Cal lacrosse aims to gain experience through scrimmage against England
The Bears will host England in this friendly match with the goal of gaining some useful practice reps against unfamiliar faces before the regular season starts.
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Recognized Berkeley musician Natan Kuchar talks musical influences, ‘BoJack Horseman,’ singing to win a housing bid
Kuchar is a musician, an educator, a performer and a member of the Jewish community — a background shared with Troye Sivan. “He’s another Jewish kid from Australia, and he has a lot of ties particularly to the Jewish community that I grew up in,” Kuchar says.
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‘A Private War’ gives gritty glimpse into wars we see but never experience
Based on the Vanity Fair article “Marie Colvin’s Private War,” the biographical film follows celebrated journalist and foreign affairs correspondent Marie Colvin on many of her daring trips to report on various foreign conflicts.
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Courgettes and condoms: Sex and dating on study abroad
While studying abroad in London, I wasn’t expecting to notice many, if any, cultural nuances related to sex and dating. I was visiting a country where I already knew the language, but once the plane landed, I immediately noticed the differences unfolding that went far beyond just accents. As I
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Let’s take a dip! Spending 24 Hours in Bath, England
24 hours is never enough time to fully explore any city, so my friend and I had a jam-packed 24 hours ahead of us. Was it enough time to immerse ourselves in the true glory that is Bath? Probably not, but we tried.
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‘It’s just life’: Comedian Gina Yashere taps into everyday experiences for stand-up shows
The stand-up comedian, currently based in New York, has kept it simple by centering her material on everyday encounters, such as her warfare with dirty hotel rooms.
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‘The quintessential academic’: UC Berkeley professor emeritus of geography Roger Byrne dies at 78
During his time on campus, Byrne established the Quaternary Paleoecology Lab and was an associate curator with the UC Museum of Paleontology, or UCMP.
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Baldwin and Buckley in Berkeley
The Campus on a Hill
As much as their arguments may continue to have relevance for a society rankled by issues of race, the very fact that men such as Baldwin and Buckley could debate is valuable in our own time.
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Reading culture in London
Though I was really perceptive of the newspaper culture at first, I soon realized this practice extended into leisurely reading on all fronts of life. Everywhere I was — whether it be on the bus, the Underground, the Overground, taxis, parks or cafes — people were always reading.
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Some of the most iconic dance movies
If you haven’t seen any of these films about dance, you’ve got to drop everything (including your moves) and watch some of these hit dance films.
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