By the bay or the beach, the location doesn’t matter for the Bears. The Cal men’s tennis team wrapped up a successful weekend at both San Francisco’s Battle in the Bay and UC Santa Barbara’s UCSB Classic. Most notably, freshman Andre Goransson pulled off a 6-0, 6-2 upset of senior Read More…
“Our goal right now is the Rose Bowl. That’s what we’re shooting for. That’s what we’re working for every day. That’s what we’re trying to do, and that’s all we can expect right now.” — Cal quarterback Jared Goff to ESPN on Aug. 22. True to Goff’s word, Cal played Read More…
Over 40,000 Bay Area residents took to Shattuck Avenue on Sunday in celebration of Berkeley’s second Sunday Streets event. Read More…
The intimate selections of poetry read by Alice Notley and Simona Schneider at UC Berkeley’s Holloway Reading Series on Thursday made for a night of contradictions; the poets’ performances were lovely yet severe, and their content felt personal yet universal, both descriptive and emotive. Before the event’s slightly delayed start, Read More…
If people were asked to name the most difficult mountain to climb on Earth, Everest would probably come up nine times out of 10. But if mountain climbers were asked the same question, they’d all respond with one answer: K2. Nicknamed the “Savage Mountain,” K2 sits on the border of Read More…
Despite the cooling October air and looming midterms, hundreds of Berkeley students in warm sweaters, beanies and tie-dye clothing crowded Sproul Plaza early Friday evening in eager anticipation of the arrival of the celebrated Zion I hip-hop crew. About 5 p.m., local trap artists DRIPMOB took to the stage, warming Read More…
Henry Lagorio, an expert in seismic design and professor emeritus of architecture at UC Berkeley, died after a six year struggle with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease on Oct. 1. He was 90. Read More…
Power has been fully restored to all buildings on the UC Berkeley campus as of Friday morning, after a Sept. 30 explosion near California Hall damaged underground power lines and left 11 buildings unable to connect to the campus’ power grid. Read More…
An ASUC Senate bill introduced Wednesday criticizes the UC Berkeley administration’s decision to hold the majority of classes on Oct. 1 after an explosion left most of the campus without power the previous evening. Read More…