Exploring the intellectual playground
When one of my high school teachers heard that I was graduating from UC Berkeley with two humanities degrees, he proclaimed, “You must be your parents’ worst nightmare!”
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Opinion columnists read comments
Opinion columnists read aloud the funniest, weirdest and meanest comments they’ve received through the Daily Cal website, Facebook and email. Karen Lin is the Multimedia Editor. Contact her at karenli[email protected] Contact Benjamin Vu at [email protected], Asha Culhane-Husain at [email protected], and Arda Sahiner at [email protected]
Scenes of Memorial Glade during 420
Students hang out at Memorial Glade on April 20th for a “POTluck.” Karen Lin is the Multimedia Editor. Contact her at [email protected]
Student protestors block Sather Gate on Cal Day
Around 30 students linked arms across Sather Gate in an attempt to draw attention to the unfair treatment of undocumented students in the UC System. Contact Dapree Doyle at [email protected] Karen Lin is the Multimedia Editor. Contact her at [email protected]
ASUC Tabulations Ceremony 2016
ASUC executive and senate hopefuls, accompanied by hundreds of supporters, flooded the Arthur Andersen Auditorium in the Haas School of Business on Friday evening to learn the results of the 2016-17 ASUC elections. For the first time since 2012, Student Action swept all four partisan executive seats, and gathered a
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Students tackle global issues at CGI U conference
Clinton Global Initiative University was established in 2007 by former U.S. president Bill Clinton with the purpose of annually connecting roughly 1,200 student innovators at one venue. Last weekend at UC Berkeley, student leaders from around the globe participated in a series of working and plenary sessions designed to address
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Drummer Lars Ulrich, guests talk creativity at Zellerbach Hall
On Wednesday, Cal Performances hosted its inaugural student-curated event, “Front Row with Lars Ulrich and Friends.” Ulrich, drummer of heavy metal band Metallica, conversed with his hand-picked panel of musicians, artists and innovators about creativity in the Bay Area. Contact Dapree Doyle at [email protected] and Alex Pop at [email protected] Karen Lin
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A tour of almost-reconstructed Bowles Hall
With Bowles Hall set to reopen in August 2016 as a co-ed residential college, The Daily Californian took a tour of the construction site. The future residents of Bowles are currently part of the Phoenix Program, which is comprised of a group of students living together at the Berk to
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Kiran Gandhi talks music, feminism on campus
Kiran Gandhi, a professional drummer, spoke on campus Friday about her views on feminism and her insights into the entertainment industry.
Campus students rally for affordable student housing Friday
About 20 students rallied Friday to demand affordable student housing, as part of the ASUC-sponsored Housing and Tenants’ Rights Week. Contact Karen Lin at [email protected] and Toby Ho at [email protected]
