Kidnap-comedy ‘Gringo’ attempts to pop wheelie on zeitgeist, wipes out

Such politically charged material shouldn’t produce run-of-the-mill mediocrity. “Gringo” is as clueless as its protagonist.
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Such politically charged material shouldn’t produce run-of-the-mill mediocrity. “Gringo” is as clueless as its protagonist.
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Wilmore’s presence was refreshing — his brand of comedy was well-matched for the moments when Lewis veered into uncomfortable territory.
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UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ is set to give the keynote speech at the 2017 Winter Commencement on Sunday, Dec. 17.
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Maz Jobrani was so excited to be invited to give a speech at the campus’s spring 2017 commencement ceremony that he accepted the offer right away — but as the date approached, he “began to lose sleep.”
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Students from Berkeley College Republicans and Cal Berkeley Democrats found common ground in defending free speech at an on-campus debate Wednesday night, but they clashed on issues regarding how to practice it.
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Ladies and gentlemen, I’m an atheist. I’m a total cliché of what the media makes the typical (moderately) liberal youngster out to be. My Sunday rituals consist of watching new episodes of “The Simpsons” and catching up on the previous week’s “Conan.” No church or bedtime prayers for me. I’ve
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When UC Berkeley’s winter graduating class of 2016 gathers for commencement next month at Haas Pavilion, the campus hopes to add a little extra gold to the sea of students in blue and yellow.
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Commencement is approaching, and as UC Berkeley graduates have been doing for more than 100 years, thousands of people will soon fill Memorial Stadium and various other venues to mark the completion of their degrees. The Daily Californian took a look back in our archives to see how commencement has
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Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer known for her efforts to empower working women, will deliver the keynote address at UC Berkeley’s spring 2016 commencement ceremony, the campus announced Wednesday.
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Campus administration has announced that public policy professor Robert Reich will deliver the commencement address for the 2015 winter graduating class.
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