AirBears2 to breathe new life into wireless experience
The department of Information Services and Technology (IST) is launching a new “AirBears2” wireless network today in order to upgrade the wireless user experience on campus. Read More…
Author Archives: Chase Schweitzer
University Village issues alert citing increase in bike thefts
Staff at University Village, the UC Berkeley graduate student family housing complex in Albany, posted an alert to their website last Thursday cautioning residents about an increase in bicycle thefts from the premises in recent weeks. Read More…
Berkeley city officials appeal decision in defamation lawsuit
Four Berkeley city officials filed an appeal on May 16, in response to a decision by the Alameda County Court in a defamation lawsuit brought against them by Sid Lakireddy, nephew of convicted sex-trafficker Lakireddy Bali Reddy. Read More…
State Assembly allows community colleges to charge nonresident tuition
The California Assembly passed a bill Monday, allowing California community colleges to charge all students out-of-state tuition during summer and winter sessions, regardless of residency. Read More…
UC Berkeley graduate student receives new fellowship
UC Berkeley architecture graduate student Antony Kim and his faculty mentor have been awarded the new Schmidt-MacArthur Fellowship for his commitment to finding self-sustaining sources of lighting in low income housing developments. Read More…
We spy: Gandalf and Captain Jean-Luc Picard making a Berkeley stop this summer
Captain Jean-Luc Picard from “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and Gandalf from “Lord of the Rings” are coming to Bear country, and no, we’re sorry to say that they are not showing up on the USS Enterprise to protect the Bay Area from Sauron and his legions of orcs (aka Read More…
Birgie named one of the most powerful people in the world
What do Mark Zuckerberg, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Bashar al-Assad, Warren Buffett and our soon-to-be former chancellor all have in common? Not a whole lot, you’d think — except for power. Lots and lots of power. ForeignPolicy.com has come up with a list of the 500 most powerful people on Read More…
Housing for dummies, part 4
When it comes to the apartment hunt, deposits are typically something we don’t worry about until we don’t get them returned. The Clog’s got your back to make sure this doesn’t happen in the future. So what are deposits anyway? A deposit is what a landlord or property manager requires Read More…
It’s looking harder to get a drink around here
Sadly, never again will students trying to grab a few beers to take back to their dorms be greeted by Sam and his signature, “How are you, my friend!” Le Petit Market in the Hearst Food Court (aka the Northside Asian Grotto) has closed down for good and Berkeley Northsiders Read More…
Stress now, do better on finals later
We can no longer deny it: Finals will be upon us soon. And while it may be time to start hyperventilating in a corner of Main Stacks, take peace in knowing that it’s fine to stress a little bit — actually it may be beneficial to you in the long Read More…