On Nov. 12, 1999, the 106th United States Congress enacted the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, also known as the Financial Services Modernization Act. It repealed many provisions of the 1933 Banking Act, or Glass-Steagall Act, which limited commercial banking activities and enforced a separation between commercial banks and securities trading firms. In Read More…
This seems to be the Month of Frauds in the world of sports. So before we go any further, let’s expose a few more hoaxes. Deadspin, you can thank me later. Brace yourselves: -Adrian Peterson purposefully busted his left knee. In fact, that move worked out so well he’s planning Read More…
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America began its vote for the 2013 Hall of Fame class Wednesday. This particular iteration of the ballot — which includes all-time greats like Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, and Mark McGwire — has triggered the fiercest debate yet among the baseball media over whether known Read More…
Dear Kevin, I live just across the street from Goldman Field and I love soccer, so attending Sunday games has been one of my favorite hobbies in my four years at Cal. I roll out of bed a little before noon and wander over to the bleachers, where I soak Read More…
As the final shattered pieces of Cal’s broken season fall to the ground, questions will inevitably be asked about who should lead the program next fall. But though this year’s string of dismal performances seems to have completed Jeff Tedford’s fall from grace among the football faithful, the financial ramifications Read More…
Known as a virtuoso, Chucho Valdes put his vast array of skills on display Wednesday night at Zellerbach Hall, fusing Cuban jazz, funk, and a little bit of Bach over the course of his performance. Valdes began the evening with his calling card: the montuno-laden Cuban rhythms pulled straight from Read More…
In the summer of 1933, world-famous physicist Wolfgang Pauli summoned postdoctoral student Felix Bloch to his Zurich office. What are your plans, Felix? he asked, presumably with the grandfatherly air of a concerned mentor. Well, said Bloch, I received a letter from this place named Stanford University. It’s in California. Read More…
Follow along as Daily Cal football beat writers Connor Byrne, Jonathan Kuperberg and Michael Rosen and The Lombardo Trophy (sports columnist Jordan Bach-Lombardo) give play-by-play and analysis of the Cal-Arizona State game live from Memorial Stadium. Will the Bears shake off their 1-3 start? How many carries will Brendan Bigelow Read More…
There was nowhere left to go but home, but still we stood and cheered. The players gathered on the field one last time and tipped their caps to the staccato claps between chants of “Let’s go Oakland!” Then, in single file, the A’s streamed from their dugout to the clubhouse Read More…
“What do you want me to reassess and hope for?” Jeff Tedford snapped, defibrillating the overwhelmingly moribund press conference after Cal’s equally lifeless performance against ASU. “Reassessing — I don’t know what that means.” Read More…
