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Of course, knowledge and learning are beautiful things in and of themselves, and it’s fine to appreciate them for their own sake.
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Of course, knowledge and learning are beautiful things in and of themselves, and it’s fine to appreciate them for their own sake.
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Starting your first year of college can sometimes feel like getting thrown into the deep end of academia. Learning how to stay afloat can be tough.
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Mitski sat in the chair behind the desk, as one would expect — but she also sat on top of the desk, lay down on the desk, stood on the desk, turned the desk on its side.
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The perfect summer activity is a carefree, aimless day lounging around on a large, grassy field under intensely sunny weather and the radiance it brings to one’s mood and surroundings.
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Night Editor Nick Schwartz and staffer Nick Furgatch check out what Cal students are wearing during Dead Week!
As tempting as it may be to hole up in Moffitt for a series of all-nighters, it’s important to take a break from studying and do all the things you’ve been needing to do since week one.
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Fashion Friday: Maisy and Nick Sproul Tabling Wardrobe
The Daily Cal night editors get the scoop on Berkeley back to school fashion.
Slow Hollows squeezed all the energy it could out of its more upbeat songs, satiating an antsy-to-mosh crowd, but during the slower parts of its set, the music joined the reflections from the disco ball and enveloped the crowd to create a relaxed, hazy atmosphere.
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We, the True Journo Kids, took trivia night by storm. And accompanying each factoid I blurted out at those trivia nights was a memory of how I came across that information in the first place. All this trivial knowledge was a map through my personal history.
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