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Yes, UC Berkeley has a Quidditch team. Quidditch, as in the game that Harry Potter plays at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in one of the most memorable book series of all time. If you’d like to know a little bit more about this fantastic team that’s actually applying
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When Michelle Hong joined Cal Figure Skating in her freshman year, she could count the number of teammates she had on one hand. Now a senior, Hong oversees a team of 25 skaters, 12 of whom will be competing at nationals this weekend. The U.S. Intercollegiate Championships — the highest-level competition for
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It’s a typical Sunday afternoon on Memorial Glade. Hula-hoop-like discs are propped on slender posts. Dodgeballs and volleyballs fly through the air. And a group of enthusiastic UC Berkeley students are running around with blue and gold duct-taped broomsticks between their legs. And who are these students? The Cal Quidditch
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This season marks the 50th anniversary of Cal men’s lacrosse as a club sport. To celebrate this milestone, local high school and youth lacrosse players from all over Northern California will create a human “50” on the field during the club’s March 7 game against University of Florida, which will
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Last Friday’s Jeopardy! pitted the three finalists – Terry O’Shea, Tucker Pope and Kevin Shen – against one another to determine who would receive $100,000 and a spot to compete in the Tournament of Champions. Shen began the first round in the last place with $8,765. The first category chosen,
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If watching the Sochi Olympic Games has inspired you to try out a new activity or start training for the Olympics, we at the Clog are here to let you know how to get started! Ice Skating You can get your skate on at the Oakland Ice Center. Sequined dresses
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From the start of the first installment of the two-day Jeopardy! College Championships final Thursday, the game never went UC Berkeley junior Kevin Shen’s way. The trivia show started with a seemingly easy pick — six-syllable words for $200 — that went unanswered by Shen and his two competitors, Terry
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Wednesday night’s semifinal round of the Jeopardy! College Championship was all about momentum and right from the start Kevin Shen had it.
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We know college students don’t always have the time to watch the Olympics, especially when they air at 4 a.m. Even though we don’t have any Cal Bears there (does UC President Janet Napolitano count?), we at the Clog still thought you should be up-to-date with all the events. To
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The Haas Pavilion came alive Saturday night in response to our men’s basketball team’s huge victory over the No. 1-ranked basketball team in the country. Justin Cobbs scored with less than a second left, ending the game with a final score of CAL 60 – Arizona 58 and stunning Arizona with their
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