Former dean of campus public health school dies at 75
Patricia Buffler, a world-class researcher and dean emerita of the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, died from a stroke in her office on Thursday. She was 75 years old. Read More…
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7 GIFs that describe the interaction between Cal students and exchange students
Every year, hundreds of Cal students leave the warm bosom of Berkeley to study abroad, and hundreds of exchange students arrive on campus to start adventures of their own. One of the great things about Cal is that we have the opportunity to meet people from all walks of life Read More…
Report indicates only 43 percent of SAT takers in class of 2013 ready for college
Only 43 percent of SAT test-takers in the class of 2013 met College Board’s standards for college readiness, according to an annual report released Thursday by the organization. Read More…
No jobs, no hope, no cash
NATIONAL ISSUES: Millennial college students face high unemployment, few opportunities and an abundance of justified cynicism.
In a depressing sign of the times, a survey released this week shows a record number of college-educated Americans self-identify as “lower-class.” This news, sadly, is hardly shocking. It’s just another unpleasant reminder of the challenges millenial UC Berkeley students face as we prepare to depart the Berkeley bubble for Read More…
La’akea Sky Smith, UC Berkeley transfer student, dies at 23
La’akea Sky Smith was known as brother to more than just his family. A practicing Buddhist, the UC Berkeley junior wrote poetry, practiced traditional Tibetan dance and would get “stoked” about the mundane things in life.
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Four telltale signs that you’re in Berkeley, California
Every campus has its own traditions and “signs” that differentiates it from other campuses. Nothing says home like these four #typicalBerkeley behaviors. 1. You don’t follow street lights Regardless of whether the light is green or red, students unabashedly walk across the street to get around the city. 2. You Read More…
Study reveals calcium can reverse damage caused to trees by acid rain
A team of researchers from across the nation has discovered that calcium can restore tree deterioration caused by acid rain. Read More…
UC Berkeley graduate poses for Playboy’s Pac-12 pictorial
Take a moment to think about what words might come to mind when you think about Berkeley. Prestige, maybe? Partying, perhaps? Politics, even? Well, what about … Playboy? Playboy’s college issue feature includes former UC Berkeley student Alice Ohtsuki — who graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in theater Read More…
5 stages of grief as a UC Berkeley senior
When UC Berkeley’s official portrait sign-up email appeared in our inboxes in early September, we at the Clog seriously almost choked on our GBC salads (which, sans meal points, we bought with real, live credit cards.) Being a senior at Cal can lead to some seriously bouts of nostalgia — remember Read More…
