Felix Santos — the new face on the block. With a cardboard cut-out, a clipboard and plenty of free time, Santos is making his passion for poetry a contagious disease. Witness the train of students underneath Sather Gate. Read More…
Walking to UC Berkeley from the Downtown Berkeley BART station, onlookers have noticed a peculiar development. A cluster of interlocking rings marks the campus’s westernmost entrance. And it’s crawling with kids. The creator, Bruce Beasley, could not be more delighted. The sculptor is a rock star in the art world. Read More…
This is the second installment of a series highlighting independent bookstores located near the Berkeley campus. Midway between the intersection of Bancroft and Telegraph and the Recreational Sports Facility, University Press Books waits. Over the course of 40 years, Cal students and Berkeley residents alike have walked past the store, Read More…
This is the beginning of a series highlighting independent bookstores located near the Berkeley campus. Berkeley — hometown of hippies, foodies, counterculturalists and revolutionaries — has become one of the last gleaming centers of independent bookstores in the Bay Area. In recent years, independent bookstores have transitioned from warehouses of Read More…
What does it feel like to stand before a crowd of 63,000 wearing baggy pants, a lumpy sweater and a hairy American Grizzly mask on the hottest day in November? Step into the (size 15!) shoes of Oski, UC Berkeley’s beloved school mascot. For sports fans at Cal, Oski is Read More…
As UC Berkeley kicks into high gear with the fall semester, we at the Daily Clog took a look at the best moments from Calapalooza, Berkeley’s annual student fair. Hosted by the LEAD center, Cal’s biggest day for student organizations and clubs featured almost 400 groups tabling from the intersection of Read More…
This fall, CS61A has more enrolled students than any other undergraduate course at UC Berkeley, with a roster of a whopping 1098 people. The Daily Clog investigates what this entails. Kai Ridenoure produced this video. Sources: Students enrolled, CS 61 class statistics, Berkeley’s undergraduate class numbers, Biology 1A, Nutritional Science Read More…
Who is Nicholas Dirks? Check out the Daily Cal’s infographic to learn about his past life, personal fun facts and his visions for UC Berkeley.
With new leaders come new uncertainties. Across our university and the UC system, change is happening at all levels. We are watching the rise of the new guard. From the Chancellor’s office to the UC Police Department, our campus leaders are introducing ideas and plans to improve Berkeley as a Read More…
So here you are at Berkeley, lounging again in your room, mulling in your head about whether you’ve milked every last sun-swollen drop of the season. For those of you with adventure still buzzing in your veins, we at The Daily Clog have prepared a list of the perfect weekend Read More…