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What to do for Earth Day in the East Bay

Get ready to soak in the sun this weekend as Earth Day marks its 43rd birthday. This year’s eco-friendly celebrations are packed with festivities taking place here at Cal and all around the Bay Area. The Clog is super psyched to share this list of all things all-natural, biodegradable, carbon-neutral, Read More…

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10 Berkeley museums to visit this weekend

Come Cal Day, Berkeley will be more stuffed than Cal Rubgy’s trophy chest. An estimated 30,000 to 40,000 people will descend upon our streets and experience a day in the life of a Cal Bear. Here at the Daily Clog, we have a special dedication to finding the best things Berkeley offers, which coincidentally are Read More…

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Berkeley students are apparently super happy

In a recent article by CBS News, UC Berkeley topped the list of 25 state universities with the happiest freshman population, with a 96.8 percent retention rate. Ordinarily, we’d think it’s a little haughty of CBS News to tell us how we feel — they don’t know us. But in Read More…

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Off the beat: Confessions of a humanities major

When I first told my family that I would be double majoring in rhetoric and French, I faced confused and baffled responses. My parents expected me to follow my childhood passion for mathematics while in college, but sometimes, things just don’t work out. Throughout my academic career, I have been Read More…

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Experimental Brain Hacking at UC Berkeley

Researcher Mario Frank at UC Berkeley is experimenting with a new device to read brain waves. Reporter Sara Grossman for the Daily Californian was able to test out this new device in the laboratory.

UC Berkeley undergraduate students Tony Chen and Rodrigo Ochigame are co-founders of The Open Access Initiative, which attempts to garner support for free online access to research.

Campus joins movement demanding access to research

UC Berkeley is joining a nationwide effort to increase the availability of academic research to the public in light of rising journal subscription costs and limited access

On April 20, a mass email was sent out to UC Berkeley students, faculty and staff members asking them to sign a petition in support of free, open access to research publications. Read More…

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UC Berkeley chemistry professor makes medical history

Earlier this week, Cal chemistry professor Jay Keasling made medical history after the development of a new antimalarial drug production technique, aimed at saving the millions of people who contract the disease in developing countries all over the world. His 12 year’s worth of findings — including his breakthrough discovery about Read More…