Social media and democracy: The hard questions
Ryan Kendrick/Staff
Unlike public discourse in a real-life setting, the social media environment is not a self-regulating one.
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Campus students, community react to Biden’s rejection of student debt proposal
President Joe Biden rejected a resolution Feb. 16 by Congressional Democrats, which would have forgiven up to $50,000 in debt per student. In the days that followed, the UC Berkeley community expressed mixed responses to his decision.
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Can you fact-check whether North Korea is a ‘regime’?
Although copy editors can edit out blatant lies and ugly slurs in the articles we’re given, here are some things we don’t fact-check: framing and omission.
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NBA vs. WNBA: Who had a better season in the bubble?
There were plenty of successes and drawbacks to the bubble format the NBA and WNBA used this past season. Here are some of them.
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‘A good measure of protection’: Researchers find universal masking policies lead to suppressed spread of COVID-19
If 80% of people wore masks when leaving their homes, COVID-19 transmission rates would be better contained, a UC Berkeley researcher and his team found in a study released April 21.
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Experts propose green stimulus plan to rebuild economy following COVID-19 outbreak
Climate and public policy experts from across the country, including UC Berkeley professor Daniel Kammen, are calling for a $2 trillion Green Stimulus to rebuild the U.S. economy following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Writing into a revolution
Off the Beat
I watched my family’s home turn into chaos on a television screen as I sat almost 8,000 miles away in California. Swarms of protesters were marching through the streets of Cairo to demand an end to then-president Hosni Mubarak’s rule. I was shocked and didn’t know what to make of
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Quiz: Which Daily Cal division is your match made in heaven?
We at the Clog have put together the perfect quiz to help you figure out which department is right for you. Take our quiz and find out which Daily Cal division you should apply to (or romantically pursue) by 11:59 p.m. this Friday, February 1!
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Comedian Alicia Dattner talks serious comedy of ‘One Life Stand’
From the connection between politics and spirituality to dating in the #MeToo age, Alicia Dattner doesn’t hold back in her comedy writing.
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Diary of a sad clown
Cutting Room Floor
“They dared me to kiss you because you’re so depressed,” he asserted matter-of-factly, before scurrying back to his friends.
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