The Daily Californian covers the city of Berkeley and the campus in unparalleled detail, all while training the future of the journalism industry. Consider making a donation to support the coverage that shapes the face of Berkeley.
These little symbols might seem small, but they carry with them centuries of history and some pretty big personalities. Which punctuation marks hold a special place in your heart?
Read More…
Lacking a pithy term for exchanging explicit instant messages? Fear not; English quickly conjures up “sexting,” and voilà: The new word, equally a noun or verb, neatly synthesizes two existing words and is nigh impossible to misunderstand.
Read More…
It’s hard to summarize the city of Berkeley’s unique nature, but the late San Francisco journalist Herb Caen gave a witty effort when he coined “Berserkeley,” now a citywide nickname that is often spelled “Berzerkeley.”
Read More…
As a reporter, writing is the most important part of my job. I have to take accurate notes, organize my story and write — during this process, I always have to decide whether to write with my computer or my Pilot G2 pen.
Read More…
According to the campus, the park is “a haven for crime and disruption,” but all I saw was a peaceful picnic, couples enjoying a day out in the sun, people napping and a few guys smoking weed.
Read More…
I was born in 1994 amid a generation of Nicks — I’m the ‘90s Linda, the millennial Larry, appelatively tied to my generation and doomed to encounter fellow Nicks in my age bracket for the rest of my life.
Read More…
We should keep in mind the great advantages that the internet has given us, but not forget the importance of print papers to the journalism industry.
Read More…
It was a Wednesday night in 2006, and in Ms. Weingarden’s third-grade class, Wednesday nights were reading nights. In my family, these were tense at best.
Read More…
I think if I am a grammar symbol, I am the most humble one: the hyphen.
Read More…
Ostensibly, the clock was a piece of plastic hardware that tracked the seconds, minutes and hours of the day, but my teacher made it count for so much more.
Read More…
