An open letter to GBO wristbands: This isn’t a music festival
Hannah Cooper/Staff
When we at the Clog first arrived back in Berkeley, we were startled by the ubiquitous yellow festival-style wristbands on students’ wrists.
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Onslaught of California live oak moth caterpillars bugs UC Berkeley community
A California oak moth caterpillar outbreak is currently sweeping campus, leaving trees defoliated and the campus community concerned.
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How to survive orientation week at UC Berkeley if you’re not an incoming student
If you have the misfortune of being in Berkeley during GBO week (and not there to participate), here are some tips that should help you survive the week.
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Introducing myself
Muscle Memories
The more time I continue to spend in Berkeley, the less I care about censoring my experience with MG. My intention is never to make someone uncomfortable when I bring up my physical and emotional struggles but instead, to exercise my identity in a way that is liberating.
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Freshmen’s expectations about UC Berkeley versus reality
We don’t mean to burst your bubble, but UC Berkeley isn’t quite the majestic unicorn or the raging beast you think it is. Let’s put some of those mixed feelings in writing, shall we?
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Clog report: UC Berkeley freshman gets mistaken for elementary schooler
An imposter with the same name has been impersonating the freshman. But the other Joe Sather happens to be a fourth-grader from a nearby elementary school.
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Golden Bear Orientation leaders reportedly lose all 9,000 new students
“We actually have no idea what happened to them,” said one orientation leader. “They seem to have just vanished off the face of the earth.”
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What to expect at orientation: Reflections from a former GBO leader
Last year marked New Student Services’ move away from the previous format of Cal Student Orientation, which involved a series of weekend orientations, to Golden Bear Orientation. The transition from CalSO to GBO has been somewhat of a challenge, as many of these goals take time to perfect.
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UC Berkeley things longer than Ariana Grande’s relationship with Pete Davidson
We thought we had seen it all when Kim Kardashian broke off her marriage to Kris Humphries after just 72 days. But Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson have swooped the record for the fastest-moving celebrity relationship, as news of the pair’s engagement broke just 13 days after the two became an
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Unlikely hero escorts lost campus tour group out of Main Stacks
On Monday, a group of 50 high school students and their parents were being escorted around campus by a campus ambassador when she suddenly left.
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