Hymn to ‘our sturdy Golden Bear’ holds up as fight song
In anticipation of the 2018 homecoming game, I decided to examine the second fight song that has captured my heart, exploring some of its victories and shortcomings.
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Punctuation nation: A power ranking of our favorite typographical marks
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?
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From Shakespeare to ‘sexting’: The dynamic evolution of English
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.
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Investigating the origins of ‘Berserkeley’
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.”
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The pen, the sword and the keyboard
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.
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People’s Park and the political potential of photo captions
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.
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Your mom is probably not an ‘Emma,’ but she might be a ‘Linda’
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.
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After you read this, pick up a paper
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.
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Lost in the details
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.
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An ode to the humble hyphen
I think if I am a grammar symbol, I am the most humble one: the hyphen.
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