Stumble on you Bears, stumble on
I’m not the stumbler he describes, but I sure as hell am stumbling — a lot. I’m chasing something I can’t define and trying to figure out who I am — and that’s OK. It’s OK to stumble.
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Signs of Growth
Berkeley's Student Organic Garden Association gains popularity
There’s a fence on Walnut Street laced with morning glories. It extends for a city block, enclosing a quarter acre of potted baby greens, lettuce heads sitting pleasantly beside other vibrant greenery and a number of peaceful volunteers. A handmade sign on the flower-ridden fence reads: UC Berkeley Student Organic
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Editor’s note: 50 Years of Free Speech
Widely hailed as a seminal moment in the founding of UC Berkeley’s international reputation for unrelenting, unapologetic student activism, the Free Speech Movement this year turns 50.
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Cohen’s “The Essential Mario Savio” reflects on nature of the movement
Historians often have a reputation for idolizing those that they study. As critics on both sides of the aisle note, this has been especially evident in the celebration of the Free Speech Movement during its 50th anniversary. In “The Essential Mario Savio: Speeches and Writings that Changed America,” noted historian
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Studying abroad should be mandatory
Studying abroad is about perspective, and it’s something we Americans are especially in need of. For this reason above all others, studying in a foreign country should be a requirement at more universities, and especially at globally, publically oriented ones like UC Berkeley.
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Off the beat: Bleeding across different cultures
As I struggled through an explanation of menstruacion and purchased pads at the small, house-run store, the value of this small luxury became quite real. Never again will I take the menstrual care aisle at Walgreens for granted.
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A year in books: what UC Berkeley professors published in 2014
ASUC leaders’ goals for the new school year
The Daily Californian spoke with this year’s ASUC officials to learn more about their plans and goals for the school year. Caitlin Quinn – ASUC External Affairs VP “One of my goals is to make the EAVP Office more relevant to the larger student body by including more students who
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Time to end the cycle of unpredictable state higher education funding
Some things are quite comfortably cyclical. For example, Welcome Week, Caltopia, Calapalooza, Cal-everything, the start of a new year, a new semester, etc. — I like that these events recur. What is — or should be — unbearably cyclical, however, is the crisis that continues to face higher-education institutions.
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Editor’s Note
Freshman year is an exciting time for all. Especially when considering that you are entering the world’s No. 1 public university, it’s easy to be nervous. We at The Daily Californian have filled this year’s Welcome Freshmen special issue with advice on how to make this year the best yet.
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