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It’s never been a better time to be a Silicon Valley hater. Blogs and websites such as Gawker’s Valleywag and the New York Observer’s Betabeat have succeeding in exposing the erratic futurism and obscene privilege of many of high tech’s royalty. The country is beginning to wake up to the
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It was a few hours into wearing Google Glass that I tried to convince myself they don’t really stick out and might actually be something useful. “They may look ridiculous, but at least they’re not like wearing a dunce cap around campus,” I thought. “They even make some things easier,
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When UC Berkeley alumnus Nikita Bier woke up to an avalanche of emails and missed calls from reporters, it became clear to him that his life was about to change. It was August 2012, right before the presidential election, and Bier had just launched Politify, a Web tool that allows
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The first time I saw a vinyl record, I didn’t know what I was looking at. It was wide and glossy and black, and I ran my fingers along the grooves. The paper label in the middle said it was Eric Clapton’s song “Layla.” The needle came down like a
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Every year, studying abroad becomes an integral and significant part of the college experience for hundreds of UC Berkeley students. For some, the adventure is the first of its kind, a unique chance to explore the world. For others, it is a convenient escape from Berkeley’s sometimes exigent pressure. Whatever
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As my plane landed in Liberia, I was greeted with joyous grins and open hospitality (no wonder Costa Rica has no army). And with each adventurous step I took, I realized the true beauty of Costa Rica, for its lush beauty was evident in every corner. Venturing through the humid
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On a cold July morning in Santiago, the infamous Plaza Italia is packed with students wearing bandanas and scarves over their faces, huddled around handmade banners. It’s a scene I’ve passed by many times while living in a city where protesting is as normal as breathing — where sometimes the two
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In 2013, more than 1,000 UC Berkeley students went abroad to 37 countries all over the world as a part of the UC Education Abroad Program. Using data provided by the UCEAP office, The Daily Californian created a map detailing where students have been this year, color-coded in various shades
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Tucked between rowdy bars and located a few steps from Brussels’ Grand Place is a tiny, wood-walled pub. The place is easy to miss — there is no sign, and the windows are dark. Inside, jazz played softly, and a white-haired man in thick-rimmed glasses plodded back and forth between
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U.S. student participation in study abroad programs has more than tripled in the past 20 years, according to a 2012 report by the Institute of International Education. This past summer, more UC Berkeley students went abroad than the year before, working and studying at countries across the globe. Many went
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