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The shoulders of giants

Critical Musings

The chapter in my physics textbook on gravity is called “Newton’s Universe.” Forget worldviews: Imagine having a perspective on the entire universe named in your honor hundreds of years after you’re dead, like you’ve singlehandedly redefined the right way to look at literally everything. That’s godlike. But it’s apparently not Read More…

Letters to the editor: Oct. 12

Officer causes unnecessary scene in Downtown Berkeley during event A small, quiet crowd gathered near Center Street and Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley on Sunday, Oct. 7, watching a group of artists sketch and fill in a large chalk representation of “The Last Supper,” a painting by Leonardo da Vinci of Read More…

You’ve got mail

CITY AFFAIRS: While still essential, post offices must adapt. Consolidating offices, including the Downtown Berkeley one, makes sense.

Mail remains an essential service in this country, so the U.S. Postal Service is making cuts in an effort to save money. It is because of this that we disagree with the Berkeley City Council’s decision to mobilize against the sale of the city’s main post office, currently located in Downtown Berkeley. Read More…

Process to rename Downtown Berkeley street delayed

The Berkeley City Council unanimously voted at its meeting Tuesday night to delay changing the name of Downtown Berkeley street Harold Way to Dharma Way. After hearing concerns about the renaming process from a community member, the council referred the item to the city’s Public Works Commission for further review Read More…

The "Occupella" group performs during a rally on the steps of city hall in opposition to Citizens United.

Berkeley community members protest against corporations’ rights

City officials and Berkeley residents turned out for a Tuesday night rally supporting a constitutional amendment to overturn a 2010 Citizens United decision involving corporate personhood. The rally, which took place at Old City Hall in Downtown Berkeley, was attended by about 100 people including Berkeley City Councilmembers Kriss Worthington Read More…