2 men hit, killed by Amtrak train in West Berkeley
Brianna Luna/Staff
Two men were hit by an Amtrak train and killed on the Union Pacific Railroad tracks near Fourth Street and Bancroft Way on Thursday night.
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10th time’s the charm
Now and Again
I had seen a better Doctor in Novato, a better Dan in Morgan Hill. I liked the set more in Santa Cruz and the intimacy of the Bakersfield stage.
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Dear Californians: It’s called weather
After coming to UC Berkeley, you learn one thing about Golden State natives: Weather freaks them out. If the temperature isn’t between 70 and 80 degrees, you can bet there will be Snapchats, Facebook posts and Instagram pictures complaining about it. Since we’re now immersed fully into fall, we’ve already
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No. 5 Cal women’s water polo set to compete at Stanford Invitational
The Cal women’s water polo team had a rare break from the action of a grueling season, getting last weekend off. The Bears used their extra week to dwell on and learn from an underwhelming performance at the Santa Barbara Invitational tournament the week before. This weekend, the Bears will
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UC Berkeley junior Ruoyang Wang dies in car accident at age 20
Grieving family members and friends gathered together Wednesday evening at a memorial service to remember Ruoyang Wang, a UC Berkeley junior.
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Researchers discover new lizard species without legs
California researchers have discovered four legless lizard species, raising the total number of known legless lizard species from one to five. Researchers discovered that the specimen they were studying were actually legless lizards, not snakes, because the specimen were able lose their tails in the presence of predators and close their eyes, characteristics not displayed by snakes.
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CalSERVE presidential nominee DeeJay Pepito aims to give voice to minorities
Beyond Rhetoric
As one of about 800 Pilipinos on a campus of nearly 36,000, Pepito says she hopes to represent the Pilipino community, along with other minority groups, such as women, that she feels are underrepresented in the ASUC.
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OFF THE BEAT: Boats against the current
I never know what to say when people ask me where I’m from. Usually, I just roll my eyes and say something to the effect of “it’s complicated,” but sometimes I take a deep breath and provide the full explanation. There may be an easier way to describe it —
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