The wisdom of an unwise sophomore

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From the top to the bottom, it’s a fall from fortitude and glory as graceful as Miley Cyrus’s transition from Disney sweetheart to foam-finger sex machine. Although I do get mistaken for Kanye West on a regular basis, I am not talking about a celebrity transition from adoration to widespread Read More…

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6 things to know for your first day of class at Cal

It’s almost the first day of class, but don’t worry! We at The Daily Clog have your back. Here are five things to know that will make your first day of class at UC Berkeley a breeze. 1. You don’t need to bring your books — in fact, you don’t Read More…

Freshman Myles Blackwell lives in a study lounge in Unit 2, which had been turned into a quad dorm room.

3 things we learned not to do as freshmen

Freshman year is a universal learning experience. We tend to try many new things for that quintessential “college experience,” even if we end up regretting them in the end. We’ve gathered the wisdom — if you could call it that — that we’ve gained throughout our freshman years to give Read More…

13-05-08 Meal Points, Get Them While You Can

Meal points for sale: Get ‘em while you can!

Around this time each semester, the air around Berkeley typically reeks of desperation. With finals but a few days away now, the collective brains of Cal students have been fried to the point where all kinds of weird things can happen. Last semester, someone finally lost it and attempted to Read More…

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What I wish I had known as a freshman

Coming to Cal for college was one of the biggest challenges I decided to take — supposedly, at least. As an international student from halfway across the world, I get a lot of “wow”s at my grand introduction of, “I’m from Hong Kong,” and even as I say this, I Read More…