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City 4/3/20

4 UC Berkeley students launch SF Food Friends in response to COVID-19 pandemic

SF Food Friends is a platform created by four UC Berkeley students that matches vulnerable people with low-risk individuals who will deliver their groceries, prescriptions and meals.
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State 4/3/20

CA Gov. Gavin Newsom launches ‘Project Roomkey’ in light of COVID-19

California Gov. Gavin Newsom launched “Project Roomkey,” which aims to provide hotel and motel rooms as protection from COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, to the state’s unhoused population, at a Friday press conference.
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NEWS

City of Berkeley extends shelter-in-place order to May 1

NEWS

CA grocery stores implement special hours for vulnerable customers

NEWS

UC Berkeley spring 2020 all-campus commencement postponed

BLOGS

Okay, Zoomer: Types of people you’ll find in your online classes

Alameda County 4/3/20

‘Asked to stretch and grow’: UC Berkeley faculty struggles, learns to teach online

Campus 4/3/20

UC Berkeley sets up student living quarters as quarantine facilities

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Sports

Pressroom Banter 4/2/20

You are worth more: Why the class of 2020 embodies our new reality

Women's Swim & Dive 4/2/20

Looking back on Cal women’s swim’s unfinished 2020 season

The Bears didn’t get a shot at redemption, nor did they get a chance to compete for a National Championship. Instead, they got nothing.
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Pressroom Banter 4/2/20

Recognizing female athletes at Cal

People who knew Allison Stokke’s name and face not because of her accomplishments as a pole vaulter and her expected trajectory as an athlete, but because of her looks. Stokke was objectified. And she’s not alone.
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A&E

Columns 4/3/20

Come taste the bands: My musical evolution

Singles 4/3/20

Blake Mills’ mesmerizing single ‘Vanishing Twin’ radiates ethereal warmth

Despite the crowd of big names surrounding him, it is notable that the Grammy Award-winning producer’s new single, “Vanishing Twin,” is so subtle and restrained.
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Album Reviews 4/3/20

‘CALM’ solidifies 5 Seconds of Summer’s departure from boy band era

While early 5SOS music relied on standout guitars and little to no electronic incorporation, the band’s new sound caters to fans who have also outgrown their emo boy band phases.
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Opinion

Cal in Color, Columns 4/3/20

To the ones who shaped me

Editorials 4/3/20

2020 ASUC Executive Endorsements

UC Berkeley students deserve leaders who can work to improve the status quo and quickly address emergencies. Here are the candidates who have won our vote.
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Editorials 4/3/20

Victoria Vera for president

The Daily Californian’s Editorial Board has seldom seen a candidate so apt for the ASUC presidency, but Victoria Vera shined among the rest.
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From The Blogs

The Daily Clog 4/3/20

The Clog’s power ranking of Zoom backgrounds

We at the Clog have seen some pretty good choices in the past few weeks, so we created this power ranking of Zoom backgrounds in honor of those creative Golden Bears.
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The Daily Clog 4/3/20

50 things to do while you’re stuck inside during quarantine

Here are some things you can do to keep your spirits up and keep you connected to others while you’re stuck inside during this time of social distancing.
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The Daily Clog 4/3/20

UC Berkeley students as fish from Animal Crossing

With nothing really left to do in quarantine, countless students are taking to their Nintendo Switches and playing the new Animal Crossing game. The variety of fish you can catch inspired us to capture the similar variety of students that go to UC Berkeley.
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Eating Berkeley 4/3/20

A heavenly, flourless hazelnut double chocolate chip cookie recipe

Flourless, butter-free, lightly sweetened and made with whole hazelnuts, here’s a relatively guilt-free recipe for you to indulge your sweet tooth.
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NEWS

City of Berkeley extends shelter-in-place order to May 1

NEWS

CA grocery stores implement special hours for vulnerable customers

NEWS

UC Berkeley spring 2020 all-campus commencement postponed

BLOGS

Okay, Zoomer: Types of people you’ll find in your online classes

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