As midterms begin, you may see more students than usual walking on Sproul Plaza with red, sleep-deprived eyes and carrying cups of coffee and blue (actually green) books. Everyone reacts to the stress of midterms in different ways, but here are three different types of midterm zombies you may encounter Read More…
You’ve spent days, weeks (but let’s be real, days) preparing for your upcoming midterm, and it’s finally test time. If there were some reliable success-predicting equation, you’re positive the time you dedicated to those seamless notes, that perfect attendance and that mile-high flashcard stack would be more than sufficient to Read More…
Especially with midterms approaching, many of us Berkeley students struggle with procrastination. If you’re having trouble finding a way to break the habit, try our four tips to help you #getitdone. 1. Understand why you want to stop. It sucks when you have a paper due in 12 hours and Read More…
While this video won’t teach you how to memorize your organic chemistry textbook or solve differential equations in your sleep, it can help you in your quest to find the perfect study spot on campus. Tired of walking all the way to Main Stacks, only to find all the seats Read More…
We’ve all heard the warning. As college students, we’ve been told that we have to choose between sleeping, good grades and a social life. (If you haven’t, click here.) But we at the Daily Clog think Cal students are bright enough to juggle all three. We even made an infographic that’ll Read More…
Winter is coming. Well, not actually winter, but the end of summer break is quickly approaching, with its ominous threat of class looming in the distance. Not to worry — here are some friendly reminders (and some more here!) of why the end of summer and the start of school Read More…
Everyone’s favorite confusing, invented time-shift is here again: Daylight Savings. Except this time no one was able to celebrate the illusion of adding an hour to their day. When the clocks changed at 2 a.m. this morning, they hacked off an hour of our busy schedules instead. Now we’ve got Read More…
Name: Launchy Platform(s): Windows, OSX, Linux Price: Free (donations welcomed) Mission: Save time by launching applications and other programs with quick keystrokes When it’s midterm season, every second counts. There is no time to waste. People aren’t even sitting to eat in the dining commons, and everyone is noticing how the Read More…
Whether we want to admit it or not, midterm season is officially here. Within these next few weeks, stress and caffeine levels will significantly increase as we all cram for these seemingly impossible tests. Let’s be realistic here, cramming is only necessary because most of us will spend more than Read More…
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