Last lecture notes 2013

Five prominent UC Berkeley professors offer their post-graduation experiences and real world advice

The Daily Californian reached out to prominent professors and instructors for their parting advice to the graduating class. Here are their responses, which were sent via email. Professors and instructors who responded: Robert Reich, Goldman School of Public Policy Terry Johnson, Department of Bioengineering Alan Ross, Haas School of Business Read More…

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AJ Kiyoizumi’s Picks of the Week

SFIFF Master Class: Making the Music Doc Rock with Lian Lunson Not many people can claim that their job is working with figures such as Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave and Willie Nelson. Australian actress-turned filmmaker Lian Lunson will speak about her unexpected and intriguing career in this master class for Read More…

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Want to know how much your professor makes?

Curious about how much your professor makes? The Sacramento Bee has a nifty search engine that lets you effortlessly look up the salary of any state employee. Just search your professor’s name, choose UC Berkeley as the department and choose 2011 for the year (there doesn’t seem to be any Read More…

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10 things you missed from yesterday’s Robert Reich panel

For those of you who are midterm-submerged, cheeks-still-bulging-from-Taco-Tuesday fare, the Clog has come to fill your political fix. To help you make those A+ contributions to your discussion (or impress that attractive poli sci GSI), we’ve compiled a list of the most important takeaways from the Federal Budget panel Wednesday Read More…

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Video: Paul Parish, Faces of Berkeley

Watch a video of an interview with Paul Parish, a bartender at the UC Berkeley faculty club, dance instructor and dance critic. Paul was a recipient of a Rhodes Scholarship and was a close friend of Bill Clinton. Anya Schultz produced this video.

Weekly Recap: Feb. 18 – Feb. 25

Welcome to the fifth week of our Weekly Recap series. This week, the video covers the following events: -Saturday, February 18: Cal men’s basketball played Oregon. -Saturday, February 18: Occupy Oakland marched from Oakland to the UCPD station and continued to International House. -Tuesday, February 21: A green jobs and Read More…

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The future of flip-floppers

The Devil's Advocate

In an appearance on CNN in March, Mitt Romney spokesperson Eric Fehrnstrom was asked whether the far-right positions Romney took during the primaries would hurt his chances in the general election. Fehrnstrom was not concerned. “Well, I think you hit a reset button for the fall campaign. Everything changes. It’s Read More…