The Daily Californian » Mira Nguyen http://www.dailycal.org Berkeley's News Wed, 14 Aug 2013 00:25:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 May Day rally for immigrants’ and workers’ rights held on Sproul Plaza http://www.dailycal.org/2013/05/01/may-day-rally-for-immigrants-and-workers-rights-held-on-sproul-plaza/ http://www.dailycal.org/2013/05/01/may-day-rally-for-immigrants-and-workers-rights-held-on-sproul-plaza/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 06:52:25 +0000 Mira Nguyen http://www.dailycal.org/?p=214052 Students, workers and other community members gathered on Sproul Plaza on Wednesday at noon for a rally calling for workers’ and immigrants’ rights. Cities across the Bay Area had similar International Workers’ Day activities. Read more here.

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Students, workers and other community members gathered on Sproul Plaza on Wednesday at noon for a rally calling for workers’ and immigrants’ rights. Cities across the Bay Area had similar International Workers’ Day activities.

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]]> 0 Students rally in support of the California Modernization and Economic Development Act http://www.dailycal.org/2013/04/23/students-rally-in-support-of-the-california-modernization-and-economic-development-act/ http://www.dailycal.org/2013/04/23/students-rally-in-support-of-the-california-modernization-and-economic-development-act/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:32:55 +0000 Mira Nguyen http://www.dailycal.org/?p=212443 About 25 students gathered on the steps of Sproul Hall on Earth Day to rally support for an oil-tax initiative that would generate funds for education, among other government programs. The California Modernization and Economic Development Act, drafted by UC Berkeley students in January, would implement a 9.5 percent severance Read More…

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About 25 students gathered on the steps of Sproul Hall on Earth Day to rally support for an oil-tax initiative that would generate funds for education, among other government programs. The California Modernization and Economic Development Act, drafted by UC Berkeley students in January, would implement a 9.5 percent severance tax on oil and natural gas extracted in California and could create anywhere from $2 billion to $2.5 billion in revenue. Read more here.

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]]> 0 Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks on campus http://www.dailycal.org/2013/04/11/lt-gov-gavin-newsom-speaks-on-campus/ http://www.dailycal.org/2013/04/11/lt-gov-gavin-newsom-speaks-on-campus/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:58:08 +0000 Mira Nguyen http://www.dailycal.org/?p=210401 For the second time this year, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke to students at a lecture Wednesday evening about technology transforming everyday life. Read more here.

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Gavin Newsom speaks to Political Science 179 students about his new book on Wednesday evening in Wheeler Auditorium.
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Gavin Newsom speaks to Political Science 179 students about his new book on Wednesday evening in Wheeler Auditorium.

For the second time this year, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke to students at a lecture Wednesday evening about technology transforming everyday life.

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]]> 0 Richard Allen discusses new technology to reduce earthquake threat http://www.dailycal.org/2013/04/08/richard-allen-discusses-new-technology-to-reduce-earthquake-threat/ http://www.dailycal.org/2013/04/08/richard-allen-discusses-new-technology-to-reduce-earthquake-threat/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:44:11 +0000 Mira Nguyen http://www.dailycal.org/?p=209802 A UC Berkeley geologist spoke about the use of computers and smartphones to collect data on earthquakes at a lecture in Banatao Auditorium on Monday evening. Read more here.

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The ASUC Senate meets in March. A bill places a referendum shifting Advocacy Agenda implementation on the spring ballot.
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The ASUC Senate meets in March. A bill places a referendum shifting Advocacy Agenda implementation on the spring ballot.

A UC Berkeley geologist spoke about the use of computers and smartphones to collect data on earthquakes at a lecture in Banatao Auditorium on Monday evening. Read more here.

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]]> 0 Interview with photojournalist Damaso Reyes http://www.dailycal.org/2013/03/19/interview-with-photojournalist-damaso-reyes/ http://www.dailycal.org/2013/03/19/interview-with-photojournalist-damaso-reyes/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 05:33:34 +0000 Mira Nguyen http://www.dailycal.org/?p=207130 Photojournalist Damaso Reyes talks about his project “The Europeans,” which looks at immigration and Europe’s modern society.

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Photojournalist Damaso Reyes talks about his project “The Europeans,” which looks at immigration and Europe’s modern society.

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]]> 0 Cal students discuss northside vs. southside housing http://www.dailycal.org/2013/03/13/cal-students-discuss-northside-vs-southside-housing/ http://www.dailycal.org/2013/03/13/cal-students-discuss-northside-vs-southside-housing/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:41:17 +0000 Mira Nguyen http://www.dailycal.org/?p=205625 Cal students talk about why they prefer living north or south of campus.

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Cal students talk about why they prefer living north or south of campus.

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]]> 0 Cal men’s basketball loses 83-70 to Stanford http://www.dailycal.org/2013/03/07/cal-mens-basketball-loses-83-70-to-stanford/ http://www.dailycal.org/2013/03/07/cal-mens-basketball-loses-83-70-to-stanford/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:43:56 +0000 Mira Nguyen http://www.dailycal.org/?p=204015 “It was bound to happen. The Cal men’s basketball team could not keep winning forever. As Stanford’s lead kept building and building in a raucous Haas Pavilion, the Bears’ Pac-12 title hopes softly faded away Wednesday night. Losing to the Cardinal is bad enough for Cal. Losing 83-70 in the Read More…

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“It was bound to happen. The Cal men’s basketball team could not keep winning forever.

As Stanford’s lead kept building and building in a raucous Haas Pavilion, the Bears’ Pac-12 title hopes softly faded away Wednesday night.

Losing to the Cardinal is bad enough for Cal. Losing 83-70 in the regular-season finale to snap a seven-game win streak is much worse.”

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]]> 0 Girl Scout cookies on campus http://www.dailycal.org/2013/02/22/girl-scout-cookies-on-campus/ http://www.dailycal.org/2013/02/22/girl-scout-cookies-on-campus/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:26:10 +0000 Mira Nguyen http://www.dailycal.org/?p=200643 Girl Scout Zia Paiz and her mother are selling cookies on campus. Read more here.

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Girl Scout Zia Paiz and her mother are selling cookies on campus. Read more here.

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