Maybe you’re from the bay and just want to kick it at home. Maybe someone’s coming up to visit you! Maybe you’re an international or out of state student and the cost of going home is simply out of the question. Or maybe you simply procrastinated on buying plane tickets Read More…
Tony Hawk visits the Lawrence Hall of Science for a skateboarding physics exhibit and local skaters recount their experiences with skateboarding in Berkeley, CA.
Have you ever wondered what your professors do outside of the classroom? We know we have. As we sit and watch these brilliant people talk about subjects that we can hardly wrap our brains around, sometimes it’s hard to imagine that they even have lives outside of lecture. It seems Read More…
Scenes from Hip Hop in the Park, a music festival in People’s Park on May 5, 2012.
People’s Park hosted a festival featuring live music and food on Sunday, April 29.
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…
Does riding a bike contribute to greenhouse gas emissions? Ed Orcutt, a representative in the Washington state Legislature who is on its House Transportation Committee, seems to think so. In an email response to a cyclist angry about a proposed bicycle tax in Washington, Orcutt wrote: “You claim that it Read More…
During CalSO, we were told that we wouldn’t need a car in Berkeley. What the counselors didn’t mention was the convenience and freedom that we were potentially sacrificing, like how it easily takes double the time to get some place via bus, how you’re limited in how many groceries you Read More…
Documentary filmmaker Les Blank died in his Berkeley home Sunday after a year-long fight with cancer. He was 77. Read More…
If you’ve always wanted to ask our world famous astronomer and astrophysicist professor Alex Filippenko a question, now is your chance! Professor Filippenko is currently doing an AMA (ask me anything) on Reddit in honor of National Pi Day. The AMA started at 8:30 this morning. Professor Filippenko opened his Read More…
