Woman robbed at Piedmont and Dwight

The victim was walking around 1:39 a.m. on Monday when she heard a person running up to her. The suspect, who had his hand in his waistband as if he had a gun, demanded her property, according to the UCPD crime alert released Tuesday. He took the victim’s property and fled the scene on foot. Read More…

Editors’ note

Your first steps onto the Cal campus mark the beginning of a new adventure, yet your path is uncharted. It’s hard to know exactly what course your college experience will take in just your first few days here. The options are, admittedly, overwhelming. The great challenge at UC Berkeley is Read More…

10 local figures you ought to know

Walking around Berkeley, you will likely meet a wide host of characters. From classmates to custodians, from city officials to campus administrators, the faces of Berkeley are numerous and varied. Below we have included some of the more prominent figures you are like to see or read about both on campus and around the city of Berkeley. Read More…

Berkeley acronyms

Below are commonly used acronyms at UC Berkeley. GBC — Golden Bear Cafe VLSB — Valley Life Sciences Building FSM — Free Speech Movement (Cafe) CKC — Clark Kerr Campus EECS (pronounced EEKS!) — Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences SLC — Student Learning Center GSI — Graduate Student Instructor CARS Read More…