Just in case you haven’t managed to fully comprehend the meaning of the word “sequester” over the last few months – and years, really – of partisan bickering, it has massive financial implications for the entire country, and more importantly, Berkeley. While Mitt Romney’s favorite “Sesame Street” hasn’t been put Read More…
There’s always been a deserved fuss over college rankings, and understandably so. It’s hard to answer the question: What is a good education? Is it a large knowledge database, analytical development, networking, access to professors, a good community or getting laid all the time? An article published in the Quarterly Read More…
The list is quickly growing. First it was UCafe. Then it was Sheng Kee Bakery. Now another Asian cafe has arisen on Telegraph: Honeyberry. If it isn’t obvious already, the Clog loves sniffing out and trying new places with promising goodies, and once Honeyberry appeared on our foodie radar we Read More…
Field trips may have been fun at one point in our lives. Now they’re just trips to Doe to check out how the incomprehensible cataloging system operates, or they’re light walks to the Campanile to admire some structural aspect of the singing bell tower — boring enough that you wish Read More…
As we descend into the month of madness, we can only fill out our brackets and hope that our basketball teams defy the seemingly insurmountable odds and beat the myriad of teams with the same heightened aspirations. However, one of our teams is not without official support. Barack Obama – Read More…
When you hear that word “marathon,” there are probably an assortment of images that run through your head. You might be thinking of a grueling 26.2-mile run that makes you want to hug the toilet for the rest of the week. Or you could be thinking of a movie marathon, Read More…
By now, we’ve become quite familiar with the idea that times, they are a changin’. Eshleman’s skeleton has cast a shadow since the summer, and now the construction on Bancroft hinders even the most masterful jaywalker — all reminders that Lower Sproul is about to go through a major makeover. Read More…
After a particularly long week of class that culminates in a rather pointless discussion section at 5 p.m. on a Friday, you might be letting your thoughts stray to other things like the weekend, or maybe spring break. Looking around, you’re fairly sure that everyone is echoing similar statements, except Read More…
The Clog has much respect for the English language and grammar. However, it never fails to amuse us when the use of certain words become really unnecessary hyperboles, so natural that the words’ definitions start morphing to mean the complete opposite. An example would be the word “literally.” BuzzFeed brought Read More…
If you go to the RSF often to shoot some hoops, you know that you can end up playing pickup games with all kinds of people. Some of these people are the ones that you think you want to play – namely because they appear to be old, clumsy and Read More…
