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A Cal football player and his lucky socks

On Wednesday, Cal football linebacker Brennan Scarlett was sent back to the locker room. But it wasn’t because of his athletic play — it was his psychedelic socks. Surprisingly, the coach preferred monochrome black or white socks to the eccentric pair Scarlett was wearing: a maroon pair bedecked with glasses-wearing dogs. Read More…

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5 responses to Robert Reich’s AMA on Reddit

Former Secretary of Labor and current UC Berkeley public policy professor Robert Reich took to the Internet to discuss his new film, “Inequality For All.”  The new film is about the growing inequality of income, wealth and political power in the United States, but we know all UC Berkeley kids just Read More…

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Quiz: How the UC Regents hope to raise donations from students

In a total Y-generation move, the UC Regents launched a fundraising effort at its Wednesday meeting to solicit donations that would go toward UC undergraduate scholarships. The fundraiser encourages students, celebrities and UC officials to use social media to raise money, fulfilling pledges in exchange for donations.  We love extra money, but Read More…

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How big is UC Berkeley’s biggest class?

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…

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Did you make $250,000 last year? This Cal student did.

For sophomores, the greatest risk is usually signing up for a class in which you don’t know who the professor is. Meanwhile, Patrick Hop invested his $30,000 life savings in Tesla, a company that designs, manufactures and sells electric cars. By 2012, Hop’s investment turned into a $250,000 return. At the time of Read More…

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Quiz: Are you a good roommate?

As you transition back onto campus, adjusting to new and old roommates is always a challenge. Some of you have realized that you made the perfect roommate choice, while others have discovered that a best friend does not always equal a good roommate. Between overnight “guests” and cleaning duties, it can be Read More…

Tell The Daily Clog about your first day of classes

The Daily Clog would love to hear about your first day of classes at UC Berkeley. For freshmen, this will probably be the most exciting day of classes. For returning students, this is an opportunity to gauge how many sleepless nights the semester will bring and how hot your GSIs Read More…

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2013 rankings that prove Berkeley is the best

When we start to get depressed after paying our CARS bill, it’s nice to remember that, around the world, rankings are coming out that say Cal rocks. The Clog has compiled a list of our favorite rankings released in 2013 that recognize how great our school and city are. Read Read More…