Nairobi terrorist attack shakes campus’s Kenyan students
The images of the violence halfway across the world have shocked many, but it hits closer to home for some UC Berkeley students who hail from Nairobi. Read More…
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The state of Berkeley bookstores: Shakespeare & Company
This is the beginning of a series highlighting independent bookstores located near the Berkeley campus. Berkeley — hometown of hippies, foodies, counterculturalists and revolutionaries — has become one of the last gleaming centers of independent bookstores in the Bay Area. In recent years, independent bookstores have transitioned from warehouses of Read More…
10 random facts about Oski
What does it feel like to stand before a crowd of 63,000 wearing baggy pants, a lumpy sweater and a hairy American Grizzly mask on the hottest day in November? Step into the (size 15!) shoes of Oski, UC Berkeley’s beloved school mascot. For sports fans at Cal, Oski is Read More…
Instagram founders offer stories, advice on campus
On Monday evening, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger visited the UC Berkeley campus for a special question-and-answer session with excited students, who packed into Dwinelle Hall for the event. Read More…
Quiz: Which celebrity went to Cal?
Are you a trivia aficionado? If so, you probably know that UC Berkeley’s got some pretty big names attached to it — Nobel laureates, best-selling authors, hard-hitting journalists … and good ol’ fashioned celebrities. Curious to know how much you know about the alum who found his or her way Read More…
A new chancellor, a new era
CAMPUS ISSUES: New UC Berkeley chancellor Nicholas Dirks talks to the Daily Californian about his vision for the campus’ future.
Chatting for about an hour with The Daily Californian’s Senior Editorial Board on Saturday, Dirks spoke frankly about a wide variety of topics, ranging from the campus’s policy toward student protests to the reasons behind firing former Cal football coach Jeff Tedford. Dirks seems like he has what it takes to keep the campus afloat in a time of uncertainty, but for now we’ll just have to wait and see.
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Off the beat: Pursuing a Cal education
It’s finally here — my senior year. As I waited in line for L&S advising in Evans Hall to triple-check my graduation requirements, I came into a conversation with a freshman girl from Vietnam. “Do you have a green card?“ she asked. The question took me back for a minute Read More…
Life in the political closet: A glimpse into the Berkeley College Republicans
While studies show that more millennials are politically disillusioned, the Republican Party has seen its youth coalition take a hit. Yet UC Berkeley still sees its fair share of young conservatives despite these reports and its reputation But there is a bit of pressure being Republican on campus.
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Taking the next step, UC Berkeley senior opens up about disability
Campus senior finds empowerment for self, others in displaying disability
UC Berkeley senior Bethany Meloche was 18, suffering from Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorder, a rare neuromuscular disease that causes nerves in her hands and feet to degenerate. By the time she was a high school sophomore, her foot muscles had atrophied to the point where she was unable to walk without acute pain or extreme fatigue. Read More…
How big is UC Berkeley’s biggest class?
This fall, CS61A has more enrolled students than any other undergraduate course at UC Berkeley, with a roster of a whopping 1098 people. The Daily Clog investigates what this entails. Kai Ridenoure produced this video. Sources: Students enrolled, CS 61 class statistics, Berkeley’s undergraduate class numbers, Biology 1A, Nutritional Science Read More…