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On the worst of days, going to UC Berkeley can be like a horror movie. Here are the majors horror movie characters would have if they went to UC Berkeley.
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Major spoilers follow for “Avengers: Infinity War.” But let’s face it, you’ve probably already seen the latest Marvel installment.
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“Frankenstein” offers a breathtaking reimagination of classical ballet as well as a timeless story of unconventional family-making, self-loathing and grief.
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In a widely-ranging discussion of sci-fi texts of the past and present, UC Berkeley lecturer Emily Carpenter and professor Namwali Serpell articulate representations of race and gender, discuss the ways that sci-fi reflects contemporary politics and offer interpretations of popular films.
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My problem are the themes these sci-fi pieces choose to grapple with — they’re digestible, bite-size questions of morality and existentialism.
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My heart races, my chest feels hot and my fingers tingle. The voice in my head is me — or rather, it’s my anxiety telling me that I can’t and shouldn’t write.
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In one swift motion, my large glass of water dumped all over the keyboard and seeped through every letter down to the motherboard. I heard an almost electric bubbling inside, sounds of murder, as I quickly turned my Macbook upside down and a disconcerting flood of water poured out. Later
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We all like to hypothesize what it would be like to have certain people wander the hallowed halls of our campus. We at the Clog decided to figure out what some of our favorite characters from classic literature would be like if they were students at UC Berkeley. Sherlock Holmes (“Sherlock
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The first week of school is mostly for awkward introductions and passing out syllabuses. Nonetheless, treat yourself with these fun (and somewhat educational) events before the onslaught of work consumes you. Thursday: Multitudes, an exhibition of paintings by Andres Waissman Attention philosophers and visual arts enthusiasts: Philosophy and politics intersect
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One student grapples to steady a teetering stack of wooden boards — another displays participants’ dreams by having them blow ink onto a blank sheet of paper. A pedestal sink streams flowing, milky-looking water, and clay sperm dangle delicately from fishing line on the ceiling. These scenes — though seemingly
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