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BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Katherine Shok

Senior Staff

Katherine Shok is the editor-in-chief and president of The Daily Californian. Since joining in fall 2019, Shok has served as an opinion columnist, deputy and head opinion editor, senior staff reporter for news and arts, DEI hiring manager and a deputy special issues editor.

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Butler’s original themes of hope and community in a dangerous world are translated into fiery melodies and assured anthems.
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Butler’s original themes of hope and community in a dangerous world are translated into fiery melodies and assured anthems.
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Commitment to me has always meant offering up all of my energy and emotion and everything to fulfill expectations and make everyone as happy as possible. Nowhere was there space for my own happiness, my own interests, my own life.
Commitment to me has always meant offering up all of my energy and emotion and everything to fulfill expectations and make everyone as happy as possible. Nowhere was there space for my own happiness, my own interests, my own life.
"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” gives hardcore Marvel fans the “Rocket the cybernetically enhanced raccoon genius and sarcasm machine” backstory they’ve thirsted for.
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"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” gives hardcore Marvel fans the “Rocket the cybernetically enhanced raccoon genius and sarcasm machine” backstory they’ve thirsted for.
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Darren Zook, UC Berkeley political science lecturer, always arms himself with his iconic brown fedora and an open mind. On Tuesday, Zook spoke on the intersection of comedy, free speech and democracy at an event hosted by BridgeUSA at UC Berkeley titled “Who’s Laughing Now?”
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Darren Zook, UC Berkeley political science lecturer, always arms himself with his iconic brown fedora and an open mind. On Tuesday, Zook spoke on the intersection of comedy, free speech and democracy at an event hosted by BridgeUSA at UC Berkeley titled “Who’s Laughing Now?”
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When you think of freedom of speech, you often first consider the right to say what you feel. But free speech extends beyond this expression; it is an avenue to being understood and seen.
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When you think of freedom of speech, you often first consider the right to say what you feel. But free speech extends beyond this expression; it is an avenue to being understood and seen.
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Alongside these plot failings, “John Wick: Chapter 4” fails to pass the Bechdel test or ignite a powerful connection between Reeves and any of his co-stars.
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Alongside these plot failings, “John Wick: Chapter 4” fails to pass the Bechdel test or ignite a powerful connection between Reeves and any of his co-stars.
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The Daily Californian again distinguished itself as a top newspaper in the state, with several staff members taking home awards at the California College Media Association’s annual awards presentation March 11 in San Francisco. 
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The Daily Californian again distinguished itself as a top newspaper in the state, with several staff members taking home awards at the California College Media Association’s annual awards presentation March 11 in San Francisco. 
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Forty years later, Don Reed has, in fact, made it big — big enough to warrant his own one-man multimedia show at The Marsh Arts Center in Downtown Berkeley.
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Forty years later, Don Reed has, in fact, made it big — big enough to warrant his own one-man multimedia show at The Marsh Arts Center in Downtown Berkeley.
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While the traditional cold opening of the film is refreshing and invitingly misleading, Scream VI attempts to do more with the slasher movie template than it can offer.
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While the traditional cold opening of the film is refreshing and invitingly misleading, Scream VI attempts to do more with the slasher movie template than it can offer.
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