The risk of a hangover is a threat that looms constantly over the heads of Berkeley students. Whether it’s Pappy’s Taco Tuesday specials, Kips’ daily happy hours, or just your average house party game of beer pong, we are constantly being tempted away from our studies. The drawback of such Read More…
Facebook is slowly rolling out Graph Search, making Facebook stalking even easier. Unlike the old search, which was clunky, the new search is powerful and has a clean, modern design that delivers fast and accurate results. Facebook stalking is no longer just for the creepers — it’s for the masses, and Read More…
Name: PdaNet Platform(s): Android, iPhone (jailbroken), BlackBerry, Palm OS Price: Free Mission: Get Internet for your laptop in a pinch The time when your Internet connection isn’t working is usually when you need it most. You usually have a paper or application due, and you’re sweating bullets because you can’t Read More…
The sanctity of human life is something we’re all rather familiar with, irrespective of whether those teachings stemmed from kindergarten playground bullying or esoteric college breadth courses. As humans, we pride ourselves on being the only intelligent life on the planet, and we’ve made that fact well-known to all other Read More…
We know many Cal students have not transferred to the new bMail server yet. Even though there is a message on your CalMail home screen that reminds you to “start using bMail now!,” many of you ignore it. We think it’s better if you do move your mail, but here Read More…
A lot of wish-washy, sentimental stuff has been said about the positive benefits of nature – stuff that we appreciate but often find a bit unsubstantial – but a new study gives some scientific support for that idea. The preliminary results of a new study showed that feelings of awe Read More…
Like students at any self-respecting institution, we here at UC Berkeley are of the hypercompetitive, overachieving supernerds type – or at least, that’s what the rest of the world seems to think. Those descriptions aren’t entirely inaccurate, however. We all have a desire to be better than everyone else – Read More…