A perfectionist’s guide to your next essay with manageable tips and tricks
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For those of you who have agonized over perfectionism, you’ve probably gathered that it has a best friend called procrastination.
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The Clog’s guide to graduate school applications
Are you a prospective graduate school applicant? Here’s some advice I wish someone had told me when I applied and things I wish I’d done differently.
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Arts & Entertainment: Generations of art in Berkeley
Here is a collection of features highlighting the voices of different Berkeley community members involved in the arts: an UC Berkeley alumna, a faculty member and a student.
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Choose your own Friday the 13th adventure
Try our quiz to see if you can make it through the worst day a student can ever face. It’s filled with nightmarish twists, turns and late Phase 1 times.
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A day in the life of a UC Berkeley English major
Just remind yourself that once you get your degree, none of your computer science friends will be able to analyze Walt Whitman as well as you can.
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Getting cocky with copy
Every teacher I’ve had for as long as I can remember has made it a point to impress upon the class that writing is a multi-step process: start with prewriting and outlining, finish with revision and, last but certainly not least, proofread.
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Say what you mean
In Ezra Pound’s 1918 collection of essays, “A Retrospect,” the famed literary critic and mentor shares what he believes makes good poetry.
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Quiz: Have you lost it yet?
Midterms are here, the deadline for your first big paper is quickly approaching and the responsibilities you thought you had a handle on are slowly but surely slipping through your fingers. You must ask yourself: Have you lost your mind yet? We at the Clog prepared a quiz so that you
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5 ways to treat yourself after finals
Yes, finals are approaching. Yes, those pesky final papers and projects are almost due. Yes, this is the craziest time of the semester. Instead of dreading those end-of-semester assignments so much, however, tackle those bad boys and finish up your school responsibilities with the intent of treating yourself amazingly afterward. Having
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9 stages of grief when your technology fails
We’ve all been there. It’s 11:58 p.m. and you have 120 more seconds to finish the essay you’ve been “working on” for a week but have actually been working on for only the past six hours. It is now 11:59 p.m. and your mouse is hovering over the fateful “Submit” button
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