Individual rights in the time of COVID-19
Margueritte Ross/Staff
Certain citizens herald their freedoms, and politicians push for the economy to reopen even without adequate testing in place or a vaccine developed.
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Sloop John Berkeley: A Cal Day experience
So when my friend Grier called me in the middle of an April night our senior year of high school and asked me if I wanted to come with him for a weekend trip up to Berkeley for Cal Day, I asked him if he knew what he wanted.
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The best campaign money can buy
Everything that is known about Michael Rubens Bloomberg — the man, the entrepreneur, the politician — is not difficult to find.
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Power to the people: Why your vote is essential in elections
Voting is a chore. Voting takes time. Voting won’t make a difference. These are all common explanations, or excuses, for not participating in election cycles.
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In search of the circus: Exploring UC Berkeley’s protest culture
I was ready to enter UC Berkeley’s liberal haven and to experience protest culture when I touched earth on ground zero: Sproul Plaza.
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Fiat tenebris: On escapism and the PG&E blackout
There was supposed to be a blackout today. And yesterday. For all I know, there was one. But living in the Unit 2 residence halls, three blocks from campus and the faint murmurs of the powerless residence halls on Durant Avenue, no utility faults have crossed my radar.
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Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival: Capitalism at its finest
We’re about five miles out from Main Street, which is where the city of Half Moon Bay holds its annual art and pumpkin festival for two days in October.
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