Election 2012: National and state races
Cal in NCAA Salary Madness Championships
Taking bracketology to brackenomics, PayScale.com recently put UC Berkeley’s basketball team in the championship game if pairings were accorded to median alumni salary. Using language like “fat wallet four,” “top earning 8” and “salary 16” to denominate bracket tiers, the infographic puts a zingy twist on an American pastime. The Read More…
Republicans may have forfeited debt debate for the presidency
To some degree, we all share the intuition that we should seek balance and avoid extremes in our lives. Aristotle aptly called this the eternal quest for the “golden mean.” Today, the fight over how to resolve the debt and deficit problem relates precisely to this point. Thus far the Read More…
UC Berkeley joins effort to increase graduation rates nationwide
UC Berkeley has joined a nationwide initiative launched Oct. 2 that was designed to increase the graduation rates at the country’s public universities. Read More…
Berkeley City Council resolution could open city to Guantanamo detainees
A resolution supporting the closure of Guantanamo Bay will go before the Berkeley City Council at its meeting next Tuesday, and would include a letter addressed to President Barack Obama demanding that the prison be shut down. Adelyn Baxter covers city government.
City Council could adopt resolution honoring Native American activist’s legacy
Berkeley City Council will decide whether to support a resolution at its meeting next Tuesday honoring the memory of legendary Apache tribe leader Geronimo by sending a letter to President Barack Obama condemning the use of the leader’s name in the operation that led to the death of Osama bin Read More…