jury found that the (board) is a self-sustaining bureaucracy that operates without effective oversight and accountability.” Berkeley deserves a Read More…
The original Occupy movement reimagined how people engaged with a space that represented an elite group that became a symbol of capitalism gone wrong. However, Occupy the Farm — a grassroots movement that began in April to protest development around UC-owned land in Albany — lacks the same ideological strength. Read More…
Over the past few weeks, The Daily Californian has featured half a dozen articles and opinion pieces discussing the UCSA’s resolution to condemn HR 35. However, conversation surrounding this contentious piece of legislation has been obfuscated by focusing on the UCSA’s process and not the contents of HR 35 itself. Read More…
DISCLAIMER!!! This story is purely a work of fiction and satire. 7:12 A.M. The Tree rolls out of bed and proceeds to down seven shots of dry gin in order to obtain its necessary Blood Alcohol Concentration of 0.15. To the Tree, it’s all part of a balanced breakfast. Despite 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…
Did Stanford get jipped in South Bend? In short, yes, Stepfan Taylor’s fourth-down run should have been ruled a touchdown, sending the Cardinal into a second overtime at Notre Dame. Instead, the referees ruled Taylor down short of the end zone, awarding a 20-13 decision to the Fighting Irish on Read More…
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…
